English beers and ciders

Barley wine ale is a pretty ancient brew......a pre-cursor to today's bottom fermented ales. A cousin to mead.

Young's are one of the only breweries to do a version of it. Slightly bitter, slightly sweet.....it has that roasted malt depth yet goes down like a cold lager on a hot day.

It's 7.2% and around $3.50 for a 500ml stubby.

Here it is reviewed by people...

Bai jiu.

You remember that stuff, Tim. ;-)

Another vote for Young's Barley wine. I'm sure it doesn't mind travelling. Good stuff.
But English beer, real beer that is, lives. It lives in a cask and needs nurturing. My favourite pub on the Welsh borders (The Boat, near Monmouth) has a prize selection with all the barrels cooled by a natural stream percolating through the cellar.
Putting this stuff in a can or bottle and shipping it halfway around the world?
No.
It depends on your motive. If it's just English labels, sure, go buy anything recommended in previous posts. But if it's real British beer you're after, try microbreweries (I know that's a buzzword, but it works in my area of Western Canada) and present your mates with something local that's brewed using traditionally British savvi.
Good luck on your quest.

thanks

Hi Jon. Bai Jiu is memorable indeed, but we have a Singaporean guy doing that...