toymi69's definitions

ale

Ref below, not sure what hunter gathering has to do with this but otherwise fairy accurate, though forgetting the main uk types of bitter,best bitter and the now saddly not so common though slowly reappearing, thankfuly, mild, the newer versions of which are often called dark to avoid conotations with flat caps.Try one you will be surprised!Good lagers are availabe also but they do not come from the major international keg factorys!

Pint of real ale please landlord.

by toymi69 May 29, 2008

stella

shortened common usage for stella artois, see that.

stella stela stellaa etc bang or barf

by toymi69 May 30, 2008

firkins

nine gallon cask. A barrel is a thirty six gallon cask, although that term has gained curreny for any size of comercial beer cask or keg.

can i have two firkins of bass this week please (brewery-ha! would be nice!)

by toymi69 May 30, 2008

fosters

AKA skippys piss.Cheep lager that is a triumph of marketing over taste like so many;eg stella(worse than),carling(better than)heineken(same page)

fosters ? what else have you got?

by toymi69 May 30, 2008

bitter

ref below;about accurate on the abv, but not generally pale, although the new trend for "summer beers" tends to be going that way. Traditional pale ales are different as they tend to be less bitter or strong and are so a different category.IPA:India Pale Ale is again different as it is hoppier and generally paler but in its proper form much stronger, above 6%abv.There is a modern trend to label light hoppy beers as IPA,this is wrong they are pale ales. Duchars is a prime example it is a nice beer but at3.6 definatly not an IPA.

Pint of bitter please landlord

by toymi69 May 29, 2008