tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post1804120926908344921..comments2024-03-03T19:52:17.901+00:00Comments on ReARM ~ RedNev's Blog: Goodbye Higsons (again) ~ hello Bier Head!Neville Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-22130004289096519912013-04-12T16:59:26.529+01:002013-04-12T16:59:26.529+01:00I was so happy to see it's return, but it'...I was so happy to see it's return, but it's always been as rare as Liverbird's teeth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-35247077963110887672013-02-26T14:51:37.913+00:002013-02-26T14:51:37.913+00:00you and me both mr Alexander, you and me both.
re...you and me both mr Alexander, you and me both.<br /><br />regards, critchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-53805460670350882442013-02-22T08:50:23.083+00:002013-02-22T08:50:23.083+00:00Critch - I can only speak as I find and readily ad...Critch - I can only speak as I find and readily admit to limited sampling, so happy to withdraw that remark until I taste it again. Ibut I will seek it out when next in Liverpool. I was there a few weeks ago and didn't come across it, but had plenty of your other beers which I thoroughly enjoyed.<br /><br />Sorry to see the name go. Again.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-11876202141660628052013-02-19T13:51:43.447+00:002013-02-19T13:51:43.447+00:00tandleman, the ex head of quality control for higg...tandleman, the ex head of quality control for higgies stuart thompson who helped with both relaunches and who i worked closely with on the recipe said our version was pretty damn close. obviously there was discrepencies, the water chemistry was never 100% spot, on we used different grain and had to replace a hop variety due to them being not grown anymore. we went for a late 70's winter higsons profile(slightly higher gravity and darker colour as selected by the tasting panel)i have the recipe for the earlier attempt , it bears no resemblance to the brewlogs(spanning over 50 years!)i have been priviledged to study, as stuarts recomendations were ignored<br /><br /><br />critch liverpool organicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-27761782539458476332013-02-19T10:43:36.616+00:002013-02-19T10:43:36.616+00:00I can't understand why they didnt just leave t...I can't understand why they didnt just leave the brand where it was. As you say, any attempt to do anything now would be just further devaluing its credibility. Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-24507387137925293522013-02-19T09:53:38.339+00:002013-02-19T09:53:38.339+00:00Nev - Sad that, but the recreation wasn't much...Nev - Sad that, but the recreation wasn't much like old Higgies in my view. Earlier attempts were better.<br /><br />Matt - I think you'll find that Boddingtons started the demise, but InBev sure finished it off.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-38595315899186020292013-02-18T12:42:12.428+00:002013-02-18T12:42:12.428+00:00Interesting. I never knew that Manchester Bitter w...Interesting. I never knew that Manchester Bitter was supposed to be like the original Boddies, another beer I used to enjoy in the 1970s.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-65226109673940714442013-02-18T12:36:39.165+00:002013-02-18T12:36:39.165+00:00There are quite a few beers that live on as recrea...There are quite a few beers that live on as recreations, like the Manchester Bitter at the Marble Arch brewpub in North Manchester that is supposed to taste like Boddington's before it was run into the ground by InBev.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310220100267028274noreply@blogger.com