Poll
Question:
Which Real Ale would you like to see available at dMw LAN XXVI?
Option 1: ITTER: Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker 4%
votes: 8
Option 2: OLDEN ALE: Oakham Ales - Citra 4.2%
votes: 10
Option 3: ILD: Elgoods - Black Dog 3.6%
votes: 1
dMw are pleased to announce that at LAN XXVI the real ale bar at the hotel will host a '
dMw preferred ale', one which YOU can choose from the selection below.
Please VOTE for the beer you'd like to see hosted. The winning ale will make an appearance at LAN XXVI!
The choices are:
Quote from: Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker 4%Overall winner Gold Award @ Great British Beer Festival 2014
Winner Bitter category - Gold Award @ Great British Beer Festival 2014
Beer type: BITTER
A well-balanced, genuine Yorkshire, Bitter with a full measure of maltiness and hoppy aroma.
2014 CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Great Britain.
Quote from: Oakham Ales - Citra 4.2%Overall Silver Award @ Great British Beer Festival 2014
Winner Golden Ale category - Gold Award @ Great British Beer Festival 2014
Beer type: GOLDEN ALE
The first of our single hop variety beers. We were the first brewery in the UK to use Citra. The beer proved so popular that we will be brewing it again. Permanent from January 2011. A light refreshing beer with pungent grapefruit, lychee and gooseberry aromas leading to a dry, bitter finish.
Quote from: Elgoods - Black Dog 3.6%Winner of multiple past CAMRA awards.
Gold medal - Brewing Industry International Competition 2013
Beer type: MILD
A traditional dark mild at 3.6% abv. It has many CAMRA awards to its name and is a well known brand in the free trade. The beer is well balanced with a full roast flavour. The use of Crystal malt and Roast Barley give a deep underlying characteristic flavour, which is balanced with Fuggles hops as the sole variety.
Voting will close on Sunday, so vote NOW!
what other ales are available though on tap as if there is no other good bitter I would have voted for that.
This is a nice addition to the lan set-up, good stuff indeed.
Quote from: DrunkenZombiee;387991what other ales are available though on tap as if there is no other good bitter I would have voted for that.
Short answer: no idea, but there is always a bitter or two on tap.
Quote from: DrunkenZombiee;387991what other ales are available though on tap as if there is no other good bitter I would have voted for that.
Yes. In addition to our 'special' there will, of course, be the other ranges of bitters, lagers and ciders on sale.
I'm a cider-head myself so shall be availing imbibing heavily on
Rosie's Pig (and hence not voting)
.
Do many others have cider as the drink of choice? If there's enough demand we can try to do a similar theme for a cider.
Oakham Ales are always good, so they get my vote :)
Never mind that 'other' vote that's going on, this one is important, there's just four days left to decide on which real ale we want at the LAN!!
Come on Oakhams, thats my regular tipple.
Would love to try some of the Boltmaker as we miss out on the taste during the Beer Festival due to it's popularity. The fact that we might get a keg of it would be a real winner.
I spent my intended GBBF visit time this year sitting in a hospital accompanying my father, so I'd quite like to try the Supreme Champion Beer of Great Britain too!
Close voting though!
:cheers:
Very interesting that one of the options has no votes.
I went with the Oakham in the end.
Must be something to do with the strength of the alcohol =)
May I suggest an appropriate receptacle? http://www.firebox.com/product/6339/Das-Horn
An excellent suggestion! :thumbsup:
And damn, the vote is tight!
Quote from: Gortex;388003Would love to try some of the Boltmaker as we miss out on the taste during the Beer Festival due to it's popularity. The fact that we might get a keg of it would be a real winner.
What Gortex said, though it's a pity we can't have all three!
talking about beer saw this and had to share
[video]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paladone-Beer-Belt-Holds-Bottles/dp/B000GCG89Y/ref=sr_1_48?ie=UTF8&qid=1411060121&sr=8-48&keywords=drinking+hat[/video]
Any chance in having a selection of some continental beer bottles too? Not much of an ale person. Great idea though :).
Quote from: Gandalf;388008May I suggest an appropriate receptacle? http://www.firebox.com/product/6339/Das-Horn
My rugby club used to chop the end off, and use it as a drinking funnel :D
Too small, I think this would be better
https://www.travelblog.org/Photos/6784628
Closing the votes on this tonight and will then take our order to the Cromwell.
Vote NOW if you have not already! :cheers:
Timothy Taylor gets my vote..always a delight. Although like Gortex I'd take the job lot and could see a 666 happening starting with the mild, then best then golden. If we got all 3. I think we'd polish off the 2 bitters over the weekend. Mild is an acquired taste. ;-)
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Voting is now closed and an order for the beer has been placed.
The winner was:
1st - GOLDEN ALE: Oakham Ales - Citra 4.2% - 10 votes (52.63%)
2nd - BITTER: Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker 4% - 8 votes (42.11%)
3rd - MILD: Elgoods - Black Dog 3.6% - 1 vote (5.26%)
But, we have some good news, so go read about it in the special dMw LAN announcement:
http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?40106-dMw-sponsored-Real-Ale-at-the-LAN