In 2010 Boddingtons was the sixth-highest selling bitter in the United Kingdom, although sales had dropped by almost three-quarters since the takeover by Anheuser–Busch InBev in 2000. The rise of the single grain is eagerly anticipated as the next wave in the spirits industry-and Haig Club Deluxe is at the forefront of the movement. However the apparent attenuation doesn't seem to change much which maybe points to process changes that did bugger it up? I wonder if the switch to Triumf coincided with the dropping of lager malt, so in fact happened with the 1979 harvest? Here in Amsterdam a well known brewery used to have a fantastic yeast strain that made their beers unique and in my opinion world class.

The adverts attracted complaints from the public for allegedly promoting bestiality, homosexuality and drug-taking. The sale was amicable, with both parties aware that Whitbread capital and distribution could make the Boddingtons brand national, although some Boddington family board members had been resistant to the sale. In 2010, it was speculated that InBev (known as Anheuser-Busch InBev from 2008 onwards) would attempt to sell the Boddingtons brand to another brewer after its failed attempt to sell the UK rights to Bass ale.The following year’s guide has “Not so hot” written against it, and my last annotated GBG (89) says “Avoid”. o. 70cl","handle":"chivas-regal-12-y-o-70cl","description":"The world-famous Chivas Regal Scotch blend has been a luxurious choice since the 1900's. As well as the recipe, there's a few hundred words of text describing the beer and its historical context and an image of the original brewing record. and there seems to have been an element of "we're alright, people will always drink ale" (typified by the Oldham deal in 82) until it went a bit wrong financially in 1982-4 after which the tone was more "well maybe we do need to jump on board the lager bandwagon", leading to the Higson acquisition in 1985. id":1791346901043,"title":"Johnnie Walker Blue Label Whisky 70cl","handle":"johnnie-walker-blue-label-70cl","description":"The rarest whisky from Johnnie Walker-a special bottle for the special occasions.

This 37 per cent fall is, I feel, significant and does accord with what some felt to be a decline in quality during that period. At the time, it was rare for a company to win the emotional argument for independence, and it was the first time a regional brewery had headed off an offer from a national company. If you continue without changing your cookies settings, we’ll assume you’re happy with the use of all cookies on our site. ISTR you proudly mentioning Newark as the source of their malt, do you know what "classic malting varieties" they would have been malting in the 70s?This number grew rapidly over the next three years to 79, the height of Boddington’s popularity, with 31 per cent of their tied house estate represented. We’ve undertaken some light editing for readability and house style but otherwise this is John’s own work. Having looked at the existing Boddington’s brewing records, I’d say that the major factor in Boddington’s would be 1) they probably stopped priming in the F.

Our latest book is Balmy Nectar, a collection of the best of our writing from here on the blog and across various magazines since 2012. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. The campaign, credited with revitalising the image of Manchester, was arguably third behind Manchester United and Coronation Street in raising the city's profile. Boddingtons is a medium-bodied pale ale, that is renowned for its golden color, distinctive creamy head, smooth body and easy drinking character.I came to Manchester in 1982; Boddington’s was pretty thin on the ground, at least in my usual stamping-ground, but Boddies’ bitter was still spoken of in hushed tones (literally – I remember discussing possible pubs with my brother-in-law, visiting from Preston, and his reaction when I mentioned that one of them served Boddies’: well, let’s go there!