"Fake" beers.

Lord Alfred said:
I was thinking the reverse....they don't taste quite the same when brewed in a different country, although a relative of mine who runs a micro brewery in one of his pubs reckons you can make them all but identical wherever they're brewed.
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I live in Cz mate :lol: staropramen and budvar are the equivalent of fosters and carling
 


Lord Alfred said:
As in supermarket own brands. Anyone like any of them? I quite like the St Etienne lager that Aldi do. Tastes like a proper French beer, which tbf it probably is. Anyone know who brews it....i have a vague recollection of tasting something similar in the Brittany area.
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I've never been let down by any of the supermarkets lagers that come in stubby bottles.

They're brilliant.
 
Sam Handwich said:
No mention of Lidl Galeruex yet. Nearest thing you'll get to Stella
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I prefer the perlenbacher but do drink Galereux occasionally. Not my favourite but cheap as owt.

Aituk7 said:
I've never been let down by any of the supermarkets lagers that come in stubby bottles.

They're brilliant.
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Always fill the garage with them at Christmas so I can offer guests a cheap drink. I don't get many guests like. :lol:
 
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It's not 'fake' but the french lager 'Champigneueles' at Asda is class. 5.4% or so and cheap as owt.

I then got the M&S 'French Lager' in cans, far more expensive. Thought 'this tastes just the same as that stuff from Asda' and noticed 'brewed in Champigneueles' on the can, only it was 4% instead.
 
Lord Alfred said:
I was thinking the reverse....they don't taste quite the same when brewed in a different country, although a relative of mine who runs a micro brewery in one of his pubs reckons you can make them all but identical wherever they're brewed.
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Dont know about all of them, but Estrella lager brewed here is not the same as you get in Spain.... it's got a much weaker ABV for a start.
 
Asda’s Milk Stout is canny (£1.25 for 330ml), as is Lidl’s American Pale Ale (99p for 330ml). Sainsbury’s stout (preferred Asda one though) was canny but seems to have been discontinued (bought a load for 63p a can a couple of weeks ago) and the space on the shelf now contains a new mango IPA which I’m yet to try.

Aldi do a few of their own craft ales but are mainly £1.29 for 330ml and none struck me as worth it when you can get 8 good branded cans from Tesco for £9.

The options seem to be expanding though and I’ll try any and judge on their own merits. Mostly all brewed by a recognised brewer anyway.
 

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