New Lager at the Gtech? Blind Testers Required

[ziggys_human]

i don't qualify as i'm not blind

 

[big neil]

Unless it’s Gluten Free it’s a no from me.

 

[LongLostBee]

Unless it’s Gluten Free it’s a no from me.

I have the exact opposite policy for any food or drink! Made the mistake once of having a gluten free sandwich

 

[big neil]

I have the exact opposite policy for any food or drink! Made the mistake once of having a gluten free sandwich

The GF bread in supermarket tastes like a dish sponge, unfortunately I’ve been diagnosed with coeliac disease so I’ve had to cancel my CAMRA membership!

 

[Lush55]

Unless it’s Gluten Free it’s a no from me.

Is gluten free a new thing, serious question and not knocking.

Back in the day, there was no gluten stuff on shop shelves, well not that I noticed,now there are aisles full of the stuff.........what changed?

 

[Banana]

Is gluten free a new thing, serious question and not knocking.

Back in the day, there was no gluten stuff on shop shelves, well not that I noticed,now there are aisles full of the stuff.........what changed?

Who knows, but it's nothing to do with tasting a new lager at the gtech

 

[Banana]

So who from here is going?

 

[Houghton Bee]

So who from here is going?

I'd imagine many are put off by the threat of having to drink half a pint of Grolsch

 

[BaildonBee]

Madri has been created by a marketing department. It is not remotely Spanish.

Allegedly Carling Black label with a new label.

 

[hobbsy]

Allegedly Carling Black label with a new label.

A red one presumably

 

[middlesexbee]

We already have nice beers... just not in the West stand

 

[Lush55]

Who knows, but it's nothing to do with tasting a new lager at the gtech

Maybe they trying a gluten free one on you........happy chappy!

 

[BS7Bee]

This is a good in-between seasons thread.

Fullers already do a really good lager in Frontier. I'd be more than happy if they served that like they do at One Over the Ait.

 

[big neil]

Is gluten free a new thing, serious question and not knocking.

Back in the day, there was no gluten stuff on shop shelves, well not that I noticed,now there are aisles full of the stuff.........what changed?

Not sure when it became a thing, they massively overcharge for GF stuff though.
Obviously I didn’t care until it affected me so I used to drink all kinds of everything!
Once I saw the photos from the camera they stuck down my throat I was suddenly interested.
Plenty of breweries do GF beers, just have to google it & what have you.

 

[BS7Bee]

Not sure when it became a thing, they massively overcharge for GF stuff though.
Obviously I didn’t care until it affected me so I used to drink all kinds of everything!
Once I saw the photos from the camera they stuck down my throat I was suddenly interested.
Plenty of breweries do GF beers, just have to google it & what have you.

Do they overcharge for GF beers? I've never seen that.
All Bristol Beer Factory beers are gluten free and don't charge any differently to other beers.

 

[ruislip bee]

Unfortunately England is not great at brewing lager. The water in Burton on Trent is great for IPA and bitter, but not so much for the host of beers with foreign names that the big corporations market so heavily and now brew there.

Yes, Fullers is brewed in London. However I would be happier if they reinstated Chiswick bitter - their great session beer, which they decided to drop. Instead we are offered stuff like Oliver’s Island or Seafarers. Neither appeals to me,

I bought something last week admittedly in bottles from Tesco called Griffin Gold brewed under the Fullers label. It was 3.4% so very much like Chiswick. It was very nice. Only £1 a bottle with my club card!

 

[Sultan]

Are the hard of hearing invited? Is the GPG also available in braille?

 

[nick logan]

I bought something last week admittedly in bottles from Tesco called Griffin Gold brewed under the Fullers label. It was 3.4% so very much like Chiswick. It was very nice. Only £1 a bottle with my club card!

3.4 !!

 

[ruislip bee]

3.4 !!

Yep what they call a session ale I guess.

 

[nick logan]

Yep what they call a session ale I guess.

Ah makes sense , to the TW8s all drinks are session drinks !

 

[TorbayBee]

i don't qualify as i'm not blind

Sean Lock - 'I hate blind people, they're the reason labradors are so expensive'

 

[big neil]

Do they overcharge for GF beers? I've never seen that.
All Bristol Beer Factory beers are gluten free and don't charge any differently to other beers.

Sorry, meant groceries.
Beer prices seem ok as you said.
Quite a few breweries do a GF beer or two, Abbeydale in Sheffield are 100% GF

 

[aawharris]

New Lager at the Gtech? Blind Testers Required​

DEI gone mad! Not sure how they are allowed to discriminate against sighted people wanting to taste the new stuff.

I was just thinking that, also limiting their numbers who can do the job.

 

[w6bee]

Is Pride Lager just rebranded Frontier?

 

[Gawain]

I bought something last week admittedly in bottles from Tesco called Griffin Gold brewed under the Fullers label. It was 3.4% so very much like Chiswick. It was very nice. Only £1 a bottle with my club card!

Is Griffin Gold meant to fill the gap created by the ending of Chiswick Bitter? If it is, it's bloody weird, since CB was only ever 3.5% - a terrific session beer - so that lowering it to 3.4% to stay within the new duty rates surely would not have made that much difference.

Grrrrrrrrr.

P.S. Thanks for the £1 Tesco tip - shall give GG a try.

 

[Herbert]

They should do more variety of ales, ipa's etc.
For a very short while they done guest ales - should do that

 

[Guildford Bee]

Is Pride Lager just rebranded Frontier?

I believe so

 

[Banana]

So what was the outcome? Was it like Pepsi vs Coke adverts where they whip off the cover to show you which is which?

 

[longtimeagobee]

Who the hell drinks lager anyway ?

 

[hobbsy]

Who the hell drinks lager anyway ?

Or who the Helles?

 

[big neil]

Is Griffin Gold meant to fill the gap created by the ending of Chiswick Bitter? If it is, it's bloody weird, since CB was only ever 3.5% - a terrific session beer - so that lowering it to 3.4% to stay within the new duty rates surely would not have made that much difference.

Grrrrrrrrr.

P.S. Thanks for the £1 Tesco tip - shall give GG a try.

Chiswick was ok but we used to call it Diet Pride.

 

[Gawain]

Chiswick was ok but we used to call it Diet Pride.

Ever have 7 or 8 pints of Pride in the Red Lion over the course of an evening?

Btw, Chiswick Bitter was apparently a rare example of a "light mild beer", hardly brewed anywhere these days. Of course I have no idea what that means, I just know I liked it.

 

[Banana]

Still no feedback?

I hope you f***ers didn't get it wrong FFS!

 

[BEEcool]

If it ain’t broke then don’t try and fix it is my opinion…, Save Our Grolsch please.

 

[Banana]

If it ain’t broke then don’t try and fix it is my opinion…, Save Our Grolsch please.

OMFG;

Wow

 

[Houghton Bee]

If it ain’t broke then don’t try and fix it is my opinion…, Save Our Grolsch please.

This post is a crime against humanity, reported.

 

[BEEcool]

Its lively carbonation is a big plus for the Grolsch IMHO. The thought of drinking something flat, especially in this weather, when your necking a quick pint at half time or before kick off makes me shudder.

#SaveOurGrolsch

 

[Sultan]

Who the hell drinks lager anyway ?

Louts, obviously.

 

[Houghton Bee]

Its lively carbonation is a big plus for the Grolsch IMHO. The thought of drinking something flat, especially in this weather, when your necking a quick pint at half time or before kick off makes me shudder.

#SaveOurGrolsch

Taste aside, I don't think I'd ever have guessed it's supposed to be a lively lager. The thankfully few I've had are always flat, not helped by being served in a plastic cup in fairness to it.

 

[Banana]

Where. Are. The. Results???!!!!

 

[w6bee]

I think it must be held up due to hanging chads in the voting booth (and that is nothing to do with our former kit provider)

 

[Lush55]

Where. Are. The. Results???!!!!

Give it a few months, you know what fan engagement is like

 

[ruislip bee]

Give it a few months, you know what fan engagement is like

Yep when is it again?

 

[Vid]

Considering our Irish links why is Poitin not on the drinks menu ?

 

[Banana]

Considering our Irish links why is Poitin not on the drinks menu ?

Is it made by Asahi?

 

[ruislip bee]

Considering our Irish links why is Poitin not on the drinks menu ?

What Irish links?

 

[Houghton Bee]

What Irish links?

The guv'nor, GK and CB are all Irish, as was Tony Folan.

 

[Houghton Bee]

Where. Are. The. Results???!!!!

These things are just a tick box exercise, the change is being made regardless of any results as per the venison 'taste test'. Luckily this time it genuinely benefits Bees fans.

 

[Untouchable]

What Irish links?

Just a few…

Keith Andrews
Damien Duff
Caoimhin Kelleher
Nathan Collins
Kevin O’Connor

 

[ruislip bee]

Just a few…

Keith Andrews
Damien Duff
Caoimhin Kelleher
Nathan Collins
Kevin O’Connor

Sorry thought he meant at ownership level.