Tetley's To Close?

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Tue 11 Nov, 2008 11:35 pm

sundowner wrote: How can they say that they will still brew the same brew. I thought they used there own water supply from bore holes. If so how can they produce the same taste with other water. Or am i being daft? No you are not being daft. They will use the Tetley recipe and attempt to ensure in the lab that all is the same, but Tetley bitter has been various styles of beer that count heavily towards it's final palatability.Ever drunk tetley keg, or tetley tank or tetley smooth. All pretty nasty stuff, same recipe just finished off differently to cask.Whilst they said they will brew it elsewhere will they process it as traditional cask - probably not.But who the heck cares with all the wonderful small Yorkshire Breweries we have.

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 12 Nov, 2008 12:12 am

The Parksider wrote: sundowner wrote: How can they say that they will still brew the same brew. I thought they used there own water supply from bore holes. If so how can they produce the same taste with other water. Or am i being daft? No you are not being daft. They will use the Tetley recipe and attempt to ensure in the lab that all is the same, but Tetley bitter has been various styles of beer that count heavily towards it's final palatability.Ever drunk tetley keg, or tetley tank or tetley smooth. All pretty nasty stuff, same recipe just finished off differently to cask.Whilst they said they will brew it elsewhere will they process it as traditional cask - probably not.But who the heck cares with all the wonderful small Yorkshire Breweries we have. You know, this reminds me of a phrase often used amongst photographers around here in the days when B/W was the norm (Yup, that 'chemically coated acetate strip on a spool you had to negotiate into the camera transport mechanism...).Picture quality, particularly taken with faster film would show vissible 'grain' from the chemical layer, equivocal to pixilation, and the resultant poor quality attributed to it having been developed in Tetleys Bitter!

Si · Post by Si » Wed 12 Nov, 2008 10:14 am

I was talking to the landlord of a well-known pub in Bramhope last night, and he reckoned Tetley Bitter hasn't been brewed in Leeds for several years - he thought maybe the Midlands.Any truth in this?

uncle michael · Post by **uncle michael** » Wed 12 Nov, 2008 10:34 am

Si wrote: I was talking to the landlord of a well-known pub in Bramhope last night, and he reckoned Tetley Bitter hasn't been brewed in Leeds for several years - he thought maybe the Midlands.Any truth in this? No. I went on a brewery trip last year and it was been brewed then.P.S. I am in Vietnam at the moment drinking Tiger or Saigon beer.Both are good

Si · Post by Si » Wed 12 Nov, 2008 10:51 am

Good.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 12 Nov, 2008 10:54 am

uncle michael wrote: P.S. I am in Vietnam at the moment drinking Tiger or Saigon beer.Both are good Is the BGI still middling?

uncle michael · Post by **uncle michael** » Wed 12 Nov, 2008 11:04 am

Cardiarms wrote: uncle michael wrote: P.S. I am in Vietnam at the moment drinking Tiger or Saigon beer.Both are good Is the BGI still middling? Have not had any BGI yet, I will try one tonight and report back.I like the Saigon Red but not Saigon Green (weak).Michael

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Wed 12 Nov, 2008 1:22 pm

I checked out the new Leeds Brewery bar on Station Approach yesterday. Looks very cold and unwelcoming to me. Like a cafe with taps. Not my cup of tea.

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Wed 12 Nov, 2008 1:26 pm

Stuff Tet's. Just had a drinkie of my home brewed nettle beer. Jeez!!!!!!! It felt like a gert big ogre had grabbed me by the short and curleys and smacked mi ed off every wall!! Get a reet sting in it, but smooth as buggery.Niiiccccce. I feel a few more pressure barrels of the stuff for xmas!! WaheyTets as an institution. More of this good old nettle beer and I'll be in one!!

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 12 Nov, 2008 1:42 pm

uncle michael wrote: Have not had any BGI yet, I will try one tonight and report back.I like the Saigon Red but not Saigon Green (weak).Michael Out of desparation, I had a can of Boddies, early widget variety, in Saigon back in the 90's. It appeared to have been imported, if not brewed, in Canada. it was vile.