Well at least you gave them another chance after everything they've done.
Was that a Freudian slip when you said "crap" instead of cap...hehehe.
Its appauling that they put in colourings and preservatives, malt impart colour and hops are natural preservatives. There is no room for this rubbish in beer. LEAVE IT OUT!
Oh my.. I bought Young's brew kit (yorkshire bitter) with e150c but without E405 and I've just bottled it; maybe it will be better.. lucky then I can buy Young's in my store and make some comparison. I should ask you first. Thanks!
@fxone10 Oh the homebrew maybe better. You may be like me and make 5 gallons of vinegar. I've given up brewing beer. Wine I never failed at, and it always tasted better than shop stuff, but beer. Mine was nasty. I'd rather leave that to the experts. That's what disgusts me with this. There are brewers out there performing magic with 4 natural basic ingredients. Ones that have been used for many many many years. Yet these works of art are being shouldered off of the shelves by works of arse.
Oh sure it looks like a nice beer but the ingredients ohhhhh fuck no. E numbers are sometimes nothing bad but most of the time its artificial crap to replace real flavours. Why use a caramel colour/flavouring when you can use a malt or something to achieve the same effect? Probably a cost cutting measure which is stupid since the beer is not exactly cheaper for it.
@KieranD212 Well, not cheaper to us anyway. Mass produced beer can be made very cheaply. Example Tesco Value Bitter at 23p per can. They have that type of beer as a base now. Add some dye and you have a pretty colour, add some gluey gel and you have a rich mouthfeel, add sugar and you have a resemblence of malt. Instead of a lorry load of expensive brown, golden, colourful, flavourful malts. You have a chemist with a mask adding a bucket of chemicals. Kerching.
For shame. The problem with these E numbers, it`s just lazy. The stabiliser/thickener, and fakey colour are there to replace any craft. The texture should come from the craft of brewing, as should the colour. People are turning to ale because they are sick of the fake crap they been sold by pop tart beer brands. So now they are putting crap into our ale????? W&Y are trying to win the lager crowd, but they will lose the real beer drinkers. I`d rather drink from the thames.
@BeerGogglesReviews Well the problem is that, rather obviously, as their advertising campaign shows, W&G have clout but they have lost their way. They might as well just buy a bulk load of Stella Wifebeater and dump E150c into it, and just be done with the whole ale pretense altogether. Shame as I think my first real ale was banana bread beer many years ago. I got a bottle recently and thought I was drinking a mcdonalds milkshake, shocking rubbish. No more H&G for me.
@SingularityMedia Yeah that Banana Bread Beer was the biggest shock of the whole filthy lot. Like you I loved it years ago. It was about my 2nd or 3rd favourite beer at the time. Then the recipe changed and it's now those nasty cheap foam banana chews you would buy. Your comments are always bang on my friend.
As an Englishman, I disown this beer! I have not bothered with Wells & Youngs for well over a year now - just not worth bothering with. There are other breweries out there pouring their heart and soul in to their beer and those pushing the boundaries with their inventiveness, but the way this lot have just gone down the fake ingredients route is very sad.
@bluelebowski Do you know what saddens me most? On a section of PREMIUM BEERS of about 100 beers, about 6 of those lucritive spaces were taken up by W&Y.
6 real breweries have worked their arses off to EARN those positions. Mortgaged their homes to keep the brewery on it's feet while they are on their knees.
6 Artists have produced art, worthy of the Tate Gallery while W&Y put up 6 beers worthy of Tate & Lyle.
Customers are being openly sold crap under the libel (err, label) of 'Premium Beer'
@Vernon682 The E405 and the sugar makes it gluey. What I hate is the cheating. Change the recipe and make the beer cheap to produce Kerching. Oh but now its pale and watery. Add thickener and add dye and people will be fooled into thinking its a Premium Beer.
Wells & Youngs were once one of my favorite UK breweries along with Fullers and Badger, before I knew of BrewDog, The Kernel, Darkstar etc. But I have lost SO much for Wells & Youngs after they have started to use all these E-numbers etc, and also after watching Simons interview with the head brewer, mainly his ''advice'' to homebrewers... don't bother. They used to make such good beers, but I haven't touch any of their beers since. Great review Terry! Cheers!
I agree so much. They used to be great British brewers mate. I have often said how good it is that you enjoy a Brit beer from time to time and you are more knowledgable about UK beer scene than many that live here. As usual Peter, you are bang on mate!
Good honest review mate. What a load of balls. This is what annoys me when you have reviewers who ignore the fact that these companies are pumping shit into ale. Organisations who are ignoring this and claiming to be campaigning? You've always stayed true mate. Head and shoulder above. Head and shoulders above.
I can't believe they totally fucked this beer over. And it's supposed to represent the pride of British Beer? What a joke. Tell Rik Mayall to fuck off, use the money they spend on him to produce beer with natural flavours.
None of the E numbers shite in the Scottish Ales like McEwans Champion Guv LOL
sofakingdrunk66 6 months ago
@sofakingdrunk66 McEwans. The beer for when ya taste buds have died and gone to heavy. LOL
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
E stands for England Guv...LOL
sofakingdrunk66 6 months ago
@sofakingdrunk66 Not any other brewers I know.
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
Well at least you gave them another chance after everything they've done.
Was that a Freudian slip when you said "crap" instead of cap...hehehe.
Its appauling that they put in colourings and preservatives, malt impart colour and hops are natural preservatives. There is no room for this rubbish in beer. LEAVE IT OUT!
HopZine 6 months ago
@HopZine BLOODY WELL SAID ROB!!!
No that wasn't Fruedian I should have said, 'Let's just read the libel, err I mean label.' as well.
LOL
CHEERS MATE!!!
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
They've just cut the alcohol percentage of the "cask" version as well, not to save money on alcohol duty of course
BstrangerUK 6 months ago
@BstrangerUK BLOODY UNBELIEVABLE!!
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
Oh my.. I bought Young's brew kit (yorkshire bitter) with e150c but without E405 and I've just bottled it; maybe it will be better.. lucky then I can buy Young's in my store and make some comparison. I should ask you first. Thanks!
fxone10 6 months ago
@fxone10 Oh the homebrew maybe better. You may be like me and make 5 gallons of vinegar. I've given up brewing beer. Wine I never failed at, and it always tasted better than shop stuff, but beer. Mine was nasty. I'd rather leave that to the experts. That's what disgusts me with this. There are brewers out there performing magic with 4 natural basic ingredients. Ones that have been used for many many many years. Yet these works of art are being shouldered off of the shelves by works of arse.
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
Oh sure it looks like a nice beer but the ingredients ohhhhh fuck no. E numbers are sometimes nothing bad but most of the time its artificial crap to replace real flavours. Why use a caramel colour/flavouring when you can use a malt or something to achieve the same effect? Probably a cost cutting measure which is stupid since the beer is not exactly cheaper for it.
KieranD212 6 months ago
@KieranD212 Well, not cheaper to us anyway. Mass produced beer can be made very cheaply. Example Tesco Value Bitter at 23p per can. They have that type of beer as a base now. Add some dye and you have a pretty colour, add some gluey gel and you have a rich mouthfeel, add sugar and you have a resemblence of malt. Instead of a lorry load of expensive brown, golden, colourful, flavourful malts. You have a chemist with a mask adding a bucket of chemicals. Kerching.
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
For shame. The problem with these E numbers, it`s just lazy. The stabiliser/thickener, and fakey colour are there to replace any craft. The texture should come from the craft of brewing, as should the colour. People are turning to ale because they are sick of the fake crap they been sold by pop tart beer brands. So now they are putting crap into our ale????? W&Y are trying to win the lager crowd, but they will lose the real beer drinkers. I`d rather drink from the thames.
SingularityMedia 6 months ago
@SingularityMedia BLOODY WELL SAID MATE!!!!
BLOODY WELL SAID!!!!
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
@SingularityMedia Anyone serious about REAL ALE wouldn't give this time of day.
This and all their other E Number 'beers' should be in the crap beer section next to Value Homebrand Bitter in 2Litre plastic bottles.
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
@BeerGogglesReviews Well the problem is that, rather obviously, as their advertising campaign shows, W&G have clout but they have lost their way. They might as well just buy a bulk load of Stella Wifebeater and dump E150c into it, and just be done with the whole ale pretense altogether. Shame as I think my first real ale was banana bread beer many years ago. I got a bottle recently and thought I was drinking a mcdonalds milkshake, shocking rubbish. No more H&G for me.
SingularityMedia 6 months ago
@SingularityMedia Yeah that Banana Bread Beer was the biggest shock of the whole filthy lot. Like you I loved it years ago. It was about my 2nd or 3rd favourite beer at the time. Then the recipe changed and it's now those nasty cheap foam banana chews you would buy. Your comments are always bang on my friend.
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
As an Englishman, I disown this beer! I have not bothered with Wells & Youngs for well over a year now - just not worth bothering with. There are other breweries out there pouring their heart and soul in to their beer and those pushing the boundaries with their inventiveness, but the way this lot have just gone down the fake ingredients route is very sad.
bluelebowski 6 months ago
@bluelebowski Do you know what saddens me most? On a section of PREMIUM BEERS of about 100 beers, about 6 of those lucritive spaces were taken up by W&Y.
6 real breweries have worked their arses off to EARN those positions. Mortgaged their homes to keep the brewery on it's feet while they are on their knees.
6 Artists have produced art, worthy of the Tate Gallery while W&Y put up 6 beers worthy of Tate & Lyle.
Customers are being openly sold crap under the libel (err, label) of 'Premium Beer'
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
ima taking u dislik it
Vernon682 6 months ago
@Vernon682 The E405 and the sugar makes it gluey. What I hate is the cheating. Change the recipe and make the beer cheap to produce Kerching. Oh but now its pale and watery. Add thickener and add dye and people will be fooled into thinking its a Premium Beer.
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
Wells & Youngs were once one of my favorite UK breweries along with Fullers and Badger, before I knew of BrewDog, The Kernel, Darkstar etc. But I have lost SO much for Wells & Youngs after they have started to use all these E-numbers etc, and also after watching Simons interview with the head brewer, mainly his ''advice'' to homebrewers... don't bother. They used to make such good beers, but I haven't touch any of their beers since. Great review Terry! Cheers!
TheMasterOfHoppets 6 months ago 2
@TheMasterOfHoppets CHEERS PETER!!!
I agree so much. They used to be great British brewers mate. I have often said how good it is that you enjoy a Brit beer from time to time and you are more knowledgable about UK beer scene than many that live here. As usual Peter, you are bang on mate!
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
@BeerGogglesReviews Thanks Terry! Cheers!
TheMasterOfHoppets 6 months ago
Good honest review mate. What a load of balls. This is what annoys me when you have reviewers who ignore the fact that these companies are pumping shit into ale. Organisations who are ignoring this and claiming to be campaigning? You've always stayed true mate. Head and shoulder above. Head and shoulders above.
mrgrimviking 6 months ago
@mrgrimviking CAMRA - CAMpaign for (((Real))) Ale.
CHEERS MATE!!!
PS this has given me indigestion.
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
@mrgrimviking A load of balls. Unfortunately I think someone had dipped them in my drink.
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
I can't believe they totally fucked this beer over. And it's supposed to represent the pride of British Beer? What a joke. Tell Rik Mayall to fuck off, use the money they spend on him to produce beer with natural flavours.
mrgrimviking 6 months ago
@mrgrimviking BANG ON!!
NO FUGK OFF!!
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
@mrgrimviking Even the Bummydear advertising isn't original. That Captain Flashard from the Blackadder comedy series. WOOF!!
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago
I laughed hard at the colour chart bit.
mrgrimviking 6 months ago 6
@mrgrimviking E150c on the Dulux Paint Chart.
BeerGogglesReviews 6 months ago