This is like being a designated driver watching your mate getting pissed.

@Goonerboy-mz1ey

15 күн бұрын

Worryingly he probably only drank about a pint 🥴

@DaveBloke-tg5wv

15 күн бұрын

Ha ha, and slowly watching everyone start talking bollocks!

@caeserromero3013

14 күн бұрын

On Fosters? How old is your mate? 6? 😂😂

@garrz32

14 күн бұрын

🤣

@TheAmericanDane

11 күн бұрын

I’d rather be the designated driver than get drunk on any of that sh*te

Carling will always be my worst. Brewed with depression

@discostoo

15 күн бұрын

"Brewed with depression extract" - not even the real fucking thing.

@Insecthouse

15 күн бұрын

Brewed with concentrated blandness.

@MrShite

15 күн бұрын

Thx for ur comment, nicely put :)

@drewtatt6487

14 күн бұрын

Carbonated piss

@waylingtons

14 күн бұрын

Carling comes with fag ash readily tapped into the can.

I offered a homeless drunk,a can of Bud Light, and he said no thanks,I don't drink that piss!

@noelmajers6369

8 күн бұрын

The original is hardly better (having spent a few years over there...). You know that mass brewing is in a bad place when it is brewing a shite version of a beer that was never that great to begin with. All of those reproduction beers are pretty appalling.

@Spiritismo_

7 күн бұрын

Did you make that up?

@jezzdavis9059

5 күн бұрын

If he was alcohol dependant, it'd be pointless. You'd want at least 7%.

Madri is the worst, just for the fact it isn’t Spanish or ever has been. It’s a completely made up lager only ever brewed in the uk

@chrishope9068

15 күн бұрын

Brewed in Tadcaster. Truly awful stuff!

@qpruleok5798

14 күн бұрын

He gave Madri an 8 mark not that long ago 😂😂😂 with its glucose syrup too ??????

@chris6796

14 күн бұрын

Madri is shite for sure

@TheKevtro101

13 күн бұрын

Interesting to find out it's actually carling of old 🤔

@stupossibleify

13 күн бұрын

So? I don't give a damn about the country of origin

The sad thing is that most people won't see these as the worst beers in the UK, they'll genuinely see them as 'premium' beers! It's incredible how low people's standards have become.

@PaulRandle-sc8qk

14 күн бұрын

The reality is that "premium" has nothing to do with quality. It now means "more expensive because it has to pay for a huge advertising budget".

@kieranbarry8193

14 күн бұрын

they were always low :)

@TheKevtro101

13 күн бұрын

They don't chase flavour , they just wanna get drunk

@stupossibleify

13 күн бұрын

Surely what matters is your enjoyment of the beer

@liampw20

13 күн бұрын

How many people consider carling or fosters premium?!!

If ever a man was “taking one for the team” it’s right here, drinking 9 beers purely for public interest. Legend status unlocked 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

@qpruleok5798

14 күн бұрын

What you on about he gave Madri, glucose syrup and all an 8 mark not that long ago, he never mentioned glucose syrup in it then 😂😂😂 I can not stand any of those shite lagers and there additives. Craft ales, bitters, ipa, stouts for me

@TheRflynn

11 күн бұрын

Like watching a review of nil all draws

Frustrating when it's sold as a foreign beer when it's not.

@mickbanner

4 күн бұрын

It's called a recipe. Just like Chinese/Indian food made with British produce. Passing on fermentation processes and slightly different ingredients

@mattysmith83

2 күн бұрын

American diners are everywhere in the UK. Should they be banned?

@ambrosejeremiah7869

Сағат бұрын

The customer is always .........................Bamboozled. I have the knowledge of the breweries' operations which soothes me as I drink my knockoff copy of Stella.

It's a damn shame that in most sports / lager pubs nowadays you can't even find one decent lager on tap

@edstar7894

11 күн бұрын

@analogdistortion Down south some ok ones fro fake ‘craft brewers’ have crept in. Camden lager and Beavertown Lager for example. You don’t see carling or foster for example, much at all.

@analogdistortion

11 күн бұрын

@@edstar7894 I don't like any of the beers you've mentioned. It would just be nice if there was a decent lager on at the lager style sports pubs. They could just serve one lager from a decent Czech or German brewery.

@looney7022

9 күн бұрын

I used to be a bar/cellar manager of a Scot&Newcastle pub in the mid 90s that sold Becks on draught, they bought whitbreads out and I cried when we had to change it to Kronenberg

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence

6 күн бұрын

Watch the footie at home with a bottle of Fullers Golden Pride for £3

I used to drink Stella back in the 1970's. It was then imported by Whitbread's and had a beautifully floral smell to it and you got the occasional piece of hop in your glass from the dryhopping that they gave it in the cask. It was strong too, five pints and you probably wouldn't be making work in a fit state the next day. Nowadays it's just an OK lager.

@stevel9914

10 күн бұрын

Had a mate who worked at Whitbread as a chemist.... in the late 80's/90's he was part of a group of chemists tasked with speeding up the brewing process of stella whilst matching the taste. I wonder what chemicals they added and filtered to attempt that objective

@Wimpleman

5 күн бұрын

They weakened the recipe and it's nowhere near as nice. I feel like the unfiltered version is more similar to old school Stella

What do you wanna bet that after filming, he picks an argument with a neighbour or maybe a random piece of kitchen equipment.

@olinpaul

14 күн бұрын

If it's the neighbours playing that shite music he's well within his rights.

@petethompson3510

14 күн бұрын

@@olinpaul That shite music is pretty shite

@truthteller99999

13 күн бұрын

He'll put a vest on first.

Much respect to you for drinking these cans of swill in one sitting.

The sad thing is Holsten Pils, Stella and even Bud used to be amazing beers when they imported them back in the late 80s and 90s

@gazmix589

15 күн бұрын

yes lamot pils & kaltenberg too

@Swans_And_Ducks

15 күн бұрын

I remember drinking Holston Pils in the late 90s until i couldn’t walk just to get a free ‘Oooo, suits you sir” T shirt in the local boozer.

@stepheng8779

14 күн бұрын

​@@Swans_And_Ducksit's always been pi55

@ivanamassivedump8715

14 күн бұрын

You can still get the imported Stella's here in Coventry but you have to go to an independent off licence.

@burlatsdemontaigne6147

13 күн бұрын

Regular Holsten beer was very good too. Orange can. Used to see it on draught too.

that looks like a line up of the usual suspects suspected of a heinous crime

Here in England we are good at cider and craft beer Best lagers are Czech and German you don't get hang overs with them english lagers are full of chemicals Fosters is the worst beer ever

@Wimpleman

5 күн бұрын

Nah, Carling is worse. Fosters last time I checked just tasted of absolutely nothing, whereas Carling abuses your taste buds.

"What's the difference between Bud Light and sex in a canoe?" "They're both f**king close to water"

@alanthomson1227

15 күн бұрын

Thanks to Python .

@steve-bk1qd

15 күн бұрын

boom boom

@chollis380

15 күн бұрын

Shouldn’t that be what’s the similarities, and not what’s the difference?

@thisisnotforalltosee1875

14 күн бұрын

Would that sex in a canoe involve Dylan Mulvaney....?

@johnharley5157

14 күн бұрын

Yeah, brewed in Mortlake - literal translation, "Dead Water" - exactly what it is...

I bet Simons garden hasn't got any slugs.

@robinho1978.

11 күн бұрын

Not any live ones that’s for sure

The things you do to enlighten the masses about Britain's rip of fake beer 😂🍺 This is wrong and should be made illegal, after all you can’t call a Cornish pasty Cornish if its made in Devon.

@truthteller99999

13 күн бұрын

If you buy a pasty in Devon, you can just call it BETTER.

@jameskrell4392

12 күн бұрын

@@truthteller99999 You could do but I wouldn’t. I live in Devon and I can tell you the places in Cornwall where you can buy excellent pasties, well above average. From Lands End to Liskard, I can’t say the same for Devon.

@truthteller99999

12 күн бұрын

@@jameskrell4392 Well, I could tell you where to buy amazing pasties in Devon, but I won't waste my time, as you've already closed your mind and don't deserve them.

@biscuit4259

8 күн бұрын

It was when we were in the EU - there’s a directive that we participated in developing to protect regional produce.

@kavasir7042

3 күн бұрын

@@biscuit4259 They actually removed protected status for Newcastle brown ale, then they shifted production down south to tadcaster or something and that was when we were in the EU...doesn't taste the same either.

Guys, it's pretty easy: Just avoid any lagers under 5% and those made with maize, glucose syrup or rice. This way you'll likely be ok. It's not 100% waterproof, but a good rule of thumb.

@marcustankus4424

15 күн бұрын

Glucose syrup is the work of the devil , A USA food and drink filler to bulk it out the product as cheaply as possible .

@pgf289

13 күн бұрын

I don't think they even have to label that though, I'm sure some of the Polish lagers (which are decent compared to the shit he's just drunk) have something like that in which adds sweetness, but you won't see it listed on the can...

@nickbrown6457

11 күн бұрын

What lagers are 5% and over and available in the supermarket or local shop? San Miguel, Holsten, any others? I can't think of any. I'm all in favour of stronger and nicer lager, but often can't find anything in my local shop.

@Etalex77

11 күн бұрын

@@nickbrown6457 Budvar, Staropramen, Tyskie, or, if you can't find those, Heineken. Tyskie and Heineken are not great beers, but are much better than any of the crap showcased in this video.

@digitig

8 күн бұрын

Rice can be ok if it's traditional for the brewing region - basically south and east Asia. *If* it's done well.

This is the equivalent to comparing different types of animal piss.

@Manos-de-Piedra

11 күн бұрын

😅

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence

6 күн бұрын

I bow to your experience in these matters.

Thankfully, I live in Bavaria, Germany. Until the EU overturned the 500 year old German Purity law, due to EU rules on trade agreements, it was ILLEGAL to sell these fake, chemical, beers in Germany, ILLEGAL! The mystery to me is, why do they call it lager in the first place? no one else does, lager means store/warehouse in German. Beer is called bier!

@stuwhite2337

6 күн бұрын

I remember reading about the German beer purity laws when I was studying economics in the early 90's in the run up to the 1992 Maastricht treaty. Not one of the EU's finer moments.

@354sd

3 күн бұрын

What's the best German beer?

@stuwhite2337

3 күн бұрын

@@354sd if you go to Germany then beer you buy in the local bar is usually the best!

It still amazes me how you walk through Tesco and see people pick up a crate of carling…. It isn’t even any cheaper!

@tobytroubs

14 күн бұрын

The power of Marketing

@cactusdan94

13 күн бұрын

I think what it is, is that it is just ROUTINE for some people. For the past 25 years they have been just grabbing a crate of carling/fosters or whatever cheap crate they have on offer at the front of the shop, they probobly dont even go down the actual beer isle. Alot of people who started drinking in the 70s/80s and even 90s are like it. What i think it is, is back then, the supermarkets didnt have the massive selections we do now. It was probobly just a a small selection of cheap lagers, then a few different ales. My Dad loves trying all the "craft" beers, but even to this day, he just grabs a 4 pack of boddingtons or fosters, purely out of habit.

My pet hate is formerly premium beers that have been moved downwards to fill a role in a conglomerates portfolio or line up usually after a take over or merger. Lowenbräu for example.

@71simonforrester

6 күн бұрын

Hear hear

Fosters only became popular in the UK due to the Barry McKenzie cartoon strip in the early 70's. They chose Fosters lager for the character as it was recognised amongst the Australians as being an absolute joke of a beer. But Brits didn't realise, started buying it in large quantities and Fosters pushed it to the limit with the successful Paul Hogan adverts in the 80's.

@markf3229

9 күн бұрын

No one in Australia drinks that cat piss Fosters

@robertscriven602

7 күн бұрын

Yes no one in Australia really drinks Fosters. There are so many better ones over there. And here for that matter....

@caeserromero3013

7 күн бұрын

@@robertscriven602 Yeah, I like VB. Used to be able to get it in Tesco but for some reason they stopped selling it more than 10 years ago....

@AcesH1gh

6 күн бұрын

Vaginal backwash ​@@caeserromero3013

@paulbaker9455

6 күн бұрын

They call it skippy piss

Do these brewers hold their customers in contempt?

@heiltd1286

14 күн бұрын

If you look at the people who drink these beers, you'll see that the contempt is justified.

@Fitzrovialitter

14 күн бұрын

​@@heiltd1286Astute.

Here in North America no beer drinker wants to be seen drinking BudLight

@Shelmerdine745

11 күн бұрын

Nonsense, it’s the second most sold beer. Fun fact, it’s more popular in Republican leaning counties…

@tc2425

11 күн бұрын

@@Shelmerdine745 No Male wants to be seen leaving a supermarket with a case of Bud Light

@josephberrie9550

10 күн бұрын

@@Shelmerdine745 it was destroyed by a bloke dressed up as a girl and telling the drinkers they were not worthy or woke enough

@Shelmerdine745

10 күн бұрын

@@josephberrie9550 How was it destroyed when it’s the second most sold beer? You either don’t know what you’re talking about or you’re lying. Republicans still buy the beer and enjoy it (no idea why) despite the silly propaganda. The best selling beer is Mexican, by the way. How do you like that?

@chriswestwood6490

10 күн бұрын

Carling had the greatest adverts on UK TV in the 80s. Particularly the cowboy one spread over 3 adverts with the spoof washing powder and love songs album after the actual advert. 👏👏👏

A friend of mine only ever has all these crappy brands in his fridge. Whenever he offers me one I politely decline and ask for a cup of tea instead!

Full bodied review. Excellent viewing. Your bravery in drinking some of that, deserves a medal.

I once went out with a girl and her surname was Carling. Two fingers for head was accurate.

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence

6 күн бұрын

Went down a treat I guess.

Hi Si ! Just beers before The shower, after an afternoon on the beach, no more. Tks for your review !🍻

This had it all, humor, noise of a fly buzzing aroud in the background, ice cream van, man burbs. Really enjoyed watching 😂

Great lesson by the way thanks for this video...

Love this video. The passion and loathing of these beers is special.

Everyone should ditch this generic dish water beer. Simon did a really good bit of consumer research on super market beers many videos ago. It's generally cheaper and better tasting beer over these farty Burton beers.

@qpruleok5798

14 күн бұрын

So how cone he gave Madri an 8 mark not long ago, glucose syrup and all to boot, never mentioned glucose syrup then mind. I would not wash my car with any of them

@truthteller99999

13 күн бұрын

They brew 💩 beer for 💩 people It's one of the ways I decide who I DON'T want to be friends with.

Now Simon that is the ultimate ' TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM'😂😂

It's no wonder we have so many people dying of diabetes in this country. They're all sitting there in their compression socks drinking sugar added shite and enjoying it. A great British brewed lager would be fantastic but I would still go for German lager all day long, cheers Simon, taking one for the team once again.

@heiltd1286

14 күн бұрын

If you bothered to look there are some great British lagers. I'm astonished by the complete absence of inquisitiveness that most people exhibit.

@kennethgibson4510

10 күн бұрын

Try west brewery st.mungo made in Glasgow. Set up by a German micro student then sold on, but the beer remained great. Perfect German lager! BTW draught about Scotland it is amazing and won German awards.

Thanks for the video, always enjoy the reviews & I'm not too far away in Pontypridd. I always felt like a mad hatter saying I enjoy Fosters over many other lagers & I felt my taste buds were crazy compared to others, this video has provided me reassurance it's best listening to your own taste buds not what the majority say. Thank you ❤

A north american hall of shame is required- budweiser, coors, canadian molson etc. All taste like sh!t.

@jackaubrey8614

14 күн бұрын

Michelob (brewed in the US) used to be pretty decent - never could stand the rest.

@snowballsvlogs621

5 күн бұрын

Stella in the states at 5.6% on draft is a good beer.

The guys at Maku Brewing in Finland were singing your praises, Simon. I was drinking their excellent beer all weekend at the Iskelmä music festival in Pori.

So glad you mentioned the San Miguel. I tried some a while back and thought I was mad thinking it tasted just horrible

Loved this video 😄👏🏼🍺

It's always a surprise how marketeers have completely exploited the Brits' complete disinterest in quality. What saps we are. Dismal.

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence

6 күн бұрын

Brexit voters.....

Which is the worst is a matter of personal preference but one thing is undeniable. Making purchasers believe by labelling that a beer has been brewed abroad when it has not and only having a tiny note on the rear of the can denoting the true origin is deceitful and should be banned. The origin should be prominently stated on the front of the can and on the pump.

Thank you for doing this important work.

What a great video! And you are only on beer two. Can't believe people make super entertainment like this. Keep them coming.

Also I got to admit I drink a bit of bud light on Keg (much better than Can) to keep me sober sometimes saves me getting in too much trouble..

My local off licence was carrying imported San Miguel and it was great. Had a really distinct flavour. I used to get a can every few days. Then one day I was drinking a can and the flavour had gone. Looked on the label and it said "Brewed in the UK"

@mjudec

6 күн бұрын

To be honest, Spanish San Miguel isn't great. Best lagers here are Alhambra reserva (the green one) and estrella Galicia. Happily you can get estrella Galicia in the UK now, I believe. And it's properly imported. Spanish beers generally are quite light, so may be less well suited to UK climate where a more robust taste is wanted. German beers are great for that, but always read the label... I can still get proper Belgian Stella Artois and it's night and day from the horrific stuff in the UK. I live near Gibraltar so can easily sample both.

carling isnt 4%, they have previously been to court regarding false advertising, its closer to 3.7%. unbelievably they somehow got away without prosecution and can legally advertise it as 4%

@jammybizzle666

11 күн бұрын

It's + or - 0.5% tolerance on labelled ABV I think

@MalcolmXpat

11 күн бұрын

@@jammybizzle666 Carling advertises the lager as 4% alcohol by volume (ABV) but it has been brewed at 3.7% since 2012. ABV was reduced in order to cut tax on Carling products, the firm said during a hearing brought by HMRC. According to EU laws relating to the labelling of alcohol, products are allowed an ABV tolerance of +0.5% or -0.5% on products between 1.2% and 5.5% ABV. Carling are cutting their ABV by over 7%. Scandalous.

@MrGloverLover

9 күн бұрын

Not true ​@@MalcolmXpat

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence

6 күн бұрын

Cats are known not to produce anything remotely comparable to 3.8%

Great video simon you took one for the team there mate! one other thing that we as consumers are being hoodwinked and ripped off by is also the fact that, these days most of these canned lagers are now only in 440ml cans and all used to be 500ml !

Great review! 100% agree with you as to why don't we just have our own national lager rather than badly copying everyone else.

@71simonforrester

6 күн бұрын

If you ever tried Robinsons "Einhorm" you'll know why! 😂😂

Watching you get slowly sloshed and reviewing those rubbish beers is more entertaining than watching England at the euros 😀😀 Nice one Simon 👍🏻

Crucial work brother….cheers 🍻

Grrat video Simon I just picked up some Red Stripes as they used to be good.

Super video, all these beers which I sampled firstly in the mid 90s made me turn to bitter and real ale 🍺

The whole UK lager brewers need a big shake up , and start making proper larger . Absolutely no reason why we can't have a decent home brewed larger in the uk

@Ken_oh545

14 күн бұрын

Who wrote this, Loadsamoney? He was always 'larging' it 😂

@chrish215

14 күн бұрын

It does. But why should beer be sabotaged by tax. We have high living costs and nothing to show for it.

@heiltd1286

14 күн бұрын

It's 'Lager' not 'Larger'. What's concerning is that people like you will be voting in the upcoming General Election.

@jimmymcguire8217

14 күн бұрын

​@@heiltd1286put that can of Stella down 😂

@heiltd1286

14 күн бұрын

@@jimmymcguire8217 I don't drink Stella. Stella Unfiltered on occasions.

I love your videos sir! Subscribed

Great reviews 👏👏👏👏

Amstel for me. That dog shit was the last straw for me a few years back, and made me go looking for decent beer.

@heeeeeyyyyyyyyy

15 күн бұрын

Amstel in the Netherlands is so much better, it’s night and day different.

@SlurpyDave254

15 күн бұрын

I had Amstel in Spain...couldn't get half way down the pint, absolutely dreadful stuff

@TheBigMidweek1889

15 күн бұрын

It's one of those things you only buy once.

@71simonforrester

6 күн бұрын

It's always the beer available in a cheap all inclusive hotel too!

You kno you sank them jars when the camera went off 💪🏻😂

great video mate!

Really enjoying these reviews 😂

Well, for me, larger is always inferior to proper ale. Having said that, I personally don’t think you’re getting the best experience out of a can anyway, should always be from a bottle! Cans always make the beer gassy and taint the flavour some what

@josephberrie9550

10 күн бұрын

ffs mate its lager it says it on all the cans and bottles......DUH

@Spica1000

10 күн бұрын

@@josephberrie9550 I suppose you know what your on about! I vertically don’t ! Have another can, think you’ve already had a couple !

@1972hermanoben

8 күн бұрын

Cans don’t impair a beer’s flavour any more than a keg will 😅, cans can’t leak gas but capped bottles can to a small degree. Either way, I agree there isn’t a single ‘beer’ in this test that’s really going to stand up favourably against a decent well-kept ale.

@mjudec

6 күн бұрын

Odd, because cans should allow the beer to be fresher. The important thing in all cases is to pour into a glass as both cans and bottles are over carbonated to improve storage. I used to enjoy ale but since it went all craft and super super choppy it's been ruined for me. Proper Helles or Pilsner remains my preference, though not the crap these craft breweries wrongly label pilsner or helles.

Yeah, I feel your pain. Here in germany it's getting hard to find the philipinian or spanish brewed San Miguel. Most shops now have the german brewed version (brewed by Becks). That one is a very decent german beer, but has absolutely nothing in common with the spanish or the philipinian which are great and refreshing on a hot sunny day. Now I always have to check the barcode. The first 2 - 3 numbers are the country of origin: 40 to 44: Germany 480: Philipines 50: UK 84: Spain If you want I can send you a bottle or a can if you want to rank the 4 versions of the beer.

Oh Simon, absolutely loved Holstein Pils, made some back in the 90’s with grains and a brewing boiler from a book from my local health shop on brewing beers like you buy. It was the best larger I had ever made. Think I need to start brewing again and buy loads of gear 😂 🍻🍻🍻

Great video! At least here in Scotland we have Tennent's, I wasn't aware it was that bad for the rest of the UK

Cruzcampo 'Seville' ...coming at you from an industrial estate in some Godawful part of the UK - Salud mis amigos !

Absolutely right, San Miguel is utterly foul.

@Manos-de-Piedra

11 күн бұрын

Not worse than carling

Thanks for confirming what I have thought for a while - they can't be the same flavour if the water is different.

thank you for taking one for the team. I wouldn't dare to try this piss

How is this allowed. I used to work in what was Dept of Trade & Industry Consumer Affairs policy covering origin marking. You could put a geographic place name on a product even if not from there so long as you put a corrective place & description on there so as not to mislead consumers. While I'm at it, all British Lager is absolute rubbish and not at all good for you as full of chemicals . Ale is way better.

You missed Corona, which is now brewed in the UK. Was one of my favourite beers, I served in the royal Navy for 12 years and knew that no matter where in the world you stopped Corona would always taste the same. The flavour profile changed a few years back and that coincided with the brewing coming to the UK

@71simonforrester

6 күн бұрын

That's rough , the original was really good at not giving you a hangover!

Great Vid this Simon, fair play. Problem is the average drinker does not look at ingredients or where its brewed and usually does not care.

I enjoyed the video very interesting. Do you remember Carlsberg 68? Came in a lovely bottle drank it in the early 70s what became of it?

I've gone off larger over the years. When I'm on holiday I like it. I thought it was just me but I now realise it's because the beers I loved (1664 ) are completely different now they are UK brewed

@josephberrie9550

10 күн бұрын

larger what the eff is larger..is it nearly the same as LAGER

Another excellent video Simon, unfortunately the uk don't know i to produce a good lager, except independent breweries, Samuel Smith's organic pure brew lager is the best brewed UK lager

@Jaystars

15 күн бұрын

Golden Eagle from Brew York is a nice lager

I used to love an Aussie beer in the 90s called Victoria Bitter. It came in a stubby bottle with a green label. It was quite malty. You don’t see it anywhere now.

This is a great great channel. Been following your Insta since 2015 I'm sure it was before a name change ?? You sure have been through some beers, have you reviewed hawkstone ? I'll search and watch, subscribed !! Here's to another 9 yrs

I can't believe that anyone would be surprised that light, commercial lagers are on the sweet side.

I remember winning a "Spot ill hens" T Shirt in a Holsten promotion at the George and Dragon in Twickenham in the early 90s

And I thought it was my taste buds that had changed Thanks for the info

There’s zero reason to have to buy anything like this, pretty much every supermarket these days sells at least 1 proper, German lager, even Stella unfiltered is brewed by Camden Town brewing company and is a relatively inexpensive step up from this garbage!

@pigknickers2975

13 күн бұрын

I'm not an expert but didn't Camden (where I live) get bought into Heineken?

@andrewsteer8860

12 күн бұрын

@@pigknickers2975 they did, you’re absolutely right but they’ve sort of been left alone as I think they were already profitable. Most of their beers are still somewhat decent

My local is a One Stop owned by Tesco so I can get Old Peculiar and Timmy Taylor's Landlord but to name a few ! 👌

Even thinking about a can of Fosters is making me feel nauseous! You really took one for the team with this experiment! Not all hero’s wear capes! 😂

As ever a great, informative video... My favourites are Menabrea and Moretti Sale di Mare .. that said the Edinburgh brewed standard Moretti isn't as good as the Italian original... Your videos are a 9.9 / 10. One question: IS THAT A B&O 2200 MUSIC SYSTEM?

@realaleguide

14 күн бұрын

B&O 5000

Home Bargains got Spanish brewed Mahou 4 pack 330ml bottles for £4.99 just now ,what a difference in quality compared to other UK brewed Spanish beers

@scottb5907

15 күн бұрын

Mahou is really great.

@MLAM168

14 күн бұрын

Victoria Malaga is much better than Mahou IMO.

@scottb5907

14 күн бұрын

@@MLAM168 I agree that it's better but I wouldn't say it's much better.

''It's beer o' clock on real ale craft beer, and today, i'm gonna be getting on it''

Love that you had to psych yourself up to drink that bud light 🥶

I get the nostalgia thing with Carling. I first drank it in '95 in a bar called Sparky's on a weeks family holiday in Tenerife. It was boiling hot and it was so cold and refreshing (to a 16 year old kid). I think we stopped by that bar almost every day for a week. It's not bad if you're 16, boiling hot (and the old man is paying).

hi Simon That is why I do not buy Heineken-branded products produced in Manchester. I would rather spend my money at the lights of Robinsons or Joseph Holt, or smaller local breweries in Greater Manchester and the north-west of England.

@markmanc-zw3td

14 күн бұрын

Holts bitter - bang on mate , but their lagers are good too !

@Jbaxter736

14 күн бұрын

@@markmanc-zw3td Yeah, correct, my friend. The lager I'll drink on draft is Joseph Holt's Diamond Premium Lager.

@briandawkins984

11 күн бұрын

Heineken is corn syrup like- dreadful stuff. 🇨🇦

@markmanc-zw3td

11 күн бұрын

@@Jbaxter736 When I was younger, there were lots of choices of beers from smaller Gtr Mcr breweries- Boddingtons (not at Strangeways & crap now imo) Holts, Wilsons, Lees, Oldham Brewery,Hydes, Robinsons, Chesters (under Whitbread moved from Gorton to Salford) And if that wasn't enough you'd get the odd Tetleys from over the hill in Yorkshire Leeds.

@Jbaxter736

11 күн бұрын

@@markmanc-zw3td Samuel Smith also had quite a lot of pubs in the Salford area back then, and they were also from Yorkshire.

Great channel as always thanks Simon for the update and info on these lager beers brewed in uk purpotrating to be European lagers🤨a good video and review 👌💯..the water in Majorca don't taste like what it outta😅in this case because these beers are all brewed in uk😮..it's deceptive advertising and a con to buying public🤬

I live in Madrid and it's amusing how they've tried to get supermarkets to stock Madri but locals just aren't interested. I heard that Madri was created in conjunction with La Sagra - a Madrid based craft lager producer. Don't know about that though. The city is quite loyal to Mahou (which is fine and drinkable but nothing special) but I think the best widely available day to day lager is Estrella Galicia (not to be confused with Estrella Damm). EG is genuinely delicious and I have seen it stocked in UK shops now too. A lovely little lager.

I am sat here watching a mad drink largers, while enjoying a few Corona! Life is complete!

Holsten pils is one of my favourites 😂 drank it since was 17

If you ever get the chance to try the original Filipino San Miguel go for it. In the little brown bottles. You sometimes see it in Asian shops.

@pippin1ful

9 күн бұрын

You should try Nigerian Guinness. I bought a six pack in Peckham once.

@stukafaust

8 күн бұрын

@@pippin1ful pure bliss

Holsten was one of the first bottled beers I drank in 85/86 Loved the stuff. In fact Skol special strength was the only other one available around then. Along came Bud and becks a year or two later. Think San Miguel is the most bastardised on here. As all the weaker one's have just been summer, barbecue beers. Shame what they've done to Moretti , that was a nice beer at one time.

Loving the Bentspoke shirt!

If the Burton hard water is a factor, try some macro lagers from Leeds , Tadcaster or Edinburgh ?

The main problem I have is how hard it is to find out where a lager is brewed. They're always cagey about it and I would love for there to be a website that has a big up to date list.

@scottlouis4076

15 күн бұрын

If the barcode starts with 50. UK brewed. I learned that on this channel, tbf...

@michaelporteous3083

15 күн бұрын

Heinekin is Manchester and Tadcaster Carling is Burton upon Trent Carlsberg Molson Coors is Wolverhampton, Tennents is in Glasgow, That's were some of the lager is produced in the UK

@SilverinWolvesScarletForestSno

15 күн бұрын

@@scottlouis4076 What about with PerfectDraft? They're even worse as on their site they try to trick you with "Brewery" and it's just the name of the brand, never the exact place of origin.

@davefb

11 күн бұрын

And often you pick one that USED to be imported, but they've changed and you wonder why its not as good as it used to be.

@michaelporteous3083

7 күн бұрын

@davefb I find Red stripe isn't to bad mainly as is contracted out by Heinekin to Charles Wells Brewery just wish it would go back to 5% again

A few points - working in islands pubs in the1980s. Bitters from Burton - Draught Bass and Marston’s Pedigree. The hops masked any flavours in the water. In Birmingham there were two main lagers - Carling and Skol. I guess Carling wouldn’t resemble today’s Carling. Skol was by Allied Breweries I presume in Burton. At that time most customers drank lager and lime. If you have to drink most of the beers reviewed here it might be worth adding lime! Skol actually disappeared from pubs when allied merged with Watneys to form Carlsberg Tetley. In my;local Tescos you can boxes of most these on special offer. If I have the chance it’s better and cheaper to head to Lidl for Perlenbacher.

Saw this last night. So entertaining & funny. Normally I dont drink lager but I had 2 as there was no real ale & just Zero Doom. I did not realize hard water makes such a diff.

My theory on fosters is that it stood still, whilst the others around got cheaper and sweeter.

@drdrght

10 күн бұрын

It's ABV was reduced in 2022. Still my favourite macro lager though.