Thwaites Brewery
 

jumping over from another thread which mentioned Thwaites Lancaster Bomber beer , I just checked out their website Welcome to thwaites, please verify your age

what a load of yuppie tripe ......loads of trendy stuff but nare a mention of the classic basics, Bitter and Mild .........is a traditional pint of mixed still available ? or has it a multiple choice exam to check the sobriety of the customer ...no mention of Big Ben , Pale ale , or the special Christmas brew , (Uncle Tom ?) and not even a mention of the "seduction" special, Barley wine ,

:confused: :confused:

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Ya SJ you can still get Bitter and Mild too, and of course mixed, I still drink Thwaites Mild myself, or did when I was on the lash, mind you its £2 plus these days. I honestly don't know whether they still do Big Ben or Pale Ale as I never really drink bottles and ain't seen Barley wine for years nor the special Xmas brew either, mind you there are seasoned researchers on here who I'm sure will be able to furnish you with all details of what is or is not still available:D

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If you have a yearning for barley wine, try Thomas Hardy, I forget the name of the brewery; but it shouldn't be too hard to find. I think the Christmas brew was Old Tom ... but not sure; last time I had it, I had a confrontation with an xmas tree in the pub, and was violently ejected from the premises.

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Barley wine? I shudder to think who you were trying to seduce with that stuff Steeljack... strong stuff around 11%..it should be classed as a "date rape" drug :D

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Didn't that barley wine stuff come in smaller bottles than the regular strength brew? Problem with the alky content is that after you reach a certain level the brew tastes like boiled owl shlt (don't ask me how I know) ... certain ones, like the Thomas Hardy I mentioned manage to reach the high percent level, and still taste pretty damned good.

At last, a thread that deals important stuff ... none of the end - of - the - world, Gordon Brown, PB, Michael Jackson bs. Beer, something most of us can wax poetic about, and get all warm and fuzzy:mosher:

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Brings me back to the time in the late or middle seventies when a seasoned drinker of repute went into the St John's Tavern, when Bill Dean was the Landlord and Millie, his wife, would go extra miles to get more of your money out of your pocket, the conversation centred on Barley wine.
His Nibs, the seasoned drinker, refered to Barley Wine as 'Knat Pesh'.
Millie, now in full flow, challenged the knob head to prove it was as he said.
I must give due respect to our friend, he sunk 6 bottles whilst holding on to the bar rail for support. The call of nature intervened and our friend let go of the support rail.
One step forward and his puss was embedded in the carpet. ;)

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By my rough estimate that would be like chugging about 2.5 bottles of plonk. Wicked:mosher:

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Thomas Hardy was a subsidiary of Burtonwood Brewery, which was taken of by Wolverhampton and Dudley brewery in 2005, this brewery is now Marstons. Thomas Hardy's bottling as done at the Burtonwood site until the take over, where it is now I don't know as the Burtonwood site was shut down after the take over.

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Thwaites still make their mild, it's the same as it's always been, but now they call it 'Nutty Black' for some reason.

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That is just a pun of 'nutty slack'
the fine dusty inferior quality coal that never came in good sized chunks.

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You sure about that:confused: ... they would name a beer after something you used to bank the fire:eek: (explanation on request for those too young to remember). I wonder how many will note that "Nutty Black" could be a tad politically incorrect, particularly so soon after the death of Michael Jackson.:rolleyes: When I drank mild, the only thing that came in good sized chunks was my dinner as it left my tummy in rebellion against the large volume of liquid poured into it. :D

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Them were the days Eric, big meal then down the pub for copious amounts of black gold, then the man hunt on the way home yelling all the way down the street for your long lost cousin Huuuuuueeeeeeee:D

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Do any of you ever come up to Lancaster for the annual real ale festival?

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Just asked Joan about Thomas Hardy, seem he was a one time director of Burtonwood Brewery and set out on his own, not sure where the beer is brewed now but the Bottling plant is still on the old Burtonwood site near Warrington very close to the old American air base

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my uncle and 2 cousins work at Thwaites, i feel a conversation with them coming on