r/manchester • u/SaltyName8341 • 1d ago

It's back

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Boddies is back, my local has sold 3 barrels in a weekend.

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u/WrongdoerInfamous153 1d ago

JW Lees can't make JW Lees beer, so I'm not giving this much hope.

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u/SaltyName8341 1d ago

The problem with lees's is it doesn't travel well, most pubs don't allow it to settle before tapping.

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u/Jangles 1d ago

But they run most of their pubs.

I get when you get a shit cask of Sonoma in a free house that it's not Tracks fault but Lees own their pubs, they should know how to manage their own beer and yet the worst pints I've ever had have always been in Lees pubs.

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u/SaltyName8341 1d ago

Oh I agree, this is why I will only go to certain pubs of theirs.

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u/Dry_Yogurt2458 1d ago

I'm hoping that they do a better job then they do with their own lager.

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u/JAMESLJNR Stretford 1d ago

Also on in Circus Tav. Much rather have a pint in there for a reasonable price than that Founders Hall

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u/SaltyName8341 1d ago

£3.80 in my local in Oldham, the fox and pine.

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u/JAMESLJNR Stretford 1d ago

Cask?

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u/They-Took-Our-Jerbs Salford 14h ago

Such a great pub

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u/SaltyName8341 1d ago

There is a MEN article but I'm not posting it as I hate reach media.

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u/Early_Tree_8671 1d ago

Locals BLAST new beer

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u/MassimoOsti 1d ago

A photo of the actual pint rather than beer mats would be nice

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u/steveakacrush 1d ago

I can't wait to see if it compares to the original of my misspent youth.

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u/throwpayrollaway 1d ago

Every time I ordered a pint of boddies in the 1990s ruddy faced men would materialize telling me it's crap compared to how it was before Whitbread took over. Is this the pre Whitbread recipe?

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u/SaltyName8341 1d ago

No idea sorry, tastes good though

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u/steveakacrush 1d ago

To be fair, it wasn't as good as the original (pre-1989) brew.

Not sure if the new one is using the original or the Whitbread version.

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u/throwpayrollaway 1d ago edited 1d ago

Just found a post on Facebook and it does appear to be the Whitbread cream of Manchester Melanie Skyes era.

I've never had a pint of J W Lees I've enjoyed to be honest. Always found it tepid with a bit of an unpleasant aroma. its alright when you are already 7 pints in and will drink any alcoholic beverage whatsoever.

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u/SaltyName8341 1d ago

I drank it in a freehouse, better cellar wo/men

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u/challengingfeels 1d ago

I’m probably missing something… was Boddies gone?

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u/caimanreid Ashton 1d ago edited 22h ago

No, but it was being brewed outside of Manchester and was served in Kegs rather than on Cask

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u/challengingfeels 1d ago

Oh dear I quite like it served a little cooler from the keg. Haven’t had it cask in years though I’ll need to give it another try.

Thanks for clearing it up!

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u/jackiedaytona79 1d ago

Marble Brewery's Pint is based on the original Boddingtons recipe. Always been a favourite of mine.

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u/Onlyfriends0936 1d ago

Are they bringing the TV ads back too?

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u/AngelasGingerGrowler 1d ago

Ridiculous a Manchester company making a Manchester beer with a Manchester brand has to do it “under licence” from a huge Belgian corporate machine.

Best of luck to JWL though 🍺

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u/SaltyName8341 1d ago

I know that when the brewery shut one of the local breweries took on the keg but not cask. I think it was Robinson's but not sure it wasn't Hyde's. How it became inbevs I'm not sure.

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u/not_r1c1 1d ago

It's on in Founders Hall, Albert Square, in the centre. I imagine a lot of people will be trying it but not sure whether it will be a novelty thing or a lasting success

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u/OkAthlete7377 16h ago

I have a dark & offensive joke about this. Does anyone want to hear it?

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u/SaltyName8341 10h ago

Knock yourself out

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u/OkAthlete7377 9h ago

What was the most famous beer brand in the Third Reich?

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u/Extension_Sun_377 1d ago

By eck, petal!

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u/SaltyName8341 1d ago

Are your trollies the wrong way round?

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u/Extension_Sun_377 1d ago

No, but I do smell gorgeous tonight.

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u/d00000med Hyde 1d ago

Anyone who has tried it new and back in the day who can give us a comparison?

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u/SaltyName8341 17h ago

It tasted just like I remember boddies being

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u/d00000med Hyde 16h ago

Thanks

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u/idlewildgirl Stretford 22h ago

Had it in Sams Chop House yesterday, was nice but not very smooth

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u/Tski247 1h ago

Not made from the well water under what was the old brewery!!

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u/ddoogg88tdog 1d ago

its fuckin jwlees, i dont drink and i know its overpriced crap

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u/SaltyName8341 1d ago

Why post then?

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u/hermansherberts 1d ago

It will be like boiled earwax