Expletive Deleted wrote:

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> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Bruce Weaver wrote:
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>>Just sharing with other Ontarions that I recently purchased a couple of
>>very nice beers at the LCBO. (That's Liquor Control Board of Ontario,
>>for those who don't know.) They we
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>> Adnams SSB (Sole Bay Brewery)
>> Deuchars IPA (an award winner from Caledonian)
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> I really enjoy the Adnams SSB but I'm not sure where you're getting Sole
> Bay brewery. Its short for Suffolf Special Bitter. Brewed by Adnams of
> Southwold, Suffolk, England.
> I thought it was about as good as a bottled bitter can get.


I had to double-check this to be sure. The labels on my bottles say
Suffolk *Strong* Bitter, not Special Bitter. Are these the same ales by
slightly different names? (Mine is 4.5% ABV.) Google returns hits for
both "Strong" and "Special". The Adnams website has "Strong":

www.adnams.co.uk/beer/packaged.html

I think I've also heard of an "Extra Strong" bitter (ESB) from Adnams.
But I don't see anything by that name on the website. Perhaps that was
just the name of a beer style category from beeradvocate.com.

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Bruce Weaver

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