Tennents Super

[fish mitten]

I love a strong real ale. Imperial stout or Barleywine style beer. Often over 10%.
My favourite is Fullers Imperial Stout and the strongest being Tartarus Abaddon (17%)
There's a depth and quality that you don't get in weak beers.
It's usually just the one beer (maybe one after a standard beer) and enjoy it over a hour or two.

Not sure why those who can drink responsibly should be penalised.

But then this Government seems to want to tell you everything you should and shouldn't do.

 

[ASCPFC]

I love a strong real ale. Imperial stout or Barleywine style beer. Often over 10%.
My favourite is Fullers Imperial Stout and the strongest being Tartarus Abaddon (17%)
There's a depth and quality that you don't get in weak beers.
It's usually just the one beer (maybe one after a standard beer) and enjoy it over a hour or two.

Not sure why those who can drink responsibly should be penalised.

But then this Government seems to want to tell you everything you should and shouldn't do.

I used to like the strong ones but I watch out for even five percent these days. I can't have just one. Or two even. Two digits, yes.

 

[fish mitten]

I used to like the strong ones but I watch out for even five percent these days. I can't have just one. Or two even. Two digits, yes.

If I'm at the pub (usually just a Friday evening) and having 5 or 6, it's nothing above 5%, but for a evening at home, then a slow sipper that's strong suits me better. Prefer the taste.

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

When I was a lad our pub had the black T (bar tap) Tenants. Not sure if this was the super lager but it was wife beater.

I would often wake up with a splitting head hangover but with Tenants I got the headache whilst I was still in the pub. Anyway swerved it after a while.

That was Tenants Extra. A more discerning beer that was roughly 5%abv, if I recall. I had a real taste for that, which ultimately cost me my degree course in Automotive design.
I'm sure none of you would want a car made out of Tenants Extra cans, with drink holders specifically made for beer cans 😀

 

[kevlee]

That was Tenants Extra. A more discerning beer that was roughly 5%abv, if I recall. I had a real taste for that, which ultimately cost me my degree course in Automotive design.
I'm sure none of you would want a car made out of Tenants Extra cans, with drink holders specifically made for beer cans 😀

Yes Tenants Extra was the black one and I reckon the first above 4% abv lager sold on draft. I’m thinking early / mid 1980’s. It was a decent pint and very popular in South London. I do remember it leading to lots of fights!
It then seemed to disappear to be replaced by Stella Artois.

 

[cryrst]

Yes Tenants Extra was the black one and I reckon the first above 4% abv lager sold on draft. I’m thinking early / mid 1980’s. It was a decent pint and very popular in South London. I do remember it leading to lots of fights!
It then seemed to disappear to be replaced by Stella Artois.

1 kestrel super and 1 kestrel standard mixed gives you 2 pints of 5%.
When you are poor it does a couple times a week.
Supermarkets sell a couple of 8-9% bottles of beer. In there 4 for 3 range 👌

 

[ASCPFC]

1 kestrel super and 1 kestrel standard mixed gives you 2 pints of 5%.
When you are poor it does a couple times a week.
Supermarkets sell a couple of 8-9% bottles of beer. In there 4 for 3 range 👌

I used to pour the Tennant's Super into half a bottle of cider. Tennant's Super snake bite. Woke up in the garden once so stopped that.

 

[kingdowieonthewall]

There became loads of them Special Brew seemed before Tennant's Super and was the tramp's drink. There was Titan Super, Lynx Super, Kestrel Super - all kinds of s***. I drank them all. I made a room in my house out of the empty cans. That's how cool I was. Not an alcoholic. Not trendy anymore clearly.
Tennant's Super was on draft in my regular. Because it was a fighting s*** hole. Which is exactly where I drink now.

barley wine was the preffered pish head drink pre-supers.
tiny cans.
when i used to drink in 'the Oval tavern' east croydon, early 80s, some bright spark invented 'the hosepipe' which was half barley wine, half stout and a port on top (i think?)
woke up asleep in the road, under a parked car with my mate in one of those huge wheely bins for flats.
he'd shat himself. 😎

 

[Teddy Eagle]

I used to pour the Tennant's Super into half a bottle of cider. Tennant's Super snake bite. Woke up in the garden once so stopped that.

I knew a bloke whose drink was snakebite with Kronenbourg & Strongbow 1080 with a shot of creme de menthe in it.
He's dead now.
My old man was partial to a mix of Barley Wine & Watneys Stingo.
He's dead too.

 

[ASCPFC]

I knew a bloke whose drink was snakebite with Kronenbourg & Strongbow 1080 with a shot of creme de menthe in it.
He's dead now.
My old man was partial to a mix of Barley Wine & Watneys Stingo.
He's dead too.

I don't want to make any predictions.

 

[cryrst]

I don't want to make any predictions.

But your goner try it aren’t you.
On a school night 😁😁😁

 

[chris123]

I love a strong real ale. Imperial stout or Barleywine style beer. Often over 10%.
My favourite is Fullers Imperial Stout and the strongest being Tartarus Abaddon (17%)
There's a depth and quality that you don't get in weak beers.
It's usually just the one beer (maybe one after a standard beer) and enjoy it over a hour or two.

Not sure why those who can drink responsibly should be penalised.

But then this Government seems to want to tell you everything you should and shouldn't do.

Higher duty to pay over 8.5%

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

slightly off-topic. I was working in a team of engineers in the early 2000's. A drinking culture emerged at the smallish company. 4 Engineers, 2 project managers and a psychopathic Director. The turbo-shandy. Half a pint of Stella (wife beater) and a bottle of lemonade hooch (the lemon with vodka drink).
There were many fisti-cuff incidents, between engineers and other staff, subcontractors, clients and random strangers.
Most domestic situations broke down under the weight of constant intoxication. The company died too. 🙂

 

[NEILLO]

Back in the late 80's I used to drink in a City pub off of Cannon Street, The Hatchet.

They sold draught Lamot Pils which I recall came in at 6% abv.

Eventually it was withdrawn as it was causing '' problems '' !

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

I don't recall seeing Tenants Super on draught in any pubs, probably for the reason Neillo outlined. My Father-in-law used to drink Tenents super with lemonade, as it halved the ABV and worked out significantly cheaper that just buying 4-5% beer.
I recall seeing Tenants Super in cans with an abv of 9%. That is just mental. Which is probably why it was the drink of choice for street-drinkers.

 

[chris123]

Back in the late 80's I used to drink in a City pub off of Cannon Street, The Hatchet.

They sold draught Lamot Pils which I recall came in at 6% abv.

Eventually it was withdrawn as it was causing '' problems '' !

I was working in Liverpool Steet, but walked up from Cannon Street at the same time. The Magpie was our watering hole, happy days and a decent drink didn't break the bank.

 

[NEILLO]

I was working in Liverpool Steet, but walked up from Cannon Street at the same time. The Magpie was our watering hole, happy days and a decent drink didn't break the bank.

Which Magpie was that Chris ?

The one in Bishopsgate almost next door to the City Pride ?

 

[chris123]

Which Magpie was that Chris ?

The one in Bishopsgate almost next door to the City Pride ?

The one backing on to Devonshire Square

 

[NEILLO]

The one backing on to Devonshire Square

Gotcha.

I used to drink in there when I had the misfortune to work for RBS at Premier Place

 

[chris123]

Gotcha.

I used to drink in there when I had the misfortune to work for RBS at Premier Place

I was 100 Liverpool St and have also worked on contract for RBS when the New Zealander was in charge.