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A few years ago there was a beer that was sold in bottles and on tap, with a particular fruity flavour (redolent of pears). I am sure that the image had a kingfisher in the picture. I cannot find it anywhere (pub or suprmarket), nor can I remember the name. Anyone in the UK know the one I mean?
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To rule out the obvious, you're not talking about the Indian Kingfisher[^] beer???
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Poacher's Choice (now called The Cranborne Poacher) perhaps? Although that's more damson than pear.
If you're after a fruity flavour, you can't go wrong with a Titanic Plum Porter. 
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No proper beer in the UK, cross the North Sea and come to Belgium
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Well, a lot of what I have drunk in Belgium is delicious (including genever), but it's not what I am talking about in this instance.
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You've just reminded me that I have a few bottles of Brugge Zot in the drink fridge. Cheers!
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You are f*^^&^g delluded. UK beer is the best in the world.
One of my locals, the Railway Inn, great music, has it's own brewery in the cellar!
And that isnt unusual.
The only good Belgium beer is Stella, the rest is toxic gloop that makes you feel sick the instant you drink it.
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Clearly you have no idea about any Belgian beer. Stella is considered one of the worst beers here (and I'm coming from the city it's brewed from AND my wife worked for the company), so if you like that kind of sewage water, yeah I guess you find UK beer good.
You are f*^^&^g delluded. UK beer is the best in the world.
I'd appreciate a little more politeness please, ...
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Lived there for 4 years, and drank a lot, a LOT of Stella. (I was in leuven after all )
Jupiler, nah, not as good. Palm, Duvel, all that lot, too sweet and cloying, and the stronger they get the worse they get.
I like beer to be sharp, crisp, or bitter. That is why I like British ale so much, it is refreshing. Strong Belgium beer makes me gag.
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Proves it, because Duvel is not sweet at all, Leffe is, Palm too, but Duvel not in the least.
In fact most blond versions are bitter.
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I dont mean sweet, I mean cloying. Oily, thick.
Look, I lived there fort 4 years, and drank a lot of beer. You cant pretend I dont know Belgium beers and there isn't one I would drink again except Stella on tap in Leuven (not in bottle) and Grimbergen blonde.
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It's all down to personal taste obviously but I've never had a Belgian beer that I've liked. They've always been far too gassy for my liking and whilst they've had 'interesting' tastes that is not the same as being pleasant.
I think British real ales and craft beers have developed to such an extent over the past 30 years or so that they really can rival any in the world. I was also pleasantly surprised to see the craft beer explosion on a recent visit to the US, although there again they tended to favour the gassy stuff.
Andy B
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The US and UK are such similar cultures, that independently, they can have such revolutions at the same time, and the craft beer one is a good example. And yes, there are some really good ones in the US.
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One Norwegian guy who was a professional soccer player for one of the major British teams for a few years came home to declare:
"... and they have excellent beer! They called it 'pint'!"
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It can't be a proper beer if it tastes like fruit!
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I dunno - look at wines that have hints of grapefruit, tobacco, and tarmac (if you believe wine snobs).
I'm currently drinking a coffee that has notes of chocolate and blackberry.
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But these are natural flavours that come out of certain grapes. Fruit beers actually have fruit added to them.
(And you no more need to be a snob to appreciate the subtlety of wine than the subtlety of curry.  )
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I don't know whether the beer I am asking about has any fruit added to it, but it does have a particular flavour.
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Tell that to the Belgians[^]! 
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Good one, can't remember seeing that sketch, and believe I never had any Limburg cheese either 
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RickZeeland wrote: I don't think they sell beer
Frozen chickens then?
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