HW: Watney's Red Barr

[Chris Warburton]

At 14:21 17/12/98 -0800, you wrote:
>
>I actually bought a 6-pack on Watney's RB in the US once ... it wasn't bad
>(perhaps the export stuff is better?), but it was no Samuel Smith's
>(Tadcaster Porter is easily my favorite sold-in-the-US British beer!
>yumyumyum!), or even Bass Ale.  That's for sure!
>
>        -Doug
>         ceres at sirius.com

Interesting - a US pilot that I knew in Belgium was mad for Taddy Porter
too;  it's one of the better beers of its kind.

As for Bass, I grew up with the stuff, and can remember what it was like
before they took out the Burton Unions from the No.2 brewery (secondary
fermentation in wooden casks rather than stainless steel tanks).  Sadly,
one of Britain's great historic beers is now a shadow of its former self!
At least Marston's still brew Burton beer properly.

ChrisW
obBeer: Marston's India Export

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