Stella

[WJ99mobile]

Down to 4.6%

https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/14105...down-per-cent/

[tomcat]

Down to 4.6%

https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/14105...down-per-cent/

One of my neighbours works for the company that make it and he reckons that you could take the alcohol out of it and 5 pints would still make you feel a bit ill. They ramp up the chemical process at times of demand and its even worse then

[life on mars]

Wasn't it once badly referred to as “wife beater" after some drunk too much and would go home and be abusive to their poor wife's ?

[dml1954]

One of my neighbours works for the company that make it and he reckons that you could take the alcohol out of it and 5 pints would still make you feel a bit ill. They ramp up the chemical process at times of demand and its even worse then

You and your neighbour make it sound like the brewery is deliberately trying to poison its customers ! The process of making beer/lager is a natural chemical process. There is nothing illegal contained in it. They cant ‘ramp up’ the chemical process as you put it - they just make more to meet demand. If you drank five pints of any liquid in a row, including water, then anyone could feel a ‘bit ill’.

[Rjk]

One of my neighbours works for the company that make it and he reckons that you could take the alcohol out of it and 5 pints would still make you feel a bit ill. They ramp up the chemical process at times of demand and its even worse then

presumably that's the inbev brewery in Magor

[StraightOuttaCanton]

One of my neighbours works for the company that make it and he reckons that you could take the alcohol out of it and 5 pints would still make you feel a bit ill. They ramp up the chemical process at times of demand and its even worse then

It’s beer. There are no chemicals in it. Sometimes you’ll add an adjunct for flavour (coriander for example in a wheat beer) but in the case of Stella it’s just barley, water, yeast and hops.

[tomcat]

It’s beer. There are no chemicals in it. Sometimes you’ll add an adjunct for flavour (coriander for example in a wheat beer) but in the case of Stella it’s just barley, water, yeast and hops.

My neighbour disagrees with you...and he's worked there for years

[A Quiet Monkfish]

It’s beer. There are no chemicals in it. Sometimes you’ll add an adjunct for flavour (coriander for example in a wheat beer) but in the case of Stella it’s just barley, water, yeast and hops.

..and glysophate. Only trace, but there nevertheless.

[RichardM]

It’s beer. There are no chemicals in it. Sometimes you’ll add an adjunct for flavour (coriander for example in a wheat beer) but in the case of Stella it’s just barley, water, yeast and hops.

There are lots of chemicals in beer, including alcohol. They are the product of the complex process of yeast converting sugars to alcohol.

[Rjk]

There are lots of chemicals in beer, including alcohol. They are the product of the complex process of yeast converting sugars to alcohol.

isn't everything made of chemicals then? you might as well complain it's full of molecules

[The Bloop]

Has the alcohol content been reduced to enable it to be competitively priced since unit pricing has been introduced?

Not as 'reassuringly expensive' as it used to be.

[tforturton]

Has the alcohol content been reduced to enable it to be competitively priced since unit pricing has been introduced?

Not as 'reassuringly expensive' as it used to be.

It doesn't cost the same, and it doesn't taste the same either.

[the other bob wilson]

A pint of SA at 4.2% was considered seriously strong when I were a lad - I can't say I've ever been much of a fan of anything much stronger than that.

[Blue Dwr]

A pint of SA at 4.2% was considered seriously strong when I were a lad - I can't say I've ever been much of a fan of anything much stronger than that.

Albright or Welsh Bitter at 3% or so was the mainstay bitter back in the day. Skull Attack was a feared drink.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I am not a fan of alcohol but even as a lad I always thought christ this stuff tastes strong , not for me , tastes like battery acid

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Let's be honest if someone is going to stop drinking lager because it has gone down from 4.8 to 4.6 percent and switch to a stronger brew , they are an alcoholic and need to go and see their doctor before their liver packs in

[WJ99mobile]

Let's be honest if someone is going to stop drinking lager because it has gone down from 4.8 to 4.6 percent and switch to a stronger brew , they are an alcoholic and need to go and see their doctor before their liver packs in

Reducing alcohol content by .2% will have a big impact on taste for many.

Their 4% stuff was the most vile lager you could get your hands on.

[StraightOuttaCanton]

My neighbour disagrees with you...and he's worked there for years

I worked for a major brewer for 25 years and am now a part owner of a craft brewery. I’m no fan of Stella but when you make it you don’t add chemicals... what ones does your friend suggest he adds?

[xsnaggle]

I worked for a major brewer for 25 years and am now a part owner of a craft brewery. I’m no fan of Stella but when you make it you don’t add chemicals... what ones does your friend suggest he adds?

Thats why German Pils is so good, it is illegal to add chemicals to beer in Germany. They does things right!!!!

[blue matt]

I worked for a major brewer for 25 years and am now a part owner of a craft brewery. I’m no fan of Stella but when you make it you don’t add chemicals... what ones does your friend suggest he adds?

Craft Brewery you say, I might drop you a PM about that

[WJ99mobile]

Craft Brewery you say, I might drop you a PM about that

Don't tempt me into brewing my own

I've already been making my own jerky, preserves and it's just the next step

[blue matt]

Don't tempt me into brewing my own

I've already been making my own jerky, preserves and it's just the next step

it is

Ive been working on moonshine for the last few months, only making hand sanitizer officer looking at going legit with the right licences as craft Gin's are massive business, i know someone local who has setup a legit craft gin business and he is doing great, he wont help me though as i will be in competition to him ( fair enough )

[mrbluejay]

I worked for a major brewer for 25 years and am now a part owner of a craft brewery. I’m no fan of Stella but when you make it you don’t add chemicals... what ones does your friend suggest he adds?

Any brewery we have heard of, is it local?

[StraightOuttaCanton]

There are lots of chemicals in beer, including alcohol. They are the product of the complex process of yeast converting sugars to alcohol.

That’s how you make alcohol. You don’t add it

[StraightOuttaCanton]

Has the alcohol content been reduced to enable it to be competitively priced since unit pricing has been introduced?

Not as 'reassuringly expensive' as it used to be.

That’s exactly why they do it as well as reducing their tax burden which is laid in 0.1 degrees of ABV. It’s why Carling went from 4.1 to 4% about 12-13 years ago...