A pint of Magnet

[Sothall_Blade]

https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2017/november/magnet-ales/

"Sheffield United is delighted to announce a new beer to its match day pumps that truly is a name as synonymous with the club, its culture and most famous battle cry from the terraces of Bramall Lane.

From the Fulham home game, Blades who are watching the game on the famous Kennedys Kop will be able to enjoy a pint of the fabled "Magnet" beer from our concessions before the match and at half time" etc...

 

[him behind you]

Sod the kop, what about us poor sods in the BL corner? We have no draft beer at all and the slowest serving staff who even struggle to get the tops off bottles at a reasonable pace.

 

[Gimli]

Interesting that a pint of maggots will not be available...

 

[DronnieBlade]

Have to get in early if you want a gallon.

UTB

 

[Rusty view]

They increasing the number of toilet cubicles to meet the demand?

 

[Grecian2000]

on the famous Kennedys Kop

What's famous about having "Kennedys" bolted onto the name of the Kop?

 

[Esablade]

No coke?

 

[west_yorks_blade]

No coke?

That’s available in the traps at half time. Form an orderly queue and ask for big Vern. Copywriter The Crab industries.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2017/november/magnet-ales/

"Sheffield United is delighted to announce a new beer to its match day pumps that truly is a name as synonymous with the club, its culture and most famous battle cry from the terraces of Bramall Lane.

From the Fulham home game, Blades who are watching the game on the famous Kennedys Kop will be able to enjoy a pint of the fabled "Magnet" beer from our concessions before the match and at half time" etc...

I assume it will be next to the snuff bar?

 

[vorpal blade]

and Woodbines, if they cannot sell them any more, at least they could plant some on the hill at the back of the Kop.

 

[Harrisblade]

That’s available in the traps at half time. Form an orderly queue and ask for big Vern. Copywriter The Crab industries.

Can we pay by card?

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Cue georgebernardshaw in 5,4,3...

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Fantastic news. Let's hope this is the beginning of it making a return to our pubs.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I'm sure Magnet will be a big attraction.

 

[nicksufc]

Heineken's Regional Sales Director, Duncan Barlow, added: "This was the perfect beer to bring to Bramall Lane for Blades fans as the name of Magnet is sung every time the team appear before the home crowd. John Smith's is also synonymous with Yorkshire, and we hope the fans will be very pleased with the latest addition to their match day experience."

Regional Sales Director Duncan Barlow, please never make another comment about football in your life. Ever.

 

[TJB.]

Regional Sales Director Duncan Barlow, please never make another comment about football in your life. Ever.

Don't worry, I'll fix it.

Heineken's Regional Sales Director, Duncan Barlow, added: "This was the perfect beer to bring to Bramall Lane for Blades fans as no other mugs would touch the stuff and we needed to shift the lot before we discontinue it. There's fuck all point in having Chapeltown WMC as your only customers. As Magnet tastes fucking awful at the best of times, we felt that flogging it to sentimental numpties in red n' white tinted specs was the best course of action. We hope that this ageing pisswatter, poured by gormy school-leavers into plastic pots, will leave fans happy with the latest addition to their match day experience."

 

[blademark]

I'm sure Magnet will be a big attraction.

I'm positive !

 

[vorpal blade]

"Real" Ale enthusiasts are as hysterical and shallow as Remoaners.


( Don't Horsehoe Magnets have a North and South, not a positive and a negative?)

 

[mosbolad]

https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2017/november/magnet-ales/

"Sheffield United is delighted to announce a new beer to its match day pumps that truly is a name as synonymous with the club, its culture and most famous battle cry from the terraces of Bramall Lane.

From the Fulham home game, Blades who are watching the game on the famous Kennedys Kop will be able to enjoy a pint of the fabled "Magnet" beer from our concessions before the match and at half time" etc...

Surely...

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Cue georgebernardshaw in 5,4,3...

...2,1,0........

 

[Jonboy60]

I'm positive !

Think we should have another pole.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Fantastic news. Let's hope this is the beginning of it making a return to our pubs.

The old cask conditioned version of Magnet was discontinued some years ago, although a keg version, now brewed by Cameron's of Hartlepool, has been available ever since. Magnet , in one version or another, has been available in my local since time immemorial.

The beer offer does appear to be "on the up". Not by much, but small steps are better than no steps.

I had a pint of the Maltsmiths IPA the other week and, for a generic beer available in a football ground, it did taste pleasantly citrusy. I would give it a six out of ten. If I had had it in, say, The Bath, I would only give it a three as my expectations there are higher.

 

[I should coco]

If I had had it in, say, The Bath, I would only give it a three as my expectations there are higher.

You'd have the rubber duck and the little plastic boat, so your mind would be elsewhere. Also if the door were locked you'd probably be playing with yourself, so I'm not surprised you scored it low, having little time for beer.

 

[vorpal blade]

if you want a 'citrusy' beer, why don't you buy shandy, then it may ACTUALLY have citric acid in it?

 

[Berlin Blade]

I always thought it was Magners?

 

[The Crab]

Can we pay by card?

you can if you can find somewhere on Vern to swipe it.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

if you want a 'citrusy' beer, why don't you buy shandy, then it may ACTUALLY have citric acid in it?

Why would I do that? I was talking about citrus flavours in beers from hops like Centennial and Citra. Why would I spoil beer by putting lemonade in it? Philistine

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

You'd have the rubber duck and the little plastic boat, so your mind would be elsewhere. Also if the door were locked you'd probably be playing with yourself, so I'm not surprised you scored it low, having little time for beer.

As I was posting I KNEW I should have clarified that.

 

[vorpal blade]

I was raised on proper Northern REAL ale mainly, Tetley's & Sam Smith's, smooth, cool and aerated (i.e. it had a durable head with a foam of little bubbles), it didn't taste overly of hops - I'd drink it in pubs that had just one or two beers on offer thus ensuring freshness.

Now since lads have made money in London and find Northern pubs cheap to buy, they have started brewing what the they call 'real' ale, what they actually have done in the process is imported southern beers into the North. Served too warm and too flat, in most Sheffield pubs, this Northern middle-aged food & drink lover no longer has beer to drink that doesn't make him feel a bit sick.

I lived in London for years and gave up on their beer because it made me ill, now they sell the same stuff up North. The description of beer with words like 'citrussy' is stolen from Wine criticism and is a pretentious joke.

I don't doubt that some people like the beer marketed as 'real' and sold in Pubs in Sheffield, but it has replaced beer that was really enjoyed by a lot of us - in a pub like the Sheffield Tap or the Rutland, I am reduced to drinking lager..... it's a pity.

 

[I should coco]

I don't doubt that some people like the beer marketed as 'real' and sold in Pubs in Sheffield, but it has replaced beer that was really enjoyed by a lot of us - in a pub like the Sheffield Tap or the Rutland, I am reduced to drinking lager..... it's a pity.

It's not all blondes and IPAs.

Try Thornbridge Marples ('Les's Best' in the Hallamshire), Stancil's Barnsley Bitter, Kelham's Bitter or Bradfield's Farmers Bitter. They are not quite the same as your Teltleys of old but very nice 'brown' Northern bitter styles.