Beer expert blind tastes Supermarket IPAs | The Craft Beer Channel
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Күн бұрынIn one of the most requested videos ever, we finally do a blind taste test of the UK's supermarket IPAs are are pleasantly surprised and horrified in equal measure. Enjoy, or endure?
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@barakomamma Жыл бұрын
Love & Hate has got to be one of the most consistently good supermarket beers I've drank, great work from Vocation :)
@JimbobH Жыл бұрын
It's weird I had a couple of really oxidised ones in a row which put me off buying it, need to revisit it. Interestingly I'd always go for a life & death 4 pack over anything else though!
@rcollingridge1 Жыл бұрын
I always appreciate your journalistic integrity on these tests - there are some breweries in there that I’m sure you have relationships with and you’re setting yourself up to possibly absolutely rinse them
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
The unveiling is a nervous time for me!!
@CaptainRon1913 Жыл бұрын
You would never know
@ronniebrown Жыл бұрын
Scroobius Pip approves of your spelling of "Phoenix"
@DudesBrews Жыл бұрын
Vocation and Northern Monk are solid breweries for knocking out reliable supermarket beers, but I would always prefer to order directly from the brewery for many of the reasons you mentioned but especially to guarantee freshness!
@neilbowers6956 11 ай бұрын
It doesn't surprise me that Greene King East Coast IPA was skunked. For some daft reason they put it in clear bottles and supermarkets don't always store them properly. You're a brave man trying that beer.
@agdewey 11 ай бұрын
I always think that clear glass bottles, show a complete lack of care from the brewery; and Greene King are the worst offenders!
@neilbowers6956 11 ай бұрын
@@agdewey Totally agree, this is why I don't drink Badger beers much either as they tend to put most in clear bottles too.
@lion9f452 11 ай бұрын
Glad to see Siren having a good showing. Easily my favourite right now. Lovely stuff.
@digestivebiscuit4458 11 ай бұрын
Nice to see Proper Job in the top 10. Spot on blind tasting notes aswell!
@ethangriffiths7802 Жыл бұрын
This is a really interesting and relevant one for me. I definitely can’t afford to be spending how much I’d like to at my local craft beer shop, so these supermarket options are my go to for most weeks/months, so great to know which to go for and which to avoid. Also I’d stayed away from Vocations’s love and hate after I had a couple of bad vocation beers, might’ve been one of their New England IPA’s but I think I must’ve had a few bad cans? Will pick this one up when I next find it Great video guys, love this sort of ‘best value- what to get and what not to’ sort of video as I’m someone who has still got a long list of beers to try
@daconor91 11 ай бұрын
So glad you loved the Vocation Love and Hate because it’s been one of my favourites for years now, ever since Tesco started selling it. I often try the other stuff that comes in but am yet to find a supermarket ipa that surpasses it. It’s so good!
@MrFlyingguy Жыл бұрын
love this channel since finding it... drinking the new 0.5% collab Mash Gang/ Verdant as watching this... would love to see a good NOLO vid soon, or just table beers.
@distlledbrewedreviewed 11 ай бұрын
You went above and beyond on this video my friend.
@charlesjohnson5811 Жыл бұрын
I've generally avoided supermarket brews for the reasons you gave, but my local Morrisons now has a dedicated refrigerated section with a nice selection of crafties (North, Vocation, Siren to name a few). With their reasonable prices and a 4 for 3 offer, I can no longer resist picking up a few cans with the weekly shop and I expect many others will feel the same - including those that are relatively new to the scene. Great vid, great research - keep it up!
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Haha a new kind of hop creep
@mrougelot 11 ай бұрын
Respect for your honesty. I think you started the video hoping to conclude that irrespectively of the ethic side, the drinking experience of supermarket beers is subpar but when you noticed it wasn’t you admitted it.
@Birchy Жыл бұрын
Mate I tell you what, being able to pick up the ale notes from St Austell and Thornbridge is ridiculous, fair play
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks. Gonna ask each brewery what the yeast is. I swear can Jaipur is US05, not a British strain so intrigued how it came across so "casky"
@Pouchey2 11 ай бұрын
"Look at you, you creamy bad boy" are words I never expected to leave Jonny's mouth 😂
@liambrown911 Жыл бұрын
Great episode! My local Morrisons (Ipswich) stock Buxton Axe Edge and Thornbridge x Burnt Mill Riffle. Both in my opinion are excellent. I've had both fresh from the brewery also. Tesco also have Sierra Nevada pale ale on special. On my budget these all supplement my homebrew stocks
@steventhompson9319 11 ай бұрын
Interesting vid, as always. I love Vocation Life and Death as well. I had a pint of Road Crew not too long ago (Cameron's = basically Tooth & Claw) which was essentially a pint of Butter Beer.
@jdgonzo1982 11 ай бұрын
Love & Hate (Vocation) and Heathen (Northern Monk) are my go to supermarket ales...they really hit hard and taste amazing...nice to know others like 'em too!!
@olivertrewavas5465 Жыл бұрын
Mad Squirrel used to be my local - with a bottle shop full of fridges. Never had the off notes before from the fridge 👍
@Vinnie13 Жыл бұрын
Strawpedo Reef is the best tasting-notes ever. 100% agree!
@hardyardsbrewers1225 Жыл бұрын
I love a hot sunny afternoon of drinking 22 IPAs... 🥴🥴🤣 well done Jonny your palate held up all the way. It's a shame with supermarket beer that it's left out on a shelf... they don't understand 'hop forward' beer unfortunately, it's the same here in NZ. Cheers I enjoyed watching this as we cant get alot of these beers in our neck of the woods, cheers Mike in NZ 🍻🍻
@windymilleruk 11 ай бұрын
Big fan of this channel and often take the recommendations and this hasn't let down either. My local Tesco stocks both Love and Hate and Heathen (fair play to this supermarket, has a really wide selection normally) and neither of these have let down at all! While the Heathen is good, the Love and Hate really is deserving of it's top rating. Cracking beer
@JimbobH Жыл бұрын
Salt - IKAT is my favourite "supermarket" beer
@JimbobH Жыл бұрын
Much better than the Huckaback
@kieranbarry8193 Жыл бұрын
Salt Tram is fantastic!
@growintheglass 11 ай бұрын
We can often find local craft beer at supermarkets her in NC and we're happy to support them. I'd prefer to find them at smaller locations rather than supporting large companies, but it is what it is. We only review craft beer on our channel, so we tend to seek them out directly from the breweries themselves and/or local taprooms that carry only local/regional beer.
@PeteWylieRC Жыл бұрын
Hooray an IPA taste test where I've actually tasted quite a few of them. Yeah Love & Hate and Vocation beers in general are probably the best you can get from Tesco. Oh dear I bought my Dad a tin of The Cat Amongst because I liked the tin 😫 Anyway my conscience is clear about buying beer from the supermarket because I also pick up a 5ltr container from our local brewery (Drop the Anchor) most weekends 😁🍺🍺🍺
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Favourite supermarket beer? Idea for the next blind taste test? Let us know below..... ALSO! Small edit - I am talking nonsense when I talk about hop creep. Bit drunk - the hops have enzymes that break down malt sugar, that remaining yeast consumes. Not yeast munching hops.
@jimbrennan1181 Жыл бұрын
Anchor Steam? Kidding, that's not a supermarket beer in the U.S., and possibly one of the reasons they're going out of business. (They also shat the bed on moving forward with new beers but whatever.)Many states don't even allow supermarket beers. In states where you can find it there aren't many craft options, but I guess you've got the same problem in the UK.
@mrfister1899 Жыл бұрын
Can't imagine you'd be able to do it for so many reasons, but would be nice to see taste tests of some beers submitted by homebrewers.
@PMason85 Жыл бұрын
Weihenstephaner Weis or Tripel Karmeliet
@ATocke Жыл бұрын
Wheat Beer would be interesting! Seems quite underrepresented nowadays...
@Vinnie13 Жыл бұрын
Pale Ale next! Northern Monk Faith is a great fridge filler
@_.Ed._ Жыл бұрын
I try to shop in bottle shops as much as I can, trying to show my support for the little guy. Use it or lose it as they say! Saying that, if I'm strapped for cash at the end of the month I sometimes can't resist a couple of bottles of proper job. It's £1.85 a bottle in the Sainsbury's at the end of the road and it's a really solid beer
@dapotatoboy4066 11 ай бұрын
i’m absolutely brewing a marshmallow ipa now. thanks for the idea!
@djrobson1060 Жыл бұрын
Very lucky here in New Zealand. A lot of our supermarkets have a dedicated, chilled section just for craft beers from our best breweries. The best ones even have an area for Fresh Hop beers during hop harvest season!
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Not even all UK bottleshops have that...
@jameshardy2045 11 ай бұрын
Northern and, yorkshire specifically, beers doing the best. Not suprised as we are blessed with good breweries up here! 😊
@ip3948 11 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks. Would like to see a DIPA version of this, agree the supermarket offerings are toned down so some of the DIPAs have that bitterness and structure that the IPAs lack. Just drinking an 8 week old Salt IKAT from Tesco now and it really is a solid beer and unbeatable at the price.
@dutypaidrock 9 ай бұрын
I'm so glad my taste in IPAs has been vindicated! You picked my favourite two. If I have to get from a supermarket, Northern Monk and Vocation are my go-tos. Consistently good. North Brewing do a couple of decent ones as well - not sure Future Skies is one of them.
@mattyj444 Жыл бұрын
It’s funny, you mentioned tasting marshmallow and how that shouldn’t be in an IPA. In October 2022 one of the local breweries in Charlotte made a marshmallow IPA. It was good, definitely not drinking two back to back, but fun. Thanks Heist!
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
Yikes. I'd skip over that on the beer board!
@chrisnewton9788 Жыл бұрын
Am also a fan of Northern Monk but not seen the Vocation beer on the shelves. Will certainly make sure I give it try now
@Hannes_Lind Жыл бұрын
I spoke to a brewer who said that most breweries buy their hops on contract to a certain weight each year. That meant that during covid and lockdown they ended up with huge amounts of hops not being used. This is where I imagine all those hops went, supermarket beers.
@thekentishpilgrim Жыл бұрын
Never would have considered the Vocation beer. I will now. Heathen a classic, and I really like proper job for a supermarket job.
@gcouto8774 11 ай бұрын
Nice entertaining video as always! Could I ask... Any plans to resume your home-brewing videos? Missing them greatly!
@Stevesulsh Жыл бұрын
Big fan of Heathen nice to see it up there, would love to see a blind tasting of Irish supermarket ipas but would need second mortgage with current min alcohol pricing 😅
@cobolh0pp3r12 Жыл бұрын
I live in a state in the US where they cannot sell supermarket beers. You can get a special "restaurant" type license where can sell beer or wine from outside breweries but I've never seen them sell their "own brands", so this whole concept is interesting and new to me. I'll be visiting UK this month so good to know I should basically avoid these beers. (- ; Hoping I can find some Omnipollo, Five Points, and\or De Dolle though. You've made them sound incredible on past episodes. Cheers!
@MrFlyingguy Жыл бұрын
oooh beer snob, hello.... when you are here, recommend you visit and look at Kernel, Pressure Drop, Beak, Verdant, Deya, and a few of the regionals such as Arbor in the west
@Carpetto 11 ай бұрын
These for the most part aren't supermarket "own brand" beers, they're beers brewed by (mostly) independent breweries specifically to go into supermarket stores. The only two that you could consider "own brand" were the crap blood orange and anti-establishment ones. You'd be missing out if you dismissed the top 5 breweries here at least.
@cobolh0pp3r12 11 ай бұрын
@@Carpetto thanks for the clarification! Interesting. Will perhaps check out. I will have limited time during my vacation, so honestly plan more to just hit some pubs and get some good cask ale, and\or find a bottle shop but will not rule out the supermarket stuff if ends up "happening" thanks to the CBC videos and comments here. Cheers!
@PMason85 Жыл бұрын
Dead shelf beers should always be known as shelf turds. Also, with you all the way on strawpedo-ing Reef. Was superb.
@bonniejamie 11 ай бұрын
Would have loved you to have thrown Northern Monk Transient into the mix - one of the only supermarket beers I ever buy (Morrisons) and nearly always on the money as far as a thicc hazy IPA goes. Great video!
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
It wasn't in my Morrissons! Will have to find some.
@jordanfarrell9011 Жыл бұрын
Faith from Northern monk is probably my favourite supermarket beer
@katashworth41 5 ай бұрын
My favourite pub has Great Northern Lager as their house one, one of many reasons that I love them.
@Ed-vi7rp 11 ай бұрын
My pick of supermarket IPAs has to be Buxton Axe Edge from Morrisons but the Vocation Love & Hate is definitely my second favourite. Both are solid 3.8+ beers on Untappd.
@arp201267 Жыл бұрын
Next taste test do modern craft vs traditional breweries versions of the same beer style.
@SlurpyDave254 11 ай бұрын
I watched this in a pub with a pint of Old Peculier...think I defo had the best beer😂
@ronanmcconnellable Жыл бұрын
Loads of these beers started out great and just declined gradually. Vocation and Northern Monk are old reliables tho. Great video and jeez I'm jealous of your palate man class!
@robgreen1042 Жыл бұрын
You should come up to the new Vocation bar in Halifax. It's amazing.
@laurencetickell3086 11 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video. My budget allows one or two expensive craft beers each week from a bottle shop or put. Nice to have a four pack of Faith or Jaipur or Life or Death for the same price as a top end can as well to drink after.
@vaughngriffiths3148 11 ай бұрын
Would love to see an episode with South African beers. We’re a hive of creativity and dedication to craft. Large amount of ales and lagers using South African malts and hops in this side that will blow your minds!
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
We'd love to go there! maybe one day!
@3rdDegreeTVLLC Жыл бұрын
My beer buds!! 🎉🎉
@stevenchapman5179 Жыл бұрын
I spent over 3 years in England and Northern Monk consistently gets better.
@dellzincht 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely no surprise that Vocation & Northern Monk come out on top, their supermarket output is consistently decent. Love & Hate fresh is incredible but it has had constistency issues in the past so glad you got a good one. Also, no self respecting craft beer drinker should touch anything by Beavertown or Fourpure, for obvious reasons.
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
Fourpure are technically not macro-owned anymore, just FYI!
@dellzincht 11 ай бұрын
@@TheCraftBeerChannel technically not, no. They were for a long time, though. A bit like Magic Rock are now considered craft again (but I disagree with that.)
@bramsanjanssan4908 9 ай бұрын
I bought some of these in my local bottleshop and I must say I "rated" them highly.
@kaveendravasuthevan7838 Жыл бұрын
Great video, as always! I've encountered beers that I've been pretty certain are skunked/oniony but usually just let it slide. Have you encountered situations like this before, and do you just roll with it? Or gently inform the bar tender?
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
We get it pretty often - it's a sign of either poor quality hops or a beer that's VERY fresh. I think it's worth telling the bartender whenever there is a quality issue, even if you're not looking to exchange beer the feedback should be helpful to them
@mrfister1899 Жыл бұрын
Never heard the term "strawpedo", but I think I know what you mean. We called it "shotgunning". I used to "strawpedo" those little bottles of wine you get 😮
@haroldharold2836 Жыл бұрын
Urbanaut Toasted Marshmallow IPA is delightful. There is room for marshmallow in an IPA when it’s done right 🍻
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
Nope never. Not no how.
@jonty50 11 ай бұрын
A lot of these are from Leeds or nearby. Cool to see
@Margarinetaylorgrease 18 күн бұрын
I brought a 4 of Vocation’s Hop Skip & Juice last week and it smelled of bad breath. At the same time I got Northern Monk, Faith and it also smelled of bad breath. The. Vocation also had to much Chloride it made it a touch sharp on the after taste in a none completely way.
@ivorscrotumic3556 11 ай бұрын
I can't watch this, coz I stopped drinking alcohol almost 3 yrs ago (25-08-20), but I loved a good IPA & it's the one drink that I still crave for, every now & again (& again). I'm still a fully paid up member of CAMRA tho, coz I maintain the belief that 'proper' beer is a right, not a privilege. ;-) Well, I don't know what supermarkets are featured here but, for those who are interested, Lidl used to do some really nice cans of decent 'real ale' & Aldi had some too.. Happy supping folks.....🍻
@katashworth41 5 ай бұрын
IPA isn’t my usual style, but I love Jaipur.
@jimmyrushworth928 Жыл бұрын
Great content CBC, usually a bottleshop/Brewser man but I'll dip in to supermarkets during a crisis (No beer left in the house) 😁 A Supermarket Big Beer review would be cool, DIPAs/Impy Stouts are much more available these days and probably tempting to the general punter. For the sake of your liver I'd cut down the 22 haha 👍 ps. . Personal fav DIPA in the supermarkets is probably Aoraki from Vocation 😁
@Wargh182 Жыл бұрын
bought a 4 pack of vocation New Musik hazy pale in B&M, dont remember the price but was pretty good value, I do wonder if the beer sold in so-called discount shops is maybe old stock, but these vocation beers were lovely.
@michaelporteous3083 11 ай бұрын
Discount shop beer is a combination of old and new New Musik has been in Asda for a while aswell
@honourisdrumming 11 ай бұрын
Pollys Mosaic maze is not only the best IPA in any supermarket but is also one of the best beers out there period. Shame that wasn’t included. Great vid!
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
Which supermarket!? Saw a Pollys pale but no IPAs.
@honourisdrumming 11 ай бұрын
@@TheCraftBeerChannel Morrisons!
@michaelporteous3083 11 ай бұрын
ALDI anti establishment is also made by Williams Bros . Love/Hate has been my go to IPA for ages
@magnus.nasmark 11 ай бұрын
Fun fact: The state operated liquor stores in Sweden don’t allow refrigeration since it promotes drinking.
@korpus_kallosum Жыл бұрын
A lot of grocery stores in my part of Canada sell craft beers from local breweries and they are usually decently fresh and in a fridge
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
By grocery store are we talking Target/Walmart etc or smaller ones? The question here is about size and approach, not just the fact there's also food and such!
@korpus_kallosum 11 ай бұрын
@@TheCraftBeerChannel They are quite big region chains, equivalent to Sainsbury's basically
@zachi3731 11 ай бұрын
I could be wrong but In my area in the Midwest of the US we don't really have any supermarket brand beers. We have a popular grocery chain called HyVee that luckily has a great wine and spirits section that sells tons of local beer from our state as well as lots of beer from macro breweries. European breweries like Weihenstephaner and Budvar are even sold there. No store brand beers that I know of though. Is supermarket beer more of a European phenomenon maybe?
@darreno6222 Жыл бұрын
We probably need to discuss actual cost. Main Supermarket’s pricing at £3.75 to £4, verses not much more (sub 6%) direct from breweries.
@andrewsteer8860 Жыл бұрын
That arbor beer is £4 in my local Sainsbury, would much rather spend 50p more and go to my bottle shop!
@AuthorJgDow 11 ай бұрын
try Cracking Ibiza for a craft beer themed read this summer!
@terryostype9099 Жыл бұрын
Huckaback can definitely vary a hell of a lot, on a good day it's lovely! It would be interesting to do a mini follow up to blind review the top 10 in three months to see how much variance there is.
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Interesting idea!
@exetercitycubing408 Жыл бұрын
Given up on supermarket 440s and just but lagers and the little cube packs of craft beer. Hazy Jane etc. Get a few nice ones from the bottle shop though.
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Don't give up in vocation!!!
@ozziedylan9903 9 ай бұрын
Cold Beer is Amazing
@83gt17 Жыл бұрын
My local USA supermarket stocks local, small breweries in the five or six stores within a few hours drive.
@2002chrisking Жыл бұрын
It's interesting to see how well the Neipa style beers held up, as I always thought they would struggle much more being kept on the shelf compared to Westies.
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Me too. Kind of baffled so I think it's more that UK brewers just make better neipa then wcipa
@2002chrisking 11 ай бұрын
My go to Supermarket beer is Sierra Nevada PA. It's a shame Torpido isn't as readily available. Great video once again!
@Its__Good Жыл бұрын
My Morrisons has the vast majority of its craft beer in fridges now.
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@FightingIrishFan91 Жыл бұрын
Now lets see US supermarket avail beers...Sierra Nevada, Bells, New Belgium, Cigar City on down!
@Opm3t 11 ай бұрын
Quick question Jonny, can I ask you what's that flavour (almost spicy) that I can taste in the first part of a sip in almost every Salt/Polly's/North Brew etc etc beers? I reckon it has something to do with their house yeast or so... I just can't replicate at home and I love it xD
@JamesReece271 7 ай бұрын
Found over the last few years i have really gone off craft beer it just gives me really bad headaches the next day, even just one can. I moved back to cask its cheaper,traditional, and doesn't pretend to be a cheesecake or something it's just good, simple heritage beer to be supped by the fire with a muddy dog
@rickyweatherill6021 11 ай бұрын
Got bored a while ago from the supermarket offerings but Vocation is the only brewery I can still rely on for quality
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
Well I think there are a few you can add to the list! And a few that should remain firmly off it.
@AndrewB170 Жыл бұрын
Great to see Love & Hate perform so well. It must have been one of my first NEIPAs years ago and I still rank it alongside some of my favourites from Polly's, Verdant, Sureshot, etc.
@MichaelAndersen_DK 11 ай бұрын
Could have been interesting to see when these badboys were brewed. But yeah, WHO THE HECK PUTS IPA IN A CLEAR BOTTLE? Blasphemy! Another great tasting 🍻
@ianlaker9161 Жыл бұрын
I buy most of my beer (those I don't brew myself) from my local farm shop - Gibson's near Wingham, close to Canterbury here in East Kent. They stock local Kentish beer from Tonbridge (my favourite - consistently excellent), Gadd's, Wantsum and Time and Tide among others. Not only that, they stock excellent local fruit and vegetable produce and superb sausages. My concience is clear! I'll look out for your recommendations when I do venture in to my local Waitrose. Christ, I sound like a middle class cliche.
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
But it's a very nice sounding cliche.
@ianlaker9161 11 ай бұрын
@@TheCraftBeerChannel ❤️
@richharper8159 Жыл бұрын
Gonna have to say, not all bottleshops are created equal in their care for expensive hoppy beers. But, most supermarkets aren’t good. If turnover is quick, that helps. People quickly buying all that fresh Life & Death!!
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Fair point, though from what I have seen that is changing pretty fast as consumers demand it
@loufigouk Жыл бұрын
Strawpedoing reefs when they were 99p in spoons takes me back! Great video, some really good beer especially for £3 a can, thanks Domo!!
@sneakbeats Жыл бұрын
West coast IPA? - Big Eagle York brewing in Asda at the moment. Probably one of the best IPAs in the supermarkets currently!
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Didn't see that one sadly. Maybe sold out.
@killerdude-hz2bb 11 ай бұрын
in sweden all beer is sold warm, and needs to sit in the government warehouse 2 months before being sold to check for abv
@PhilipJoyceMusician 11 ай бұрын
Oh wow. I haven't heard anyone referring to strawpedoing reef in years. Just got a little bit sick in my mouth... Good times
@BiscuitGeoff Жыл бұрын
I love these comparisons. I’ve just discovered that I’m going to have to cut out gluten: it might be too niche but I’d love a review of different gluten free beers, most breweries have one.
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Haha niche is what we do! Will see if it is viable from a wide selection perspective.
@mikekeller5202 Жыл бұрын
It’s very hard to determine the amount of gluten in a beer and a lot of people outside of the beer community do not know that including drs. I’m highly skeptical of gluten in most beers having any impact on people labeled gluten intolerant.
@BiscuitGeoff 11 ай бұрын
@@TheCraftBeerChannel my current list to try includes beers from Burnt Mill, Thornbridge, Arbor, Magic Rock, Siren, Five Points, North, Cloudwater, Purity and Bath Ales. I’m happy that you’d consider it.
@Margarinetaylorgrease 11 ай бұрын
@@mikekeller5202intolerant and allergic are not the same. I avoid wheat as it makes me feel odd, my friend avoids gluten as it makes him Poo blood.
@jeremypeters6496 11 ай бұрын
Late to the party, but are all the cans you taste the same level of freshness? I find it hit and miss in supermarkets to get very fresh beers, and would you take that into account in your tastings?
@adeleredman2325 Жыл бұрын
I’m very surprised at your comments on the Mad Squirrel Aztec beer, I had one last week and gave it 10/10. Perhaps you got an off can. Ian
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Well this is the lottery of shelf stored beer. The can was likely fine at the start. Perhaps been ruined by temperature.
@jameshardy2045 11 ай бұрын
Ive had this a couple of times, not a good beer at all....
@richarddeeble09 Жыл бұрын
Cold dry hopping with yeast in the package = d bomb in package when stored warm.
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
yes indeed. And even the odd actual bomb.
@KnobbyWobby 11 ай бұрын
Here I was working out a business plan for Marshmallow IPA's 😞
@dellzincht 11 ай бұрын
Evil Twin did an incredibly good marshmallow TIPA with an unneccesarily complex name a few years ago
@potterendergaming5335 11 ай бұрын
The first video I've watched was absolutely perfect, if I am not buying my beer from a supermarket where should I buy it from? I've recently been avoiding supermarkets completely in favour of a good pub but obviously, you can't go to the pub all the time.
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
From small and independent bottleshops, or indeed online from great beer websites!
@potterendergaming5335 11 ай бұрын
@@TheCraftBeerChannel I'm finding it quite hard to find some good websites would you have any recommendations?
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
@potterendergaming5335 beermerchants.com is what we use, plus caps and taps and Hop Burns Black are great bottleshops with websites.
@potterendergaming5335 11 ай бұрын
@@TheCraftBeerChannel Ah I'll check them out! Thanks for your help :)
@benscraftymusings Жыл бұрын
when you keep swirling the beer before drinking it, is this just habit? When I have done this, it tends to flatten or de-fizz the beer, and it tastes worse?! but i am a novice
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
Nah it's how to get the volatile compounds out of solution and into the glass. A quick swirl won't affect the carbonation. Do it every sip for a pint and it will!
@kieranbarry8193 Жыл бұрын
you missed some good breweries that are easily available in my local Morrisons: Salt, Northern, Pollys are all excellent beers imo
@TheCraftBeerChannel Жыл бұрын
I had salt and North?! Didn't see a Pollys IPA, only pales in the shop
@Forestgravy90 10 ай бұрын
Most IPAs taste near-identical to me
@sofakingdrunk66 Жыл бұрын
You'll be doing oven chips next 😅
@TheCraftBeerChannel 11 ай бұрын
I had oven chips after filming this.
@DarkDanegan Жыл бұрын
Should a beer geek buy beer from the supermarket? Probably not. Should someone who has spent their life drinking Carling, who walks into a supermarket feeling adventurous, be able to get introduced to the world of craft beer? Absolutely. Shame they might get put off if they choose the wrong one, but it could also lead to a bright new future for them!
@MrModaman Жыл бұрын
Where I live in the US, there is a chain of mega-sized supermarkets that have plenty of good to great craft beers in their coolers. But of course to get a low production, high-end craft beer you still need to go to a bottle shop.
@mrougelot 11 ай бұрын
Many of us got their first proper beers off the supermarket, whether it's IPAs, Belgian ales or German Weizen.
@TheMrAdax 11 ай бұрын
Huckaback is bloody amazing!!! You really made it out to be average when it's not 😡
@kevinpayne3482 11 ай бұрын
So do these breweries brew beer specifically for the supermarket or do the supermarkets just carry the beer but don’t keep it in coolers. Sorry, just a British beer nube from western New York. Our supermarkets are pretty good about keeping the beer in coolers. Not as good as the smaller craft beer bottle shops. I’m thinking you just slammed about 5 or 6 beer. Cheers! I’m drinking a beer called “pantera cowboys from hell” helles lager👍🏻🍻
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