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On the other hand, there's a [i:wq0b4kdw]lot[/i:wq0b4kdw] of flexibility here -- that's the beauty of beer. There's a nice bit on the back of the Bull & Castle food menu which sets out the principles of beer matching, rather than strict specifications.

And, if in doubt: Brooklyn Lager.

"TheBeerNut":2hxe5s06 wrote: On the other hand, there's a [i:2hxe5s06]lot[/i:2hxe5s06] of flexibility here -- that's the beauty of beer. There's a nice bit on the back of [b:2hxe5s06]the Bull & Castle food menu[/b:2hxe5s06] which sets out the principles of beer matching, rather than strict specifications.

And, if in doubt: Brooklyn Lager.[/quote:2hxe5s06]

I'm dying to know what goes with the burnt chicken wings on their platters <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

&amp;quot;Diablo&amp;quot;:3jf5i00s wrote: I'm dying to know what goes with the burnt chicken wings on their platters <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->[/quote:3jf5i00s]

PBR, although you can't get that here <!-- s;) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s;) -->.

New Beers this week

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The copy on Guinness Special Export needs some work. It's "Foreign Extra", not "Foreign Export" which it shouldn't be confused with, and it's been around a lot longer than 1945. The official history on <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.john-martin.be">www.john-martin.be gives 1912 as the commissioning date. Ron Pattinson mentions[/url:2srillbd] that it was being pasteurised as long ago as 1930, with Guinness setting up the machinery in Martin's bottling hall.

And that one hell of a price. It is not twice the beer that FES is.

I'd imagine it price might be because it has to be re-imported from Belgium....I am guessing!

Never drank it though. it is a bit pricey for me