Talk:Worthington Brewery

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Can I suggest renaming this article to the company instead of the product (as has been done with Bass), in the hope that someone will show agreement by doing so? Motmit (talk) 12:56, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

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White Shield "unchanged"?
Apologies for the outrageous forum chat-mongering here, but despite the 2011 claim of Steve Wellington, reported in the article, that the beer is "pretty much unchanged since appearing first in 1829", I for one was very disappointed that the distinctive "nutty" flavour that was so recognisable in the old smaller bottles, was almost entirely absent in the new 500ml bottles recently purchased. The amount of bottle-conditioning yeast sediment also seems to be a fraction of the old residue. It was a real art to pour the old bottle without a trace of sediment. Maybe nostalgia has coloured my memory (and my palate). Or is there any more "official" confirmation of my suspicions? I think we should be told! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:51, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The beer's flavour profile changes as it ages, which may account for your lack of nuttiness on that particular occasion. The yeast was changed to a "stickier" version in the 1990s I believe. Farrtj (talk) 22:32, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Well thanks, but... I had many a "dusty bottle" (from both bar and off-licence) throughout the 70s and 80s. The older the nuttier? (.. sounds a bit like me.) That still doesn't account for the sparse sediment in today's 500ml, which taste, to my mind, decidedly bland. The statement by Wellington (who really ought to know these things. I guess) has just added insult to my own personal and private epicurean injury. sob. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:39, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

I've just been reading the article, having discovered that Lidl are selling White Label here in Croatia (At the equivalent of £1.30 per 500ml !!), because I wanted to refresh my memory about the other Worthington 'Shield' bottled beers that I used to serve in the 1960s when barkeeping sustained me as a student. I cannot remember if there was also a Blue or Red Shield, but there was certainly at least one other. Only the White Shield, if I remember correctly, was bottle conditioned and needed very careful pouring. Indeed, some habitual drinkers of it preferred to pour it themselves, rather than risk the side effects of consuming the finings. The other sorts don't seem to be mentioned here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PeterDRG (talk • contribs) 14:12, 8 July 2017 (UTC)


 * There is an interesting discussion here (non-WP:RS and obviously very knowledgeable). I too remember the dating system on the labels. And another important distinction (I my mind) - some of the old-style smaller bottles were so lively that, when opened (at room temperature and with the minimum of disturbance), would immediately produce a small eruption of foam. Here's what the old bottle used to look like: ... a copyrighted image, I think, alas. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:26, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

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