Dark Star Hophead all round the stadium at last - starting Saturday...

[BensGrandad]

I am an ex publican and there was nothing wrong with the Hophead in WSL. Lauren did a great job dispensing it! Spoke to Rob Jones and he was very pleased with the dispense method. Well done Atilla.

Petrhaps you should have gone to the North after the game and watched.

 

[ROSM]

I arrived just for kick off (children had a party to go to so needed a quick cab to the ground from there). As I ran (okay - walked fast) through the empty east stand concourse I saw there were 3 harveys and 1 dark star mobile units there set up in 2 pairs. I did notice that the three main food outlets seemed devoid of any pies or burgers so they must have done a roaring trade.

I'm happy because I like both of those ales and will be having some on saturday (after having partaken of the east stand brasserie before hand).

 

[Huple]

I bought a pint of Hophead in the North after the match as they had run out of Harveys and thought that it tased awful, much too hoppy for my palatte and wasnt impressed with the dispensing technique of the young lad dloing it. Being an ex publican like in any job if you see errors they are more obvious like a brickie would if there were faults in the brickwork of a wall he would notice it where as somebody like me wouldnt.

Dispensing technique ? Jesus he wasn`t pulling that hand pipe up and down was he ? It`s BRIGHT beer how could he be doing it wrong.

 

[Gulls and Rooks]

Walked over to Falmer from the home of Harveys on Saturday. Had a pint of Palmers Best in the Swan (bit too cold but in good nick), over to the East for a pint of Hophead from a mobile dispenser and then a pint of Harveys Best 20 mins before kick off. Assuming the Toon Army had something from the North East are we the best stadium in the country for real ale drinkers? I know Lewes cfc has an annual beer festival, this year Friday 16th March and Sat 17th March when they are also at home to Lowestoft Town, but week in week out?

 

[Albumen]

They're bright pins. You use a tap. Unless he was doing it with his penis I doubt he was doing it wrong.

 

[Notters]

The unthinkable happened as I was forced to drink hophead instead of Harveys

 

[Albumen]

Walked over to Falmer from the home of Harveys on Saturday. Had a pint of Palmers Best in the Swan (bit too cold but in good nick), over to the East for a pint of Hophead from a mobile dispenser and then a pint of Harveys Best 20 mins before kick off. Assuming the Toon Army had something from the North East are we the best stadium in the country for real ale drinkers? I know Lewes cfc has an annual beer festival, this year Friday 16th March and Sat 17th March when they are also at home to Lowestoft Town, but week in week out?

It was a bit cold wasn't it.

 

[BensGrandad]

Dispensing technique ? Jesus he wasn`t pulling that hand pipe up and down was he ? It`s BRIGHT beer how could he be doing it wrong.

Part filling 3 pint pots and then topping up to make 1 as they were too frothy which I could nt understand because there didnt appear to be any gas connected. So had to put it down to the way he was pulling them. Then after about 2 or 3 actual pints he threw a drip tray full down the sink. A tremendous amount of waste which is not good for stock control.

 

[fataddick]

Assuming the Toon Army had something from the North East are we the best stadium in the country for real ale drinkers?

In terms of beer inside the stadium, Grays Athletic were acknowledged as the best in the country with FOUR real ales (three of them guests) and the only bar inside a football ground to feature in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, but they left said ground a couple of years ago. If you were to allow a bar that's part of a stadium but not accessible once you go through the turnstiles, then Leyton Orient Supporters Club Bar will win hands down, with seven real ales on at any one time (and up to twelve in total on a matchday), it's won multiple real ale awards, including many national ones. Beyond that, dunno.

 

[The Large One]

I count four at the Amex.

Harvey's Best
Harvey's Old
Dark Star Hophead
Guest beer

Not 100% sure that's all four all the time - but it is on a much larger scale than Gray Athletic could ever muster.

 

[Huple]

Part filling 3 pint pots and then topping up to make 1 as they were too frothy which I could nt understand because there didnt appear to be any gas connected. So had to put it down to the way he was pulling them. Then after about 2 or 3 actual pints he threw a drip tray full down the sink. A tremendous amount of waste which is not good for stock control.

I`m sorry BG I thought you were being serious before. Very funny post.

 

[Gulls and Rooks]

I count four at the Amex.

Harvey's Best
Harvey's Old
Dark Star Hophead
Guest beer

Not 100% sure that's all four all the time - but it is on a much larger scale than Gray Athletic could ever muster.

Harvey's Old? Where was/is the Old, in Dick's bar?

 

[The Large One]

Harvey's Old? Where was/is the Old, in Dick's bar?

Yeah - but not sure if it's been on for a while.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I count four at the Amex.

Harvey's Best
Harvey's Old
Dark Star Hophead
Guest beer

Not 100% sure that's all four all the time - but it is on a much larger scale than Gray Athletic could ever muster.

Does the bottled Albion Ale count

 

[Tesco in Disguise]

Is Hophead available anywhere in the ground these days? Not been available at Dick's for some time now, it would seem.
Thanks.

 

[spring hall convert]

Is Hophead available anywhere in the ground these days? Not been available at Dick's for some time now, it would seem.
Thanks.

I don't think so but I'm more than willing to be corrected.

 

[BensGrandad]

Personally I would sooner they made London Pride available, shudder the thought but even the keg version is better than what we have at the moment.

 

[Beach Hut]

Pride is revolting anyway I am going to the Wellie tonight for some serious Dark Star drinking.

 

[dougdeep]

Pride is revolting anyway I am going to the Wellie tonight for some serious Dark Star drinking.

No beer is revolting. FACT!

 

[spring hall convert]

Is anyone on Burning Sky yet? It's the new gear from Mark Trantor the ex head brewer at Darkstar, personally I think it's beautiful stuff but rare as rocking horse s*** in Brighton and Hove, I've seen it in the Albert & Evening Star but never for long...

http://maltworms.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/burning-sky-gets-its-timing-right.html