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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: zirk on 13 February 2017, 20:03:23
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Haven't tried them, but been noticing these a lot lately in various Supermarkets, 5 Litre Kegs of Beer around the £15 mark, Anyone tried them?
Has a quick google on the Adnams Website, these are aperently the same beer from the Brewers Vat that go out to the Pubs in Cask form, so Live Beer rather than the Pasterised stuff in the Bottles and Cans.
Ive seen, Hobgoblin, Adnams Broadside, Old Specked Hen, Adnams Bitter, Fullers to name a few, all in the same Mini Keg format, guessing if it is a Live Beer then use by dates could be a bit hit and miss, cant be a bad thing if its the new craze, anyone?
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There's only one way to find out. Report back when you sober up. :)
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I buy the Hobgoblin, Bath Gem, & Speckled Hen on a fairly regular basis. IMHO the quality is excellent and it is a convenient way of drinking - especially when away in the tin tent .. in the summer I dunk the keg in a firebucket full of cold water and it remains at an excellent temperature....
I also have the advantage of then stating that "I only drink 1 can a night" ..........
:) :) :)
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Might take a while, I'll have to try and remember when Im sober. :D
Seriously though, although I do like a nice Pint of Real Ale here and there, I dont really drink much at home, hence why Im asking the question. :-\
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I buy the Hobgoblin, Bath Gem, & Speckled Hen on a fairly regular basis. IMHO the quality is excellent and it is a convenient way of drinking - especially when away in the tin tent .. in the summer I dunk the keg in a firebucket full of cold water and it remains at an excellent temperature....
I also have the advantage of then stating that "I only drink 1 can a night" ..........
:) :) :)
So how long does the stuff last once opened, kind of guessing it will go flat before it goes off?
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I buy the Hobgoblin, Bath Gem, & Speckled Hen on a fairly regular basis. IMHO the quality is excellent and it is a convenient way of drinking - especially when away in the tin tent .. in the summer I dunk the keg in a firebucket full of cold water and it remains at an excellent temperature....
I also have the advantage of then stating that "I only drink 1 can a night" ..........
:) :) :)
So how long does the stuff last once opened, kind of guessing it will go flat before it goes off?
It's 5 litres, not 5 gallons. Get it down your neck, woosie boy.
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I buy the Hobgoblin, Bath Gem, & Speckled Hen on a fairly regular basis. IMHO the quality is excellent and it is a convenient way of drinking - especially when away in the tin tent .. in the summer I dunk the keg in a firebucket full of cold water and it remains at an excellent temperature....
I also have the advantage of then stating that "I only drink 1 can a night" ..........
:) :) :)
So how long does the stuff last once opened, kind of guessing it will go flat before it goes off?
It's 5 litres, not 5 gallons. Get it down your neck, woosie boy.
So 5 litres, that's 10 half litres, and a half litre is just a bit less than a pint. So lets say 9 pints. . . . . ish
3 nights in . . . . . . maximum. No problem.
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I buy the Hobgoblin, Bath Gem, & Speckled Hen on a fairly regular basis. IMHO the quality is excellent and it is a convenient way of drinking - especially when away in the tin tent .. in the summer I dunk the keg in a firebucket full of cold water and it remains at an excellent temperature....
I also have the advantage of then stating that "I only drink 1 can a night" ..........
:) :) :)
So how long does the stuff last once opened, kind of guessing it will go flat before it goes off?
Never had one last more than a night ....... :)
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I buy the Hobgoblin, Bath Gem, & Speckled Hen on a fairly regular basis. IMHO the quality is excellent and it is a convenient way of drinking - especially when away in the tin tent .. in the summer I dunk the keg in a firebucket full of cold water and it remains at an excellent temperature....
I also have the advantage of then stating that "I only drink 1 can a night" ..........
:) :) :)
So how long does the stuff last once opened, kind of guessing it will go flat before it goes off?
Never had one last more than a night ....... :)
I don't know who we're dealing with here, Nigel. Fickin amateurs if you ask me.
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I buy the Hobgoblin, Bath Gem, & Speckled Hen on a fairly regular basis. IMHO the quality is excellent and it is a convenient way of drinking - especially when away in the tin tent .. in the summer I dunk the keg in a firebucket full of cold water and it remains at an excellent temperature....
I also have the advantage of then stating that "I only drink 1 can a night" ..........
:) :) :)
So how long does the stuff last once opened, kind of guessing it will go flat before it goes off?
Never had one last more than a night ....... :)
I don't know who we're dealing with here, Nigel. Fickin amateurs if you ask me.
We are talking about wine here aren't we ?
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I buy the Hobgoblin, Bath Gem, & Speckled Hen on a fairly regular basis. IMHO the quality is excellent and it is a convenient way of drinking - especially when away in the tin tent .. in the summer I dunk the keg in a firebucket full of cold water and it remains at an excellent temperature....
I also have the advantage of then stating that "I only drink 1 can a night" ..........
:) :) :)
So how long does the stuff last once opened, kind of guessing it will go flat before it goes off?
Never had one last more than a night ....... :)
I don't know who we're dealing with here, Nigel. Fickin amateurs if you ask me.
We are talking about wine here aren't we ?
Should have gone to specsavers ..... I believe the thread title is "Real Ale" ........ :D :D :D :D
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I buy the Hobgoblin, Bath Gem, & Speckled Hen on a fairly regular basis. IMHO the quality is excellent and it is a convenient way of drinking - especially when away in the tin tent .. in the summer I dunk the keg in a firebucket full of cold water and it remains at an excellent temperature....
I also have the advantage of then stating that "I only drink 1 can a night" ..........
:) :) :)
So how long does the stuff last once opened, kind of guessing it will go flat before it goes off?
Never had one last more than a night ....... :)
I don't know who we're dealing with here, Nigel. Fickin amateurs if you ask me.
We are talking about wine here aren't we ?
Should have gone to specsavers ..... I believe the thread title is "Real Ale" ........ :D :D :D :D
Yes, but towards the end of the days allocation, one forgets where it all started . . . . . . :P
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We're away next week in our tintent now the fridge is fixed... I might just purchase a keg.... :)
Shame they don't do Trooper in keg form, only pint bottles at the moment. Unless I find a pub thats got it on draught... then the wife drives :)
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Hmm. I wonder if these can be refilled with home brew? ::)
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We're away next week in our tintent now the fridge is fixed... I might just purchase a keg.... :)
Shame they don't do Trooper in keg form, only pint bottles at the moment. Unless I find a pub thats got it on draught... then the wife drives :)
I'm fairly sure I've seen it on draught, specifically in a pub called The Office in Swansea which is, surprise surprise, a rock/metal bar. (http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/Old_Mosher/rocking-stickman_Big_zpsm89qg5tl.gif)
:y
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Its on draught in a pub near me, and up in Keswick too... Im thinking they also might be rock pubs too LOL \m/
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We're away next week in our tintent now the fridge is fixed... I might just purchase a keg.... :)
Shame they don't do Trooper in keg form, only pint bottles at the moment. Unless I find a pub thats got it on draught... then the wife drives :)
I'm fairly sure I've seen it on draught, specifically in a pub called The Office in Swansea which is, surprise surprise, a rock/metal bar. (http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/Old_Mosher/rocking-stickman_Big_zpsm89qg5tl.gif)
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I`ve seen it in a few pubs on draught and not necessarily rock pubs either, though it does help :y
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We're away next week in our tintent now the fridge is fixed... I might just purchase a keg.... :)
Shame they don't do Trooper in keg form, only pint bottles at the moment. Unless I find a pub thats got it on draught... then the wife drives :)
Looks like your in luck. In 5 Litre Mini Keg :y
(https://www.robinsonsbrewery.com/~/media/images/robinsons/beers/keg-ales/trooper-mini-keg/trooperkeg_productimage.png)
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Hmm. I wonder if these can be refilled with home brew? ::)
I supply the empty Kegs and you can supply the contents Kevin. ;D
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Hmm. I wonder if these can be refilled with home brew? ::)
I supply the empty Kegs and you can supply the contents Kevin. ;D
Well a quick gander suggest these are idea for HomeBrew, you can actually buy the same Mini Kegs as used by the Brewers Co for Home Brewing, or buy theirs then drink the contents. :D
Theres a few YouTubes on the subject, which most seem to waffle on for half an hour, for what is in practice a 15 second operation. ::)
But in essence -
Leave the lower Pourer / Tap in situ. Pull the top Air Lock off, push the remaining plastic bit into the can, carefully remove the rubber bung, retrieve the plastic bit inside the can, wash, rinse, sterilize everything, pour you poison into the can, reseal, Job done. :y
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Sounds like a modern day 'Party Seven' albeit slightly larger. :y
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5 litres is roughly 8.75 pints. :)
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Sounds like a modern day 'Party Seven' albeit slightly larger. :y
Watneys Red Barrel, your having a giraffe, ;D the whole point is to have a decent Cask Conditioned Pint. ::)
Is that Larger or Lager, either way its wrong, :D ;)
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Sounds like a modern day 'Party Seven' albeit slightly larger. :y
Watneys Red Barrel, your having a giraffe, ;D the whole point is to have a decent Cask Conditioned Pint. ::)
Is that Larger or Lager, either way its wrong, :D ;)
For teenagers in the seventies the Party Seven was the height of sophistication.
A twenty pack of Players No6 took the nasty taste away. :D
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Sounds like a modern day 'Party Seven' albeit slightly larger. :y
Watneys Red Barrel, your having a giraffe, ;D the whole point is to have a decent Cask Conditioned Pint. ::)
Is that Larger or Lager, either way its wrong, :D ;)
For teenagers in the seventies the Party Seven was the height of sophistication.
A twenty pack of Players No6 took the nasty taste away. :D
Nah. In the seventies I was swigging strongbow cider mixed with nutcracker wine. Lovely. :)
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My son has one sitting in my loft and it's past it's best before date. Muppet.