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MG MGA - Pint of MGA please landlord

Most Fridays, I meet up with some old friend for a pint at the Engineers Arms. The Engineers is a proper pub and usually has about a dozen guest beers on the menu.

Todays selection included a cask ale from the Cottage Brewery in Somerset called MGA.

Very pleasant, so I had two pints!!

J Bray



http://www.cottagebrewing.co.uk/specials.html

I wonder if they sell it in bottles.... For silverstore.. MG live..

Good find mr Bray...

Mark Hester

I just emailed them to ask. I also checked to see if they ship internationally. I'll post here when/if I get a response.
Larry Wheeler

Damnnn.

4% is a walk in the park compared to the 10% Dobble Bocks that
I uushouueeeely drriinkk.

!!em rof melborp on eb dlouhs esoht fo neT

P.S. Notice I'm writing this after getting into the cough syrup after midnight.
Dennis Suski

I assume you are familiar with the "Old Speckled Hen" beer - dedicated to the MG plant in Abingdon.
It is an excellent reddish colored beer and sold in bottles in the US (brewed in England by Morland.

http://www.oldspeckledhen.co.uk/

Bill - Ann Arbor, Michigan

W Chandler

Morland (of Abingdon) was taken over some years ago and production of Old Speckled Hen was moved to Bury Saint Edmunds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morland_Brewery
Geoff Ev

http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/speckled_hen__the_mg_beer.htm

Steve
Steve Gyles

No go on getting any MGA ale. They don't bottle it.

Looks like it's OSH or nothing. I can think of worse things.
Larry Wheeler

Well its a shame to let it go to waste. I will pop down the Engineers Arms in Henlow at lunchtime, and raise a toast to all MGA owners.

Cheers....John
J Bray

John, If they have a spare pump clip for the ale at the pub I wouldn't mind one to stick on my beer engine.

I contacted Cottage Brewery a week ago for one but they've not replied. Even money no object!......................Mike

m.j. moore

Mike,

I have requested the pump clip, but it depends if they remember at barrel changing time. Apparently they usually go to a collector.

JB
J Bray

Thanks John, I'll cross my fingers..............Mike
m.j. moore

You have me interested now. The same brewery does a Lightning pump badge.

Steve

Steve Gyles

The same brewery also brews an MGB ale, encountered in the Red Lion, East Chisenbury last Summer. Perhaps more of an acquired taste: heavier, not so smooth, a little rustier in colour? I was in overdrive after two pints. Good beer though. Shane
Shanerj

My local Tesco has "Old Crafty Hen" on offer - 3 for £5 - as they are currently priced at £2.79 each, I consider this a bargain.

It tastes very much like OSH but it is 7.5% ABV.

http://www.beer-pages.com/stories/old-crafty-hen.htm
Geoff Ev

I had a couple of pints of MGA at The Woodman, Wildhill, Herts a couple of weeks ago. The landlord very kindly gave me the punp clip once the barrel had finished (for a small donation in his charity box). Looking at the picture on it - I think it's a Mark ll model.

As mentioned by Shane, the brewery also brew MGB bitter - nice, but not as classy!!
D J Hill

Must have been a difficult choice, as the Woodman keeps an excellent pint of Abbot Ale.

Cheers...John
J Bray

Mike,

I sent an email to Cottage Brewery about their beer, and got a very nice reply back from Cathy Godfrey. You might try emailing her direct for a spare pump clip - her email is cathy.godfrey@cottagebrewing.co.uk.

You're right, John, about the Abbott at The Woodman - always at it's best, but they have such a great variety of guest beers, I prefer to experiment. I haven't yet come across a bitter that I don't like - it's just I like some more than others!!

Dave
D J Hill

Thanks for the contact Dave, I'll drop her a line..................Mike
m.j. moore

Mike,

I have the pump clip that you requested

Regards...John
J Bray

Thanks for the reminder about this brewery chaps and for Cathy's email address. I visited the brewery especially back in February and was promised an MGA beer clip and a list of pubs in my area. As nothing has happened yet I sent this Cathy a reminder... let's not hold our breath.
Pete
P N Tipping

Thanks John that's great news! Can you send me an e-mail (magpiejazzataoldotcom) and we'll sort something out.

Pete, I hope you have better luck with Cottage Brewery than I had. But I sympathize with these micro breweries, they have so much work and so few staff that requests like these must be a pain.....................Mike
m.j. moore

Thanks for Cathy's email address Dave. With a couple of emails back and forth, I got my MGA beer handle clip in the post yesterday ! The sad part is that they last brewed MGA Ale back in February so its unavailable anywhere at the moment. Keep us posted guys.
Pete
P N Tipping

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