Timothy Taylor's - Landlord

To drink this is to drink bitter silk, there is an odd element to Landlord that makes it moreish, like downing a pot of double cream but without all the horrible stomach cramps. Other than the peculiar, but intensely likeable, texture, the beer plays like a who's who of supermarket ale. There is little to no difference between the taste of this and the taste of any other bitter or ale you can pick off the shelf at any supermarket. It smells of nothing but VERY mild hops and to get that I had to push my nose up so close to the beer that I could have written this review whilst simultaneously drowning.

The main problem I have with this beer is how it promotes itself, now maybe some things have changed over the years, but in this day and age, what with BrewDog making beer that has a similar alcohol content as most spirits, you cannot call your beer a "strong pale ale" and then have the percentage be 4.1% On top of that, it's not particularly pale either, I've seen beers that I would consider strong dark beers that have been lighter in colour. I'm rather starting to suspect that someone has switched the labels on this and... Well, any other beer on the shelf, to see if I'd notice. Well, the tricks on you... Because I didn't at all. This may have been a classic once but we've evolved and beer has evolved with us.

Food suggestion: Crisps, or chips if you feel like heading out, but nothing fancy. A little bit of salty comfort food and maybe a battered sausage or a pukka pie. If you can't help but eat food that have names derived from French swear words then a potato and leek gratin would go well, but it'd go just as well as a greasy box of cheesy chips would.

Drink this if you like: Anything by Fullers and like the idea of trying something different. This isn't different but it definitely has a different label on it.