Wards Best Bitter

[6470zzy]

Most interesting. Cheers mate.

[NeilE1970]

Hi BarnsleyBrewer,

There is a breakdown of the ingredients in Roger Protz's books The Real Ale Almanac. Don't know how accurate they are.

Hi Ian
Would it be in all editions of this book or a particular one? I’m looking to try a wards clone
Thanks
Neil

[MashBag]

Hi Ian

Would it be in all editions of this book or a particular one? I’m looking to try a wards clone
Thanks
Neil

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These are from Roger Protz's book The Real Ale Almanac. 1991

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Bet we’ll never be able to recreate that distinctive sulphur smell that it had.
Was also a great laxative…

[Eric]

Bet we’ll never be able to recreate that distinctive sulphur smell that it had.
Was also a great laxative…

Maxim Brewery have the rights for Ward's Best Bitter.
In the back of my mind I seem to recall that while Maxim had those rights, initially they were unable to produce a decent beer using the original recipe, ingredients and yeast and were looking to find another who might care to take on that project. Now they produce the beer and advise it is done following a unique process.

It appears the yeast (Sheffield from Brewlabs) is the key player in the sulphur aroma and have heard that early fermentation should be controlled by starting from a lower than normal temperature and without full oxygenation. Thus it does appear that distinctive sulphur smell will be hard to recreate.

[MashBag]

Bet we’ll never be able to recreate that distinctive sulphur smell that it had.
Was also a great laxative…

Blimey I thought this was sarcastic.
Appears to be fact.
What other 'qualities' can be bestowed on commercial beer and still deemed saleable.

[NeilE1970]

Hi Ian

Would it be in all editions of this book or a particular one? I’m looking to try a wards clone
Thanks
Neil

Fantastic, many thanks mate. I’ve just managed to get my hands on this via eBay. It looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the pics too.
Neil


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These are from Roger Protz's book The Real Ale Almanac. 1991

[Doreblade]

Bet we’ll never be able to recreate that distinctive sulphur smell that it had.
Was also a great laxative…

Blimey I thought this was sarcastic.
Appears to be fact.
What other 'qualities' can be bestowed on commercial beer and still deemed saleable.

Having drunk many many pints of it (my first ever pint of beer in a pub wa Waaahhrds) I can confirm no sarcasm there. When kept well it was very tasty, when kept badly it was awful but even when kept well it smelled not great and a few too many pints in a night would get their own back with vengeance a few hours later.

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[BarnsleyBrewer]

That’s just how I remember it….
Wife’s uncle described it has fighting beer….
Once inside it fights to get out yer rear end.
Think it was around 4.5% if correct so it had a bit of oomph to it…

BB

[Dennis King]

That’s just how I remember it….
Wife’s uncle described it has fighting beer….
Once inside it fights to get out yer rear end.
Think it was around 4.5% if correct so it had a bit of oomph to it…

BB

Yorkshire poetry.