tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post6127216031006766985..comments2023-09-01T11:29:18.150+01:00Comments on BeerViking: What really killed Watney's Red Barrel?BryanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-91980013111000654212019-07-22T17:26:57.751+01:002019-07-22T17:26:57.751+01:00I suspect you will find a number of them in Ron Pa...I suspect you will find a number of them in Ron Pattinson's books "The Home Brewer's Guide to Vintage Beer" and "Let's Brew" (the former via any good online bookshop, latter on lulu.com).BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-55805292886873371082019-02-23T17:24:49.466+00:002019-02-23T17:24:49.466+00:00I haven't had a pint in England since 79. Many...I haven't had a pint in England since 79. Many British beers are available here in Canada but they just don't taste the same. I liked (Gasp!) DD, Red Barrel or the Party Four my dad bought at xmas. Courage, Ind Coope,-my aunt worked there. is there any recipes available online for these "Not real ales" that I miss and would like to brew? Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00828839223137631495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-75439639945322968402018-01-22T11:12:56.902+00:002018-01-22T11:12:56.902+00:00It's kind of amusing that it's still used ...It's kind of amusing that it's still used in lots of the Belgian beers that beer geeks admire so much, yet those same geeks are so dismissive of adjuncts elsewhere.<br /><br />And now that you remind me, the unexpected subtle variation in mouthfeel I noticed in the Red Barrel was slightly reminiscent of some Belgian beers. <br /><br />Auto-suggestion at work again!! 🤣BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-32353300035272409872018-01-22T10:45:03.551+00:002018-01-22T10:45:03.551+00:00Pretty much every beer brewed between 1880 and 197...Pretty much every beer brewed between 1880 and 1970 contained 10-15% sugar. It was used fo a variety of reasons: in darker beers for flavour and colour.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-71240580599372897872018-01-22T10:22:46.842+00:002018-01-22T10:22:46.842+00:00Good point, I kind of elided that under "fizz...Good point, I kind of elided that under "fizzed up" but you're right to pull it out. And I'm sure some of the stickinnamuds will claim cask breathers are no better, or something like that!BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-6151335071427298062018-01-21T15:17:47.446+00:002018-01-21T15:17:47.446+00:00Much of what CAMRA was objecting to at the time wa...Much of what CAMRA was objecting to at the time was not actually keg as such, but top pressure, a fact largely forgotten nowadays.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com