Tag: England

God Save the King

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God Save the King is the country badge for the United Kingdom. Check into 5 different beers brewed in the UK to claim the badge. Check into five more for level 2, then continue all the way up to level 100.

England, Scotland and Wales also have their own badges, so for example, checking in 5 English beers will get you both this and the Tower of Beer badge. Northern Irish beers also count towards the Luck of the Irish badge.

This badge was originally called God Save the Queen, but with the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 and the Demise of the Crown, the badge was renamed.

The Queen is dead, God Save the King!

The Wine of Beers

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Have 5 Barleywines to earn The Wine of Beers badge. Untappd recognises three styles of Barleywine: American, English and Other, and Rye Wine and Wheat wine also count towards this badge.

A Barleywine is a strong ale of at least 6%, and usually more. They are rather sweet, due to the amount of malt added to achieve the desired ABV. Some beer critics consider them to be indistinguishable from Old Ales.

And no, despite the name, Barleywines are not a wine and contain no grapes.

Mild Mannered

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Have 5 English Mild Ales to earn the Mild Mannered badge.

The original session beer, an English Mild Ale is a low strength beer of around 2 or 3 percent that gets its flavour and aroma from its malt profile. A perfect beer for a day in the pub!

You’re Extra Special

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ESBCelebrating English Ales, have 5 beers that are British Bitter’s for this one. It levels after every 5, all the way to level 100 for 500 Bitter’s. Three sub-styles count towards this badge: Bitter – Session / Ordinary, Bitter – Best and Bitter – Extra Special / Strong (ESB).

A bitter is a traditional English pale ale that has relatively more hops than an English Mild Ale. Usually served from a cask rather than a keg, a bitter will have an ABV of between 3 and 5.5%.

An Extra Special Bitter (or Extra Strong Bitter) is, as the name suggests, a stronger version, sitting between 4.5 and 6% ABV. The extra alcohol makes them noticeably maltier and fruitier.

The abbreviation ESB is actually a trademark owned by Fullers (Asahi).

Old is New

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Have 5 Old Ales to claim this badge. It then goes up a level every 5 until you reach level 100.OldAle

An Old Ale is an English style of dark ale that uses an aging process to create a richer and sweeter brew. These Ales are also sometimes a blend of an aged Ale and a new ale, similar in a way to a Gueuze but with a completely different result.

Notable examples include Theakston’s Old Peculiar, Robinson’s Old Tom and Greene King’s Strong Suffolk Vintage Ale.

Tower of Beer

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For this one, have 5 beers brewed in England. And remember, they all also count towards the God Save the King badge!

As we’ve touched on the modern domination of commercial lagers in Britain already, let’s focus on England’s strong brewing traditions.

Ales originally dominated this part of the world, and while there may be some truth to the stereotype of English beer being warm and flat, Ales are remarkably versatile and range from easy drinking Golden and Mild Ales to Extra Special Bitters to Brown Ales, Old Ales, London Porters and even Russian Imperial Stouts. English brewers were relatively slow to adopt hops, yet it is also the birthplace of the hoppy IPAs that were exported all over the British Empire from working class Burton and later provided the foundation for the craft brewing revolution.

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) group was launched in 1971 and has grown to now be the largest single issue lobby group in the UK! CAMRA assists small breweries and promotes traditional styles and techniques such as beer being served from Casks rather than Kegs.

There are too many ale breweries in England to list, but the larger ones include Greene King, Fullers (now owned by Asahi), Adnams, Marston’s, Timothy Taylor’s and Shepherd Neame.

Of course, as the home of IPA, England has had a craft beer revolution of its own. Beginning with Thornbridge who released Jaipur in 2005, other breweries worth seeking out include Beavertown (part owned by Heineken), Meantime (fully owned by Asahi), Magic Rock (Kirin), Camden Town (Anheuser-Busch InBev) and Vocation brewing.

God Save the Queen

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The original name for the country badge for the UK. It was renamed God Save the King in 2022.

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England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales also have their own badges, so for example, checking in 5 English beers will get you both this and the Tower of Beer badge.

The United Kingdom has traditionally favoured Ales and Porters and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has promoted the revival of cask conditioned Ales since 1971.

However, like most of the world, Lagers are now the biggest sellers. Carling (Molson Coors), Carlsburg, Heineken and Stella Artois (Anheuser-Busch InBev) all have a large market share.