British pub night
Who does not like a good pub crawl? Maybe not a crawl, but I do enjoy walking around from pub to pub and having a cider, a beer, and some good local pub food. So for this week’s episode of our series of Food Travel we did just that, we created a British pub night.
One of my all-time favorites when it comes to pub food is Shepards Pie, I think you have all heard of it and maybe even seen it, but have you tried it?
It’s really quite easy to make. You just mix minced meat, Worchester sauce, soya, salt and pepper, and an egg together to make your filling. Then do make some mashed potatoes with cream, egg yolk, and some cheese. Add your meat in the bottom of a pan, mashed potatoes on top, some extra cheese. It all goes in the oven to get that good crust. Tada, you have made yourself a Shepard’s Pie!
Naturally we had some fried snacks as well, like onion rings, chili cheese, mozzarella sticks, fries, and chicken wings. But to be honest, deep-frying stuff is quite hard, so our fried foods were not really all that photogenic. We’ll keep trying to perfect it for later, but for now, you’ll just have to live without that image.
And as always we have that little photo bomber, this time it was our youngest cat that’s called Fjant, that kindly planted her self in the basket where the beer was supposed to go, on the table. Her name is most correctly translated into Dofus because that’s kind of what she is.
From left to right: Bulmers Cider, Youngs Double Chocolate Stout, Innis & Gunn, Brewdog Punk Ipa, St Peters Cream Stout, and Hobgoblin Ruby Beer.
We did a little tasting of some British beers, stouts, ales, and ciders just to give the pub feeling a bump. We rated all six of them with points, six points for our favorite, and one for our least favorite, and then we combined our points for a final score. So all five of us, me, Jacob, Angelica, Lee, and Hanna rated the bottles according to our own tastebuds. So here are our ratings, in the same order as they are lined up in the image above, just to make it a bit easier to follow along.
Bulmers Original Cider
This is a medium-sweet cider, that gives a taste of red apples with a hint of vanilla. I would say that this one is best over ice, but that’s my preference.
Points: 22
Youngs Double Chocolate
This is a stout with a clear taste of dark chocolate, coffee, and fudge. It’s a bit on the heavy side, so one bottle is more than enough to share as a dessert after dinner.
Points: 25
Innis & Gunn
Bourbon barrel scotch ale, that’s what it says on the bottle. It’s a strong ale with a golden color that’s been aged on oak barrels.
Points: 21
Brewdog Punk Ipa
I have always felt like an IPA tastes kind of like an old grandmother’s perfume, so that might be a bit unfair to this particular beer, but we had to have one in the game. It’s said to be tasting of caramel and tropical fruit, spiky bitter finish.
Points: 7
St Peters Cream Stout
Dark and strong with a taste of creamy chocolate and bittersweet aftertaste. Like all stouts its quite rich with a clear tone of coffee and vanilla notes.
Points: 21
Hobgoblin
Slightly dry and citrusy, this ruby beer has a hint of toffee and even chocolate. And I would give this one an extra point just for the beautiful color.
Points: 11
And the winner is…
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//Ann
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Ingelasresor
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Bill
That’s a great idea for an night in that feels like a night out. I love all the different kinds of beers you have here.
Christine
What a cute little set up and SO Much beer! Haha I love it esp in UK, we have opneded up the pubs- just but most are still at home. Home set up can still feel like a night out
Heather
Oohh… I haven’t had an authentic shephards pie in years. That was one of my favorite dishes at our local pub.
Anita
Bulmers would definitely be my top choice, I’m not so sure about the chocolate beer! Would you really recommend it?
Matt
Such an awesome cat!! haha 😊 I don’t drink, so I don’t do pub crawls, but one thing that I have done are progressive dinners. We would go to one place and order an appetizer, then to the next place for the main course, and then to the next place for dessert. So kind of a restaurant crawl for food instead of a pub crawl or drinks haha. 😊
Lucy Clarke
How awesome is this! Love how you brought the British pub night experience at the comfort of your home.
Lucy Clarke
How awesome is this! Love how you brought the British pub night experience at the comfort of your home.
katrina kroeplin
i love it. i bet it was a fantastic time. i mean when you cant go out, you create your own right. fantastic idea.
emman damian
Youngs Double Chocolate should taste really good! I hope I can try this!
Stephanie | Adventures in Aussieland
I’m missing a good pub meal. I know alot of the Aussie pub meals are similar to British pub meals. Heck even some of the beer is the same. Bulmers on tap is always a good go-to.
Sushmita
That is my kind of a night! Looks so good! I so wish I could hit a pub soon!
Nkem
Super fun and creative idea! I’d love to replicate something like that.
Emiliaapetterssons
Brewdog Punk IPA! Favoriten! 😍
Ann-Louise
Det var nog den sötaste lilla photo bomber jag sett 😊 Vilken fin katt!
Marie Phillips
This is such a good idea! I am lucky that my favorite British pub is open and I have been there a few times in the past few months. I don’t drink, but the shepherd pie and fish and chips are better than anywhere within driving distance for me. I would love to have some shepherd pie for dinner tonight!
Ntensibe Edgar
Wow….Dofus really did pull a good one on you there, didn’t she? I love Shepherd’s Pie. I just didn’t know how it was made all along.
Brigit Pettit
This would be an awesome theme for a date night! Thank you!
Jessie
This is awesome. Perfect for a party or for a date night!
Anngelic
Supergott! Älskade chokladölen 😃
Anngelic
tack =)
Anngelic
They were all good 😊
Anngelic
It sure did, you should really try it 😊
Anngelic
It was so good, and so supereasy to make 😊
Anngelic
Ohyes, I am sure you would love it Anita!
Anngelic
There are beer with no alcohol aswell, that are really tasty, if its the acohol you dont like Matt 😊 I love that way of dine, I am gonna try that for sure! Thanks!
Anngelic
I know right?!
Anngelic
It sure was 😊
Anngelic
You would love it Emman!
Anngelic
I do to!
Anngelic
Me too, I cant wait!
Anngelic
Just do it 😊
Anngelic
Ah eek, nä den var ingen höjdare… men IPA är ingen favorit för min del 😋
Anngelic
Haha tack =)
Anngelic
Go for it Marie 😃
Anngelic
Haha she sure is 😃
Anngelic
Oh it would, I never thought of that 😊
Anngelic
Yeah, it would right?
Linda (LD Holland)
We certainly do like a good pub crawl. Pub food like Shepards Pie is pure comfort food for me. Hubby likes his beers the darker the better. So he would love the selection of stouts he might find. But would not pass on the Youngs Double Chocolate!
Slavka
What a great idea for home entertainment with friends and family! I’ll have to try this out next time we have overnight visitors 😊
Nicole
Love this idea, and Shepard’s pie is my favourite, I also love cottage pie. Never heard of it using egg before though.
Jan
i love pub crawls! Nothing like a good Shepherd’s pie – it is one of my favorite foods. The best thing is that you have the British pub foods in your home. 😊
Sue
Being British, I loved this post. It’s always good to hear what other nationalities think of our traditions. Of course everyone loves a pub 😉 But also haven’t eaten Shepherds pie for ages & you’ve made me want to cook it again…& try the Youngs Stout – especially if it’s double chocolate!
Anngelic
The Doubble Choclate is truly amazing!
Anngelic
Go for it! 😊
Anngelic
Oh I just made from the first recipe I found, so I thiught it always had eggs?
Anngelic
I know right?! 😃
Anngelic
Ah thanks Sue, that sure means alot! 😃
CHELSEA MESSINA
If you’re ever in Michigan, we have TONS AND TONS of breweries with local beer, wineries, and cideries! Great spot for beer/wine/cider crawl haha
Jay Artale
If this was a real pub, you’d have me as a customer… please can I have a chilled glass for my cider! Love this concept … hope you enjoyed our national food.