Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: joe_c on July 29, 2016, 09:26:24 PM
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https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2016/07/29/greene-king-confirmed
A pity we couldn't have got a local brewery on board. Or failing that, something drinkable.
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Can I be the first to say How Low This Once Great Club Has Fallen?
But seriously, Greene King? FFS.
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Dishwater is preferable to Green King, should have got sponsored by Fairy.
I'm based down in London and know of quite a few really good young breweries here Brixton, Weird Beard, Gipsy Hill, Crate, Beavertown etc
I know of some of the older Brum breweries, but who is new on the scene making good stuff?
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Imagine that cack in a plastic glass, for 4 quid.
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Greene King Ipa is Fucking horrible
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Oh dear. Not really something that shows up in the great H&V ale thread in Off Topic.
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I grew up on it and quite like the stuff to be honest.
It has to be kept correctly though or else it's like drinking rancid arse water.
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I prefer fizzy shit. But don't mind if we can make a bit of cash out of the beardy-weirdies.
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I've just flushed something more palatable down the toilet, and I have an epic dose of the trotts.
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Dishwater is preferable to Green King, should have got sponsored by Fairy.
I'm based down in London and know of quite a few really good young breweries here Brixton, Weird Beard, Gipsy Hill, Crate, Beavertown etc
I know of some of the older Brum breweries, but who is new on the scene making good stuff?
Brixton and Gipsy Hill may taste nice but are overpriced hipster-fodder.
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Dishwater is preferable to Greene King, should have got sponsored by Fairy.
I'm based down in London and know of quite a few really good young breweries here Brixton, Weird Beard, Gipsy Hill, Crate, Beavertown etc
I know of some of the older Brum breweries, but who is new on the scene making good stuff?
Brixton and Gipsy Hill may taste nice but are overpriced hipster-fodder.
I'd rather have 4 pints of these, than 6 of Greene King for the same price. Tbf though I get a pretty healthy discount.
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I had a drink of Bishop's Knob once. I wasn't in a pub, mind you. Great days.
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Wasps and Coventry have Purity the lucky gits.
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Wasps and Coventry have Purity the lucky gits.
Very good set up there, I didn't wait more than a few minutes to be served a good pint, even with 40 odd thousand there.
I can't say I'm exited by the GK link up, I'd rather drink lager than their stuff.
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Wasps and Coventry have Purity the lucky gits.
Id never leave the concourse if we served UBU.
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Wasps and Coventry have Purity the lucky gits.
Id never leave the concourse if we served UBU.
I would never feel it necessary to leave Villa Park if they served Timothy Taylor's - off now to trim my beard and to put on my cardigan made from domesticated lama wool.
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I prefer fizzy shit. But don't mind if we can make a bit of cash out of the beardy-weirdies.
Mmmmmm...fizzy shit
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I prefer fizzy shit. But don't mind if we can make a bit of cash out of the beardy-weirdies.
Mmmmmm...fizzy shit
I think he means fighting water.
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Whilst I agree with sentiments over taste, Greene King are sizeable players in the real ale / craft UK industry and would have had far more to play with than some of the afore mentioned brands and more local micro breweries.
Having switched to Heineken from Carlsberg-Tetleys it is clear where The club has gone in terms of this area of the business.
The only winners are mainstream cider drinkers who will now have strongbow over Somersby.
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Having switched to Heineken from Carlsberg-Tetleys it is clear where The club has gone in terms of this area of the business.
I'm not sure what you mean, have they not just switched one giant sponsor for another?
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Greene King have spent years taking over other breweries (closing some down) and continue to brew and sell the beers that they think will do well.
Agree, their IPA is a bit crap but they do some other beers that are ok.
Whether we see them or not is another matter.
I'd rather we had gone for a local brewery but that's business.
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Having switched to Heineken from Carlsberg-Tetleys it is clear where The club has gone in terms of this area of the business.
I'm not sure what you mean, have they not just switched one giant sponsor for another?
Indeed they have, but they have cut many of hospitality bonuses we used to get with Carlsberg. They have tightened up somewhat.
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I agree with these sediments entirely.
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In the grand scheme of things, I'm not sure how much it really matters.
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Well it matters to me I'm hopping mad about it.
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No need to get bitter about it though.
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For those of you for whom beer is important. Greene King have indeed bought up swathes of East Anglian breweries. The Bartons is owned by an East Anglian (sort of) Rutland brewery. If GK have got them in the cross wires so long Bishops Farewell before a game.
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Dishwater is preferable to Greene King, should have got sponsored by Fairy.
I'm based down in London and know of quite a few really good young breweries here Brixton, Weird Beard, Gipsy Hill, Crate, Beavertown etc
I know of some of the older Brum breweries, but who is new on the scene making good stuff?
Brixton and Gipsy Hill may taste nice but are overpriced hipster-fodder.
I'd rather have 4 pints of these, than 6 of Greene King for the same price. Tbf though I get a pretty healthy discount.
Good point!
Are they cheaper nearer source? I've heard the Gipsy Hill Tavern isn't a bad pub.
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My son in law and his brother intend to start a brewery in Cambridge with an inheritance from their grandfather. He is a Gooner and his brother is a Man U fan. Answers on a postcard please for a suitable name for their product.
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Arseman as an opening gambit.
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Thierry Busby
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Which Ale we sell down VP are the yeast of our problems to be honest.
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My son in law and his brother intend to start a brewery in Cambridge with an inheritance from their grandfather. He is a Gooner and his brother is a Man U fan. Answers on a postcard please for a suitable name for their product.
A pint of Glory Hunter please and a half of Scumbag Millionaire.
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My son in law and his brother intend to start a brewery in Cambridge with an inheritance from their grandfather. He is a Gooner and his brother is a Man U fan. Answers on a postcard please for a suitable name for their product.
A pint of Glory Hunter please
Just beat me to it, After last season, "a pint of bitter please."
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Burton ale came to brum during an Ansell's strike. No one would touch Ansell's after. Brew11(m&b) didn't fare much better. Greene king Abbot Ale is dangerous after two or three. Aah student days when the grant went further. Championship sponsorship is hard come by. I suspect GK must by eyeing the Midlands market. Tractorboy drink.
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For those of you for whom beer is important. Greene King have indeed bought up swathes of East Anglian breweries. The Bartons is owned by an East Anglian (sort of) Rutland brewery. If GK have got them in the cross wires so long Bishops Farewell before a game.
Fantastic pub, fantastic food but the Oakham beer in the Bartons is pants.
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Dishwater is preferable to Greene King, should have got sponsored by Fairy.
I'm based down in London and know of quite a few really good young breweries here Brixton, Weird Beard, Gipsy Hill, Crate, Beavertown etc
I know of some of the older Brum breweries, but who is new on the scene making good stuff?
Brixton and Gipsy Hill may taste nice but are overpriced hipster-fodder.
I'd rather have 4 pints of these, than 6 of Greene King for the same price. Tbf though I get a pretty healthy discount.
Good point!
Are they cheaper nearer source? I've heard the Gipsy Hill Tavern isn't a bad pub.
I quite like the Westow in CP they tend to have a good range of brews also Beer Rebellion is pretty good. You get beers for good prices if you drink at Gipsy Hill brewery, they're a nice bunch too.
I can't think of many big breweries that I like the beer from enough to be really chuffed if they were running the show for Villa. Youngs and Fullers are ok, but very London centric.
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Burton ale came to brum during an Ansell's strike. No one would touch Ansell's after. Brew11(m&b) didn't fare much better. Greene king Abbot Ale is dangerous after two or three. Aah student days when the grant went further. Championship sponsorship is hard come by. I suspect GK must by eyeing the Midlands market. Tractorboy drink.
Brew XI is one of the nastiest beers I've ever had.
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I couldn't finish a Pint of that shit. Vile.
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Whatever it is, it won't be well-kept so they may as well ruin Greene King IPA as anything decent. It'd be nice to have a local brewer on board but realistically, GK are the only independent brewery big enough to pay the sort of money wer're after. The only alternative would possibly be Marston's, and they're not going to alienate their yammish heartland by linking up wih da Villu.
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Burton ale came to brum during an Ansell's strike. No one would touch Ansell's after. Brew11(m&b) didn't fare much better. Greene king Abbot Ale is dangerous after two or three. Aah student days when the grant went further. Championship sponsorship is hard come by. I suspect GK must by eyeing the Midlands market. Tractorboy drink.
Brew XI is one of the nastiest beers I've ever had.
It is without doubt unspeakable. I thought it had disappeared.
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My son in law and his brother intend to start a brewery in Cambridge with an inheritance from their grandfather. He is a Gooner and his brother is a Man U fan. Answers on a postcard please for a suitable name for their product.
A pint of Glory Hunter please and a half of Scumbag Millionaire.
A pint of Armchair,2 pints of cheating bastards, a hand shandy and a Donkey konk..
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Whatever it is, it won't be well-kept so they may as well ruin Greene King IPA as anything decent. It'd be nice to have a local brewer on board but realistically, GK are the only independent brewery big enough to pay the sort of money wer're after. The only alternative would possibly be Marston's, and they're not going to alienate their yammish heartland by linking up wih da Villu.
Badly kept and in served in plastic glasses.
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Whatever it is, it won't be well-kept so they may as well ruin Greene King IPA as anything decent. It'd be nice to have a local brewer on board but realistically, GK are the only independent brewery big enough to pay the sort of money wer're after. The only alternative would possibly be Marston's, and they're not going to alienate their yammish heartland by linking up wih da Villu.
Badly kept and in served in plastic glasses.
And a football crowd isn't really a proper brewery's target demographic.
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One of my best mates is their director who negotiated the deal, just been out on a bike ride with him - he's delighted with the feedback on here!!
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One of my best mates is their director who negotiated the deal, just been out on a bike ride with him - he's delighted with the feedback on here!!
Ha ha!
Erm, best beer in the world, I could only have been more delighted if we were sponsored by Doom Bar.
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I understand that Doom Bar is the UKs most sold session beer. Doesn't say much for the great British public.
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I never tasted Brew XI, is it worse then Greene King IPA? If it is then i'm glad I started drinking in the early 90s.
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Early 90's was probably the last time I had a pint of it. Sickly sweet taste, undeserving of the name 'bitter'
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I never tasted Brew XI, is it worse then Greene King IPA? If it is then i'm glad I started drinking in the early 90s.
It was bad but not quite as bad as ..........what came out of a Watneys Party 7!
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I never tasted Brew XI, is it worse then Greene King IPA? If it is then i'm glad I started drinking in the early 90s.
Many moons ago I was playing in a college football team , one of the players asked the PE teacher if they could drink the water from the bucket which had the magic sponge in.
"Only if you like Brew XI son. "
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Whatever it is, it won't be well-kept so they may as well ruin Greene King IPA as anything decent. It'd be nice to have a local brewer on board but realistically, GK are the only independent brewery big enough to pay the sort of money wer're after. The only alternative would possibly be Marston's, and they're not going to alienate their yammish heartland by linking up wih da Villu.
I did hear from someone in the know there that they did offer the £40,000 requested but it did not offer exclusivity of the brand. Marstons these days couldn't give two hoots for yam loyalty as they have it anyway.
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Brew eleven, come and get it, it's the beer to hurry for,
Brew eleven, satisfaction, Brew eleven gives you more.
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Brew XI certainly wasn't the best, but I drank M & B Springfield back in the day and remember it as a good beer. There wasn't a lot of choice in the 80s, mind.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsx-8aIBpAU
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Brew XI certainly wasn't the best, but I drank M & B Springfield back in the day and remember it as a good beer. There wasn't a lot of choice in the 80s, mind.
sprig wasnt that bad but then again the options were brew, bankss, harp and carling.
hofmeister was a revelation
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anything under 4.8% is alcohol free imho
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You can get Bathams at the Albion. Although I'd need a bucket of the stuff to be sufficiently pissed to want to watch them.
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anything under 4.8% is alcohol free imho
First line!
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Given the way we sank last season the obvious choice for a sponsor would have been "Titanic Brewery" from Burslem (Stoke on Trent) since their beers do slip down a treat.
The Titanic Plum Porter is a far more romantically nourishing beer than the Greene King IPA, the latter really is a very uninspiring beer (rather like last years performances).
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*yawn*
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"Yawn" would be a rather good name for beer.
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Sorry that should read
"Yawn" would be a good name for a Beer.
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Burton ale came to brum during an Ansell's strike. No one would touch Ansell's after. Brew11(m&b) didn't fare much better. Greene king Abbot Ale is dangerous after two or three. Aah student days when the grant went further. Championship sponsorship is hard come by. I suspect GK must by eyeing the Midlands market. Tractorboy drink.
Brew XI is one of the nastiest beers I've ever had.
It is without doubt unspeakable. I thought it had disappeared.
Still on sale at Harborne Cricket Club for some reason I can't fathom.