Around The World In 80 Beers Episode 58: Boddingtons Pub Ale

Reduced to drinking canned beer with a widget!



Pours a clear amber gold, after the charge eventually settled into a large, creamy, pure white head that looks like whipped cream. The head is amazingly stable. Almost no carbonation visible

First sip: Mildly toasted malt flavour with very mild hops that leaves a slightly bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel is thin but not watery. Slight carbonation tingle on the tongue Taste improves as the beer warms in the glass.

This is not a bad English pale ale, but the nitro-can kills a lot of the taste. I'm sure this would be better on tap, or in a bottle. As it is, it's a bit ordinary. There are much worse beers out there. On the other hand, there are better beers. This one is a bit ordinary. Drinkable, but not Memorable. One for a really hot summer's day.


Boddingtons Pub Ale
Boddingtons (Owned by Anheuser-Busch)
4.7% alc/vol
440ml nitro-can.

Same again, sir? Um... no. Maybe.

Around The World In 80 Beers Episode 59: Tetley's Smooth Flow

Another Beer Inna Can



Pours a deep amber gold, after the charge eventually settled into a medium, fluffy, pure white head of tiny bubbles. Almost no carbonation visible.

First sip: Nice mild malts which are slightly sweet. Slight bitterness of hops. Not much else happening there. It's like there's a party in my mouth, and everyone's asleep.

Mouth feel is quite creamy but also a little watery. There is very little carbonation (Fizz? In an English beer? NEVAR!) In fact, there is very little of anything. It's an English bitter but there's really all I can say about it. But this would be an ideal session beer with nibblies on a cold day, or to wash down a curry. The taste does improve a little as it warms in the glass, but it's still rather bland. That and the low alcohol content promotes drinking it in gulps instead of sips. At least I can't taste the can.

Drinkable, nice, but I can't say it's a yummy beer.

Smooth Flow
Tetley's Brewery, Northampton (Owned by Carlsberg.)
3.6% alc/vol
440ml Nitro-can

Same again, sir? Yes, thanks.

Happy Birthday, USA

Thanks for kicking out the British and forcing them to find a new place for the dregs of society. If it weren't for your ancestors, my ancestors wouldn't have arrived here.