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A black day for this country and for Brian, in particular. .

Aspall's cider has been sold to the American firm, Moulson Coors. FFS. the Americans know about cider making what I know about vegan cookery. No doubt they'll be adding extra sugar and blueberries to take away that sour apple taste?

This follows the Irish [Magners] buying Addlestones last year and ceasing production. Why doesn't someone buy Strongbow and stop producing that muck?

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Pass the Pinot Noir.
 
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A black day for this country and for Brian, in particular. .

Aspall's cider has been sold to the American firm, Moulson Coors. FFS. the Americans know about cider making what I know about vegan cookery. No doubt they'll be adding extra sugar and blueberries to take away that sour apple taste?

This follows the Irish [Magners] buying Addlestones last year and ceasing production. Why doesn't someone buy Strongbow and stop producing that muck?

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Why would they buy it then cease producing it :huh:

I feel your pain though, I have never got over Boddingtons selling out to OB, I have rarely drank Bitter since.
 
Why would they buy it then cease producing it :huh:

I feel your pain though, I have never got over Boddingtons selling out to OB, I have rarely drank Bitter since.
That tends to be the American way of doing business: buy a competitor, then kill them off and spread salt on the ground of their factory so business never grows there again.
 
I drank Boddington's when I was in Wales a few years ago. I was up all night sitting on the throne...AND yelling at the hotel owner to send up more bog paper.
Holy crap is right! Never been near it since.
Bass on draught.Can't beat it!
 
I drank Boddington's when I was in Wales a few years ago. I was up all night sitting on the throne...AND yelling at the hotel owner to send up more bog paper.
Holy crap is right! Never been near it since.
Bass on draught.Can't beat it!
How many years, if less than 30 then you drank OB Bitter which is why I never got over the sale of Boddingtons.
 
I drank Boddington's when I was in Wales a few years ago. I was up all night sitting on the throne...AND yelling at the hotel owner to send up more bog paper.
Holy crap is right! Never been near it since.
Bass on draught.Can't beat it!
How many years, if less than 30 then you drank OB Bitter which is why I never got over the sale of Boddingtons.
Dropped a bollock there, Boddies bought OB, it was Whitbread that ****ed them up shortly after (early 90s)
 
I can't remember as I read this. I'll have to check my photos.But that Boddington's was bought at a Welsh seaside resort quite run down.Just past Swansea I believe.
Dirty glass? Who knows but it wasn't pleasant. (But that wasn't the only time beer got me.Those occasions it was quantity and I should have known better.)
I should have known better when I visited a Munich Beer hall.The waitress was about 4ft 10 ins and looked like Hitler's twin sister and refused to smile.I kept buying steins and being silly but she still wouldn't smile. So they carried me out..........!
 
I can't remember as I read this. I'll have to check my photos.But that Boddington's was bought at a Welsh seaside resort quite run down.Just past Swansea I believe.
Dirty glass? Who knows but it wasn't pleasant. (But that wasn't the only time beer got me.Those occasions it was quantity and I should have known better.)
I should have known better when I visited a Munich Beer hall.The waitress was about 4ft 10 ins and looked like Hitler's twin sister and refused to smile.I kept buying steins and being silly but she still wouldn't smile. So they carried me out..........!
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Why would they buy it then cease producing it :huh:

I feel your pain though, I have never got over Boddingtons selling out to OB, I have rarely drank Bitter since.

You are obviously from up north Diego. Bitter production stops at around Burton. North of that, with the odd exception,is frothy twaddle. Bitter is supposed to taste bitter, that is why it is called bitter. When you get a chances try a pint of Harveys Best or Shepherd Neame Spitfire. Unfortunately Gales of Horndean are no more (correct me if I'm wrong someone) but Gales HSB (known as GBH to hardened drinkers) was the dogs bollocks. Talking of Bollocks, I've not seen it about lately, but a good pint of Nelsons Bollocks, brewed in the ex Chatham dockyard was one hell of a pint as well.
 
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