tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post4518461710706084903..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Micros Fail to ImpressUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-63844381113485261362008-05-11T03:32:00.000+01:002008-05-11T03:32:00.000+01:00I had the Saltaire Hazelnut and Coffee Porter at N...I had the Saltaire Hazelnut and Coffee Porter at NERAX 2008, and it was my favorite beer of the show. It's perfectly balanced, sweet and nutty with a smooth coffee nose and flavor without a hint of harshness or bitterness. Maybe the sample you tried had been mishandled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-33926163302362004912008-02-04T16:49:00.000+00:002008-02-04T16:49:00.000+00:00Indeed! Spot on about Roosters though, I thought I...Indeed! Spot on about Roosters though, I thought I was the only one to have noticed. Their beers are held in such reverence around here that speaking out against them is sacrilege.Ale Lousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450424254610095173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-8761968512585219282008-02-04T15:22:00.000+00:002008-02-04T15:22:00.000+00:00I think I was a bit unlucky. I wouldn't be put off...I think I was a bit unlucky. I wouldn't be put off any of these pubs. Sometimes you just hit a bad patch, but the Tets was good!<BR/><BR/>Huddersfield is a hop and a skip for me. Sounds like a good idea though maybe not just because Cask Marque says so!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-694104864352309842008-02-04T15:16:00.000+00:002008-02-04T15:16:00.000+00:00Was looking forward to a trawl round Leeds in the ...Was looking forward to a trawl round Leeds in the near future but thinking twice now! Are you sure it's the breweries and not the pubs? Having to resort to Tetley's is desperation indeed and that's the first nice thing I've seen written about them since the seventies!<BR/>Huddersfield has been named best town for quality real ale by Cask Marque recently, so if you're back in the region any time soon...Ale Lousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450424254610095173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-62217143870259704482008-02-02T23:11:00.000+00:002008-02-02T23:11:00.000+00:00Im a big fan of the Saltaire beers, i have ofcours...Im a big fan of the Saltaire beers, i have ofcourse only had them in the bottle.Kieran Haslett-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562970144894398803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-10972539291693134622008-02-02T07:58:00.000+00:002008-02-02T07:58:00.000+00:0050/50 with you on Roosters. One thing that has to ...50/50 with you on Roosters. One thing that has to be said is that the memory cheats. When they first came on the scene people were blown away. Since then they've been copied (and improved on) by various brewers and our palates have adjusted accordingly. So I judge them on the here and now and not retrospectively. <BR/><BR/>A GBG pub I frequent is a big Roosters fan and so I get to sample a lot of their beers. I always thought Yankee was their best and have had a few good pints of that. However, having said all that I've tried several of the new beers and they have been decidely thin. The pub now has two sub 4% Outlaw beers as regulars and whilst pleasant enough, they can't hold a candle to the likes of Copper DragonSat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-46365823301754518792008-02-01T23:34:00.000+00:002008-02-01T23:34:00.000+00:00I think Roosters are living on past glories and th...I think Roosters are living on past glories and there seems to be an "Emperor's new clothes" attitude to it.. <BR/><BR/>Two things about this beer and Sean Franklin's beers in general. One, they are nearly always under conditioned and two they are nearly always thin. I could add that they always used to taste better. It wasn't ever thus and I do get better samples from time to time, but sadly, rarely. I had a brewery visit there a few (short) years ago and the beer was embarrassingly poor.<BR/><BR/>We don't order it for our beer festivals any more. It used to fly out. Now? It won't sell in any way as well as it did.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-15228820278007237172008-02-01T22:03:00.000+00:002008-02-01T22:03:00.000+00:00I'm surprised to read bad things of Yankee.Do you ...I'm surprised to read bad things of Yankee.<BR/><BR/>Do you normally like it and was this sample just badly kept, or do you normally enjoy it?<BR/><BR/>I think it's a lovely session beer.Mark Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862251527980938136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-88588351688634782312008-02-01T20:53:00.000+00:002008-02-01T20:53:00.000+00:00Saltaire are, when kept well, usually excllent ale...Saltaire are, when kept well, usually excllent ales. I've had some good pints of Blonde and some very good pints of Pale Ale. Their Chocolate Stout (not my sort of drink) was much admired at Bury Beer Festival but we know who looks after the beer there, don't we!Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-62711249101747419732008-02-01T20:16:00.000+00:002008-02-01T20:16:00.000+00:00A surprising number of people seem to hold the Sal...A surprising number of people seem to hold the Saltaire beers in high regard. Personally I have yet to find one that was even half-way enjoyable.John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-18836660446256298772008-02-01T17:07:00.000+00:002008-02-01T17:07:00.000+00:00BaileyI do know what you mean but if you take, Roo...Bailey<BR/><BR/>I do know what you mean but if you take, Roosters, Goose Eye, Coach House, Saltaire and Hambleton, these are all established and big enough to look after themselves!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-37807151497224602302008-02-01T16:53:00.000+00:002008-02-01T16:53:00.000+00:00Me and Boak do tend to chicken out of criticising ...Me and Boak do tend to chicken out of criticising the products of smaller breweries. It feels a bit like kicking a puppy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-39974351318518121342008-02-01T16:49:00.000+00:002008-02-01T16:49:00.000+00:00PaulI'd say on balance, unlucky. I look after beer...Paul<BR/><BR/>I'd say on balance, unlucky. I look after beer at two beer festivals and this was unusual and I have been in the odd free house or three without such problems. Maybe others would have enjoyed the beers I had more, but you have to tell it as you find it!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-70533300339519125762008-02-01T13:57:00.000+00:002008-02-01T13:57:00.000+00:00You do seem to have been very unlucky - I wonder i...You do seem to have been very unlucky - I wonder if beer like this came direct from the breweries or through a distributor. Having dealt with Micros on a business level I do know that they often don't know whether they are coming or going so I'm sure QC goes out of the window, in fact I know it does. I'm not making excuses as no business deserves to survive if it turns out shoddy work but Micros do often have less control over distribution than they would wish. The distribution process can often f**k up a beer good and proper.<BR/><BR/>"Unwiped bum" - great description !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-7792746447170617332008-02-01T13:22:00.000+00:002008-02-01T13:22:00.000+00:00"Unwiped bum"!? I've just been sick.Nice round up...."Unwiped bum"!? I've just been sick.<BR/><BR/>Nice round up. Ta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com