Andy R wrote in uk.food+drink.real-ale on Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:09:47
+0100 MID:
Just phoned them - they don't deliver at this time of the year, due to the heat and the risk of exploding containers (which policy I can understand as a principle, current temperature notwithstanding).
Indeed it is. We may well consider some Winter Lightning later on in the year.
F9 wrote in uk.food+drink.real-ale on Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:05:58 +0100 MID:
Well, we were looking to have it in situ for the weekend (relatives staying through next week i/c/w the GBBF).
In the end, we opted for Pitfield, a polypin of Original is now sitting and settling in a cool shady corner.
Thanks for this, and for all the other responses and recommendations - most helpful.
The eventual choice was, as much as anything, down to logistics of collection/delivery as anything else (and I know we left it a bit late).
We may well be paying a visit to some of the others later in the year: after all, current Government advice is to make sure you keep stocked up on essentials in the event of disruption.
I've had a quite a few polypins of Pitfield over the years frm the Beer Shop - East Kent Goldings is quite good if you like a pale bitter brew, and I had a pint of organic Eco Warrior the other day at a naerby pub that was very good.
mym wrote in uk.food+drink.real-ale on Thu, 05 Aug 2004 19:00:19 +0100 MID:
Very good indeed, the Beer Shop as helpful as I'd remembered it (we also picked up a dozen assorted bottles while we were there). Despite the high ambient temperature (a couple of coolpacks and towels over the box on the hottest days managed to drop the temp of the beer to an acceptable level), it settled beautifully and the contents disappeared quite quickly to universal acclaim.
Having tried this once and been successful, I think there will be a trip to Peterborough for some JHB pretty soon...then there's Woodforde, Hopback...
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