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Tuesday 27th Jan in the Bull and castle. Blind tasting challenge on English ales.

You have name that ale for each of 5 sample. Time to get in training*.
What 5 ales will it be (do they have?) here are the ales I can think of.

Newcastle Brown Ale
Theakston’s Old Peculier
Morland Old Speckled Hen
Marston’s Pedigree
Shepherd Neame Bishop’s Finger
Fuller’s ESB
Greene King’s Abbot Ale
London Pride
Hobgoblin
Black Sheep
Bishop’s Finger
Abbot ale




* this may require a montage

Subject to availability (and Silenic approval of Being Silly in their pub) I'd suggest:
Bishop’s Finger
Fuller’s ESB
Abbot Ale
London Pride
Black Sheep

[quote:3diuoy1t](and Silenic approval of Being Silly in their pub)[/quote:3diuoy1t]

good point well have to see if it is ok.

[quote:3diuoy1t]Bishop’s Finger
Fuller’s ESB
Abbot Ale
London Pride
Black Sheep[/quote:3diuoy1t]

Good list. If Old Speckled Hen is there it might be worth adding because I want to prove its skunky mank.

"a_friend_in_mead":13i7c3p8 wrote: Good list. If Old Speckled Hen is there it might be worth adding because I want to prove its skunky mank.[/quote:13i7c3p8]I left it out 'cos I thought it would be too easy. Ruddles County is the other Greene King clear bottle that could be substituted.

To get the excuses in early, let it be known that I have not tasted any of these bottled beers in several months, and it's years since I last tasted Black Sheep or Abbot.

[quote:beltby9m]let it be known that I have not tasted any of these bottled beers in several months, and it's years since I last tasted Black Sheep or Abbot.[/quote:beltby9m]

4 days to try 5 beers should be doable. <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

Cheat!