DaButt
Tuesday 19th March 2024 4:47am [Edited]
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Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 18th March 2024, 5:08 PM
Timothy Taylor's Landlord Ale you talking about? I have no idea why it's so popular (it was Madonna's favourite beer while here) or won the awards it has for best ale. Far too sweet for me, very malty, which of course makes it sweet, although I'm not sure whether it's less sweet on draught, as I tend to stick to beers I know when out. It's obviously a personal taste thing but give me an IPA over that any day for a drinkable pint or two when out.
I've only had it on cask while visiting the UK, and it's always been sublime. I don't remember it as being overly malty, but it's been 10 years since my last pint, so I'll try to judge it carefully in two weeks. We don't have much access to cask ales here, so there's a certain amount of love and nostalgia that I'll attach to that style when I visit the UK. I love beers of every style, but I'll concentrate on cask ale when I'm there. I'll try everything that I can get my hands on: bitter, IPA, mild, porter, or whatever. I'm a huge fan of British beer in general. British pub culture is probably the best thing that your nation/empire has offered to the rest of the world. 
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 18th March 2024, 5:08 PM
And why would you, as a white American, you are basically of European ancestry and beer will be in your blood, as we drank it for centuries instead of water for obvious reasons. Have you traced your family line, as it may be your taste for ale and stout over lager suggests a British/Irish heritage over continental European?
According to my DNA report:
43% England (my paternal line came here from England in 1670, and my maternal line did so even earlier)
19% Eastern Europe and Russia (my father's mother's parents came from Prague circa 1870)
18% Sweden & Denmark (no idea)
10% Germanic Europe (my mother's birth father was of Germanic heritage)
6% Ireland (no idea)
3% Scotland (no idea)
1% Wales (no idea)
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 18th March 2024, 5:27 PM
It has often been stated that the strong Germanic blood line of white Americans is the reason behind your country's long held preference for lager.
😬Spits on mentioning either, although I do occasionally like a cold one with a hot curry, a lager not a German. spits again.
I think the western world in general has drifted toward lager over the last century. It's not my favorite to drink, and it's a pain in the ass to brew, but the lagers and pilsners that I've had in Germany and Czechia have been superb.
I just set my alarm for 6 AM tomorrow so that I can brew 10 gallons of a Landlord clone in the morning before I go to work. It's as good as the real thing, but don't tell the people in Keighley. 
I forgot to mention my other favorite UK beer: Harvey's Sussex Best. I don't think I can get it in Edinburgh, but I might try to get some shipped to a beer shop while I'm there.
