what do they mean when they ask if the beer

nimhbus · Post by **nimhbus** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:38 am

..is in 'good nick' / condition etc? i've heard people ask a landlord of a decent pub what's in good nick that week. so, what do they mean, and what affects the beer to this extent, week to week?

Reg · Post by **Reg** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:31 pm

For my sins Nim, I have worked as a cellarman. The condition of an ale tends to refer to cask conditioned ales which need to sit before being tapped and drawn and can vary slightly from cask to cask.

In a well kept cellar casks will sit at the right temperature for 3 - 7 days to settle from transit before being tapped and drawn. In practice, the more popular the ale, the more this corner can tend to get cut.

Why people ask, I'm not really sure, no barman is going to say "Yeah we shook it up and down for the entire day and pissed in it"... There you go.

nimhbus · Post by **nimhbus** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:37 pm

well, thanks for that reg. however, i won't pretend that i'm not disappointed not to have my question answered by jim himself.

i wanna talk to the organ grinder, not his monkey!

AT · Post by AT » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:37 pm

wow that's not a very nice thing to say. I have been a member here for a while now and i'm very happy and grateful to have any of my questions been answered by any of the very clever men or women in here. You my friend need to learn that Jim is not the only genius in here

Road Runner · Post by **Road Runner** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:01 pm

I don't think he's exactly an active member. No posts for over a year, he probably was just bored out his head one night & fed up surfing Porn!!!

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:44 pm

OOh forum handbags

BlightyBrewer · Post by **BlightyBrewer** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:58 pm

Well, this is the first time I have witnessed this kind of behaviour on this forum. There's no need for that nimhbus. If you haven't got anything decent to say, don't bother posting at all.

BlightyBrewer · Post by **BlightyBrewer** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:59 pm

I've only just noticed that was posted over a year ago! :rolleyes:

AT · Post by AT » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:08 pm

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:39 pm

Ah..I was looking forward to a decent oral barrage....it would've given the moderators something to moderate

Anyone for a cucumber sandwich

BlightyBrewer · Post by **BlightyBrewer** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:44 pm

We have to protect this place and look out for the people that make it so great. I can't be doing with people being rude and insulting to other members.

Grrrrrr.... :ph34r:

Bigster · Post by **Bigster** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:05 am

Calm down BB

Well done on becoming lost in an alcholic haze btw

Post by **Andy** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:30 am

QUOTE (BlightyBrewer @ Aug 27 2006, 07:59 PM) I've only just noticed that was posted over a year ago! :rolleyes:

Curious Brew · Post by **Curious Brew** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:03 pm

andy wrote:QUOTE (BlightyBrewer @ Aug 27 2006, 07:59 PM) I've only just noticed that was posted over a year ago! :rolleyes:

Surely you mean two years?

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:17 pm

aw i thought our friend mprilla was back then

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what do they mean when they ask if the beer

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