Posts Tagged ‘bulldog bitter’
The Friday Question
Friday, July 9th, 2010
get in there my son
Last week I asked how many team jerseys I own, both club (Coventry City) and country (England, of course). Special thanks to Moira for her mention of Coventry’s glorious win over Spurs in the ’87 F.A. Cup Final (see the picture of Keith Houchen’s spectacular goal above)! As it happens, I haven’t got the 87 Cup Shirt (something I need to rectify methinks) although I do have the ’87 -’89 home shirt on which the badge proudly declares the team the 87 Cup Winners. Anyway, on to the business in hand, I have 4 different England shirts and 7 different Coventry shirts giving a total of 11 and a winner …. Scott Scharf, come on down! Congratulations sir, you win a growler of Bulldog Bitter and a few bottles of beer from whichever country wins on Sunday (hmmm, Netherlands or Spain, I’m going to have to do some research for this one, unless anyone out there has any suggestions?)
On to this week’s question and the last of the World Cup. You’ve got until kick-off on Sunday to get your answer in … the question is, of course, what will be the final score of the 2010 World Cup Final at full time (this includes any extra time played but excludes any possible penalty shoot-out) and who are the goal scorers (all of them)? The winner gets a growler of Bulldog Bitter, a couple of Oliver pint glasses and a t-shirt. Have at it & good luck.
Steve
World Cup Wednesday @ The Pratt St. Ale House
Monday, June 21st, 2010
In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a little something called the World Cup happening at the moment. Naturally I’m rooting for England (despite their dreadful performance thus far) and, of course, I’d like to see team USA progress to the next round. Wednesday is therefore a very important day …. both the USA and England play their next matches @ 10am on Wednesday and these games will decide whether they progress or go home. Come along to the Pratt Street Ale House and catch both games live! We’ll have both games on in the bar and lounge with sound for the US game in the bar and sound for the England game in the lounge. We’ll have our special World Cup brew, Bulldog Bitter, on special ($3/pints) as well as $3 Bloody Mary. The kitchen will be open @ 10am so skip work (you weren’t going to get anything productive done anyway) and join us @ The Ale House …. this is one day of the World Cup that you don’t want to miss!
Bulldog Bitter Now On Tap
Friday, June 11th, 2010
The day is finally upon us … 4 years in the making, The World Cup is here! To celebrate we are proud to introduce Bulldog Bitter, a classic English session bitter at 4.3% abv, light bodied, smooth and flavorful, this bitter will be available at a special price of $3 per pint during televised games. It is available on draft and a limited supply on cask … come enjoy the beautiful game at The Pratt Street Ale House and a sup a pint of Bulldog, the perfect accompaniment.
Come on England!!!!
The Friday Question (Late Edition)
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Wow, this is turning into some week …. it’s as if a swarm of beer hungry locusts has settled into the Ale House … kegs are popping with alarming regularity and I’m sweating as I see my stock depleting. Today is the first day of my first vacation since 2007 and guess what … I’m in the brewery!!! I know that being a brewer is a pretty cool job but sometimes it really sucks … somehow I have to brew 4 times during said vacation, cue much chin scratching.
I’ve been very pleased with the response to the Channel Crossing project, it’s selling well (only 1 keg left @ the Ale House) and it has started to appear around town (Max’s, T-Bonz, Baltimore Taphouse etc), seek it out, it won’t be around for long! Brian and I have already been knocking around some ideas for our Belgian Nut Brown hybrid which we’ll be brewing later this month or early July depending upon our schedules.
Batch # 2 of Strongman Pale Ale just went on tap @ The Ale House. It’s 8.6 % abv but has a reformulated hop addition and slightly higher IBU than batch # 1, now being brewed with Target Hops in addition to old favorites First Gold, Kent Goldings and Bramling Cross. I have to say I’m extremely happy with it, come try one!
Anyway, on to the business at hand. Last week I asked which beer I’d be using to “wet the babies head” as the old saying goes (at least where I come from!) when my son Jacob is born (any time now). The answer of course is Fuller’s Vintage Ale. I gave a clue on a recent brewery “tweet” when I thanked Barrett (Brewmaster of the District Chop House in DC) for his gift of a bottle of’ ’98 Vintage at our recent baby shower. So there it is, Fullers Vintage Ale 1998, which makes Graham the winner, congratulations.
On to this weeks question. You may be aware that I’m “fairly excited” about the forthcoming World Cup competition. I’ve brewed a beer to be released on the first day of the tournament, “Bulldog Bitter” a classic English Bitter, 4.3% abv, smooth and sessionable, the perfect beer to enjoy while watching the beautiful game! England of course start their campaign for glory against the USA on Saturday (come to the Pratt Street Ale House, Bulldog Bitter is $3/pint during every game!). What I want to know is what will be the final score of the England vs USA match and who scores first (if applicable)? Needless to say the competition closes prior to kick-off. The prize will of course involve a growler of Bulldog Bitter, a t-shirt and probably a bottle or 2 of something interesting. post your answer via the comment section below and good luck!
The Friday Question
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Gotcha! I thought everybody would go on the high side for this one! I asked how many kilderkins we’ve filled this year (we serve the Best Bitter and ESB from them @ The Ale House) and if we filled as many as some of you guessed our production would have outstripped this brewery long ago! You have to remember, these cask products are still a niche market compared to regular draft beer. We in fact filled 18 kilderkins which is a little over 388 gallons of beer. That makes Brandon-Millhouse the winner with his guess of 30. Congratulations, you get to come and choose a couple of bottles from our secret stash!
For this weeks question the prize is a growler fill of the soon to be released Strongman Pale Ale (batch #2, 8.6% abv with a reformulated hop profile) and an Oliver t-shirt. The question is this … to celebrate the forthcoming birth of my son, Jacob I will raise a glass of which beer? In the case of a tie I will draw one correct answer at random to be the winner. Please post your answer via the comment section below, good luck.
So, sport fans, as you may know, the greatest sport in the World (yes, it is, just live with it!) is soon to be dominating the airwaves with ESPN broadcasting every World Cup game live, oh yeah. Team USA and England kick-off their respective bids for glory against eachother on June 12th. your local English brewer/footie fan couldn’t let the World Cup pass without brewing a beer to celebrate this most glorious of World events. I present to you Bulldog Bitter.
It’s a classic English Best Bitter, 4.3% abv thirst quenching and sessionable, brewed with Halcyon Pale Ale Malt, Crystal Malt, Roasted Barley and Malted Wheat, medum bodied with a balanced hop profile (Kent Goldings and English Fuggle), in short, the perfect pint to sup while you’re watching “the beautiful game” (or any other time for that matter)! It will be on special ($3 pints) during every game screened @ The Pratt Street Ale House, so come join us. It will be on draft and on cask (limited availability).
Have a great weekend, cheers.
Steve