Lagerboy Speaks – Norrlands Guld
As we wrote previously on the BeerCast, to purchase alcohol in Sweden above 3.5%abv you have to seek out a state-run Systembolaget (hint – follow the nearest stampede). But our intrepid lager expert doesn’t need complex brews, so we dispatched him to a randomly selected Stockholm supermarket to stock up. He returned with a sixpack […]
Lagerboy Speaks – WEST St Mungo
St Mungo is the patron saint of various things – the bullied, people accused of infidelity, salmon (rather strangely), and the city of Glasgow – which he inadvertently founded by building a small church on the banks of the Clyde. Fast forward a few thousand years and he also becomes the patron of Scotland’s newest […]
Lagerboy speaks – Kasteel Cru
Usually Lagerboy tries something new and undiscovered for this column, but sometimes the gassy yellow stuff has passed his lips before. Kasteel Cru is just such a beer, having been sampled by various BeerCasters over the years – and always with interesting results. It seems to be a conversation-starter, that’s for sure. Produced in Alsace […]
Lagerboy Speaks – Nils Oscar God Lager
There’s no denying Nils Oscar’s God Lager has an interesting title, as the classically-styled cream and silver label certainly grabs the attention. It got Lagerboy’s, that’s for sure (although anything higher up than Tennants usually will). The name refers less to a religious beer experience than the translation of ‘Good Lager’ into the brewery’s native […]
Lagerboy Speaks – Monteith’s New Zealand Lager
‘All beer is good. Some beer is better…’ is a great philosophy for a brewer – and maybe for a beer website too, come to that (although I would hesitate to describe something like Bud Light as good). But that particular saying comes from motto-happy Monteith’s, who also describe themselves as ‘The home of craft […]
Lagerboy Speaks – Greene King St Edmund’s Ale
Suffolk behemoths Greene King are primarily known for their IPA, ubiquitous in the south of England but rarely seen up here. But they have plenty of other beers in their portfolio, many obtained via aggressive takeovers of rival brewers. Because of this they are now the largest solely British-owned producer in the UK. To my […]
