tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post1698904685358775123..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: One of the Old SchoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-67355738309697065972008-07-09T00:31:00.000+01:002008-07-09T00:31:00.000+01:00Ah I knew that my Latin O level would come in hand...Ah I knew that my Latin O level would come in handy one day! Perhaps that's because there is no need so to be? I much prefer to think that one day hodie mihi, cras tibi.<BR/><BR/>Alas, probably, a forlorn hope. For the blind all things remain dark.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-14061582492580563212008-07-08T20:24:00.000+01:002008-07-08T20:24:00.000+01:00PS. I must say Tandleman, you're the only person I...PS. I must say Tandleman, you're the only person I've ever heard praise Lees. Having said that, I understand it's only really distributed locally - so perhaps it's a case of <I>nemo propheta in patria sua</I>.Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927490011165896353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-5219958060768175312008-07-08T20:22:00.000+01:002008-07-08T20:22:00.000+01:00My objection to sparklers has never been restricte...My objection to sparklers has never been restricted to their use with Southern beers: indeed I've always rejected the notion that somehow a beer's provenance in terms of North/South should dictate how it's dispensed. That's because I don't think one can generalise about the attributes of beers on the basis of where in England they're from.<BR/><BR/>So, I don't like sparkler use, full stop. That's the personal preference bit, you see. I'm talking about what one person - i.e. me - prefers, not some geographical hokum.<BR/><BR/>Swan necks I take a much softer line on. They're fitted in my pub, and I rather like them. But then they have a very different effect than sparklers, so a different view is understandable.Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927490011165896353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-5638285615843886162008-07-08T17:49:00.000+01:002008-07-08T17:49:00.000+01:00So Dave and Tyson drink that? Yow. No wonder they ...So Dave and Tyson drink that? Yow. No wonder they don't care for Lees.jefffranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699992839260757505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-83520110514403288542008-07-08T17:00:00.000+01:002008-07-08T17:00:00.000+01:00JeffIt's a brand of washing up liquid.Jeff<BR/><BR/>It's a brand of washing up liquid.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-47941159146958675282008-07-08T16:30:00.000+01:002008-07-08T16:30:00.000+01:00The token Yank will bite: What is Fairy Liquid?The token Yank will bite: What is Fairy Liquid?jefffranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699992839260757505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-47802957438643671002008-07-08T12:14:00.000+01:002008-07-08T12:14:00.000+01:00DaveBit unfair on Fairy Liquid that, I thought.Dave<BR/><BR/>Bit unfair on Fairy Liquid that, I thought.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-4210195667287908322008-07-08T10:36:00.000+01:002008-07-08T10:36:00.000+01:00Fairy Liquid isn't my kind of tipple Dave, but eac...Fairy Liquid isn't my kind of tipple Dave, but each to his own. At least your Fairy Liquid is cheap enough.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-64245664378253139402008-07-08T10:18:00.000+01:002008-07-08T10:18:00.000+01:00I just think its great that the modern liberated m...I just think its great that the modern liberated man can admit to liking Lees. Always tastes like Fairy Liquid to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-25642186360969565422008-07-08T07:39:00.000+01:002008-07-08T07:39:00.000+01:00Slightly puzzled. We are always hearing complaimts...Slightly puzzled. We are always hearing complaimts that Southern beers are being ruined by unnatural sparklers. When the king of Lees proclaims (quite correctly) how it should be dispensed, what do we get? Apparently, it's only a matter of preference and will be fine without one. Double standards?Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-52514550970626298402008-07-07T22:13:00.000+01:002008-07-07T22:13:00.000+01:00You know I don't particularly accept the premise o...You know I don't particularly accept the premise on which you say "come now". As for normal fashion, the normal fashion for Lees is as I describe.<BR/><BR/>If you are going to do it your way, do it during GBG week. I'll come along and mark it out of 10. When it comes to Lees, I'm a harsh judge. (-:Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-74406106858922224902008-07-07T19:52:00.000+01:002008-07-07T19:52:00.000+01:00Come now. This is surely a matter of personal pref...Come now. This is surely a matter of personal preference. For those of us who don't like the smoother mouthfeel, suppressed bitterness and creamy head that sparklers produce, a pint dispensed in the normal fashion would surely be better, regardless of the provenance of the beer in question.<BR/><BR/>As for "flat southern dispense" - pints in my pub have a very healthy head indeed because the beer's always in good condition.Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927490011165896353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-81664062242204498352008-07-07T18:17:00.000+01:002008-07-07T18:17:00.000+01:00If you serve it through a swan neck and a tight sp...If you serve it through a swan neck and a tight sparkler - yes! If you can't do that I'd say maybe not, as it won't present properly and I wouldn't want its reputation damaged, all respect to your cellar skills, by flat southern dispense. (You'd also need to to teach your staff how to pour a proper sparkled pint without wastage too.)<BR/><BR/>I'd guess it has been in London as a guest beer before though.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-74362658542287632332008-07-07T17:34:00.000+01:002008-07-07T17:34:00.000+01:00I can get JW Lees at the pub as a guest beer. Shou...I can get JW Lees at the pub as a guest beer. Should I? Would I be the only place in London serving it?Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927490011165896353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-60360351315123880152008-07-06T08:23:00.000+01:002008-07-06T08:23:00.000+01:00Comment of the year!Comment of the year!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-75657127695446315522008-07-05T23:57:00.000+01:002008-07-05T23:57:00.000+01:00I'm more than happy to change my name to Lees-Jone...I'm more than happy to change my name to Lees-Jones if they will adopt me. I think I'd be a great addition to the family.jefffranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699992839260757505noreply@blogger.com