Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Christmas brings good beer

The Christmas markets opened in Manchester last weekend. I won't be going to them for a few weeks yet as I'm a stick-in-the-mud traditionalist/old Scrooge who thinks Yuletide starts in mid-December rather than mid-November.

Beer wise, there always a pretty decent choice at the main market in Albert Square. Lees head the pack with a stand selling all their regular cask beers and the German hut has a stouty dark beer which I think is Köstritzer Schwarzbier. The only brewery who really let the side down is Hydes whose stand sells nitrokeg bitter and mild at heavily marked-up prices.

 
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2 comments:

  1. Neville Grundy20 November 2012 at 10:37

    They should call it craft beer and they'll clean up with the Port Street Beer House crew.

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    1. Matt21 November 2012 at 00:53

      Yes Nev, I've always thought Holt's should target their Crystal lager at the "craft keg" market.

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