Steven Pampling wrote
I agree completely, in fact I'd say it's the only beer in the country that I'd prefer via sparkler. Tetley's bitter is one I'd never travel to find, but if it's the only beer on offer then I'm very happy to drink it.
MikeMcG wrote:
So true. I once wrote to the head brewer at Fullers just to ask his opinion on the fact that the majority of pubs in my area sadly serve London Pride through a sparkler, which I find severely degrades the flavour. I had a very pleasant letter back, stating that while he accepted the increase in apparent demand for tight heads, he himself preferred the taste of LP not served via sparkler.
On the subject of LP's quality suffering, as a regular consumer over many years in many pubs, I'd say that recently it can vary markedly from brew to brew. I remember a particular batch around a year ago with a strange taste, which I tasted in two different pubs. A few days later, in a third pub, a normal tasting barrel ran out and sure enough the new one on had that same odd taste.
I'm a fairly regular drinker of Timothy Taylor Landlord, and while I still rate LP as my favourite drink in the world, Landlord would win in a consistency contest these days.
Dave