It occurs to me (after a couple of decent bottles) that you could make up crossword clues for which the solution would be the name of a beer.
I’ve put one in the comments.
Any more compilers out there?
Crossword Clues for Beers
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Sounds like an experienced Scandinavian performer is having a really bad gig?
@vulpes-vulpes Give us another clue Foxy
Sorry, I thought the length info would be too much of a giveaway:
(3,8,3)
Old Speckled Hen?
Old Heckled Sven!
That’s him.
Carling black label?
Harketstinker!
Lindeboom?
Though it may be helpful to know how many letters there are.
See above!
They don’t like Beckett’s up them. (7, 6)
Samuel Smith’s
?
Er…no.
Bayonet Blonde.
Bishop’s Finger!
No longer part of the family (5,5)
Black sheep ?
That’s the one – cheers!
Environmentally friendly monarch.
Greene King
Green King?
I need another clue Foxy.
Both correct of course.
Disorderly high stops gives Suffolk ale? (5,4)
Adnams Ghost Ship
(nice pint)
Yep.
Ghost Ship.
Correct!
Lumsden’s Outfitter? (7,6)
Timothy Taylor
Spot on Dbp!
The finest ale on earth.
Always loved Timy Taylor Landlord but then tried their big standard bitter which is even nicer. Big Adnams fan of course but my fave “real” ale is Conniston Breweries Bluebird. Luscious. Don’t try the bottled stuff, it’s not a patch on the hand drawn stuff, in fact I believe it’s brewed dahn sarf.
Indeed – but only on draught.
The bottled version is not quite there
(either that or I’ve had duff bottles)
Scottish island surrounds grooming aid. Brewery results. (8)
Me Sir, me Sir.
Butcombe
Ohhhh, yes!
A switched on snack for my titled chum. (5,4)
Is Butty Bach.
@pencilsqueezer I know it means little friend, but I’m afraid your clue was too cryptic for me.
Cryptic. Logical and it’s only just gone half past now.
Switched On Bach.
Earl of Sandwich.
Butty.
Just put my tablet down and I remembered Switched on Bach.
Very good.
Dol (3,8)
Old Peculiar?
✅
Not to be pedantic but:
Old Peculier is spelt Peculier peculiarly.
Yes, spelling is a Yorkshire peculiarity
Settles whippets, straightens flat cap and proceeds to put young Craig right. “Peculier does not mean the same as peculiar, I’d ‘ave thee know.”
“A Peculier is an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated. A Royal Peculier, an area including one or more places of worship under the jurisdiction of the British monarchy.” – Wikipedia.
Allow me to correct the clue: Dol to audience
@Mike_H
While we are on the subject of fine Yorkshire beers – the brewery at Masham – I assume this is pronounced Mass – um and not Mash-em?
Correct.
Monarch resentful in the Lucky Country.
Victoria Bitter?
I tried so hard to find a link for the comic Victoria Bitter ad to no avail. I hope you know the one I’m trying to find. I’ve got it in messenger but I can’t find it on any other platform. It’s so funny too. I wish you could see it.
I still have a VB stubbie holder somewhere.
Stout Irishman sings Neu, strangely.
Guinness
✅ again
Dorset beer; a psalm, a pier upset? (7,3)
All I can get is Rappism Ale
But I’m sure that’s not it.
Palmers IPA.?
That’s it. A large part of the brewery has a thatched roof, and their off-license next door is very good. Though not as good as the Adnam’s one in Southwold.
Oh Mr. Ancient Lady Bits. (3, 7, 6)
Old Something Porter, I’m thinking, but I’m stumped for the middle word.
Pudenda? Knocker? Funbags?
I know it’s not but I now have Old King Cole Porter rattling round my head.
Old Growler Porter
Ha!
*Applause*
That’s the one.
Nice work (6, 3)
Proper Job
Stumped on Squeezers two though.
Yes!
Bad room (4, 3)
Doom Bar (I was contemplating something about cursed pubs for that one).
Elizabeth’s Clothes (5, 4)
Betty (S)togs?
Yes!
The Spanish Swedes are about to reverse (5,3)
Something Ale, that’s as far as I can get.
Abbot Ale?
You’ve got it!
Bartenders lawyer upset at bitter tipple.
Alright. What if I said: Bartenders lawyer upset at 1960s bitter tipple.
Watney’s Red Barrel
Yes!
Oral kissing up a mountain (8)
Heineken
Can you show your workings?
I’m guessing it’s a homophone of ‘high necking’.
Yep
Allows mother to get back (6)
Amstel.
Obese pull. ( 3,3 )
Fat tug?
💥👍
Send me your address and I’ll send you some.
That’s very kind, I’ve just looked it up and it appears to be very hoppy. So I’ll reject your kind offer and hope you drink a toast to me.
Pencil’s and Cheshire’s still posing problems.
Not hoppy at all. The most delicious IPA you’ve ever had in your life. I insist I send you some if it’s possible to do so. If not, do we have any smugglers on board?
Then I shall furnish you with my address forthwith.
PM me and I’ll try to make it so.
XXXX
Fortified building in eastern US state?
Castlemaine.
No and no.
It’s bloody Fourex innit! Queensland beer. Bloody awful stuff
No it isn’t. Much more cryptic than that…
@mikethep Is it 40- (Forty Shillings) or Fortons (4 tens) or Olde English Forties
(40 oz)?
@craig42blue Let me put you out of your misery. It’s Hardcore (Brewdog).
⬆️ Excellent!
Aspirant Cardinal’s Digit
Bishops Finger. I gave a bottle of this to our local priest here in Bonn. He was most chuffed.
Collected from dragons in the garden of England. (8)
Spitfire.
Yes, indeed!
Making love in a punt (11)
Is that one Castle maine? (Or adjust the number of letters and substitute Fosters, Skol or any other cooking lager.)
I was thinking Boddingtons but those will do too.
Can I commend you on the return (slight) of cooking lager.
Biiru discovered in Mombasa hit factory (5)
Asahi
Tadashii!
Yorkshireman hears he should try this Southern ale. (5)
Appen!
Try again. Let’s just say that it is one of the many things I will miss about Sidmouth Folkweek this year.
I think I still have a few pint glasses that were accidentally liberated from Sidmouth some years ago; but however hard I try, I can’t seem to remember the names of any of the beers they may have held, temporarily, on the night that I acquired them.
Badger have a beer called Golden Champion, which sounds vaguely Yorkshire, but that can’t be it.
Wrong mammal.
Otter? As in y’otter try this?
Indeed you should.
Hears is an anagram of hares, there is a brewery called hare.
Not forgetting the river Aire in Yorkshire
Am I close?
Gertrude backs royal Kiwi brew
All right then. The answer is Steinlager. Obviously not available in the UK
Chicken run, um, first South Australian cloudy classic
Coopers. Good beer.
Great round of special chilled hops. It’s a first!
No wonder no-one’s got it. There’s a word missing.
Great round of lovely special chilled hops. It’s a first!
Grolsch
You win sir!
Wen, to begin with, a twisted nerd, poltroon, might be a sherpa.
Sorry, that’s (6,6).
London Porter.
There you are.
Wile E Coyote drains of colour dreaming of his favourite tipple. (4, 10, 4, 3)
A pale ale, one assumes, but there are soooooooo many to try!
Road Runner Pale Ale ??
Nope.
Is Acme California Pale Ale
Logical when you see the answer.
Sailing into the west with black hair and blue eyes?
Have we got any letters?
Sorry, that’s (6,6).
I was asking for some letters from some of the Across answers!
Sorry. No chance.
How about if I tell you it’s an IPA? But not Indian.
https://galwayhooker.ie/
Renters on the radio (8)
Tennents
Yup!
Low-slung bassist advanced in age, we hear? (3,5)
Old Hooky
Yes. Nice pint, but verging on the sort you need to eat with a knife and fork, and have a snooze after.
The beer, not the virus? (6)
Corona
Extraordinary, tense, screwable pint? Not to begin with (8, 7, 4)
Scratch that one – I’ll try a correct version when I get back from my walk.
Yah, because that was inscrutable.
Have a lovely walk. I hope you have a dog with you.
Try this one:
Grab balls, pierce and screw. Not likely! (9,7,4)
What is this? The New York Times?
Nine letters for the first word!
My Brain hurts.
Is that the same beer as the (8,7,4) above?
Yes, but I has misremembered part of the name of the beer. The first clue could only lead to that answer, which would rely on the solver thinking of the same wrong name as me.
No one? OK, an alternative clue for the same answer
Crabs peel garlics (9,7,4)
Crustacea exocarp bulb
Carlsberg Special Brew?
Yes! You and Hubert Rawlinson got it pretty much simultaneously. The original clue was wrong because I mixed up Carlsberg Special Brew and Tennent’s Supper.
Is it Cleric’s Graspable Brew?
You’ve got the right idea.
Only because of the hint lower down.
Carlsberg Special Brew.
Brian Bubbletops! An American classic (5, 4, 6)
Pabst blue ribbon?
Yes!
👍
Two horses? No, maybe a couple of kisses? (3, 5)
Dos Equis
Si!
Latest sailor scrambled by Belgian navy?
Oops! I forgot the letter count.
Latest sailor scrambled by Belgian navy? (6, 6)
Stella Artois.
Yup.
Sufferer of memory loss. (8)
Amnesiac
Yes!
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2675/21164/
In confused style, Elliot’s pal from another planet is making tea.
Tetleys.
Put an apostrophe in and the prize is yours.
‘
I rule mrs mid teen, shaken and stirred.
(8, 7)
That’s a Christy Moore song! Delirium Tremens.
Exploded Dung to sue EU, boycotts alcohol. Corpulent brew, twofold! (6, 6, 9, 5)
I’ll give you a clue. It’s not brewed by Cadbury’s.
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout?
Yes!
Heavenly brew!
*checks watch to see if Cotswold Vintners might still be open. Damn. Tomorrow then.*
Postman’s sack.
What did you say…how many letters?
A = Hundreds!
(not sure it works in this format…)
With this, schoolboy makes entrance (8,11)
Ok, I’ll give just a little bit of help.
With this, literary schoolboy makes entrance.
Jennings Snecklifter (one of the great beers).
Don’t mind if I do. Thankyou very much.
Irish eyes almost smiling (7)
Confused pity for Japanese weakling (7)
Sapporo
Yes!
Turn soy makes Japanese beer!
for relaxing times, make it Suntory time!
I wish I could figure your clues out!
Tin goats, perhaps? (8)
Is there a beer called Santiago?
There’s only one ‘a’ in “tin goats.”
Tsingtao would fit the bill though
It would!
I was only asking.
Will an explosive apricot muck rager cause Yorkshire folk to rise into the clouds and meet the Lord? (5, 4, 7)
Magic Rock Rapture.
Yes!
Stop spare matron messing about. (11)
Staropramen
Indeed – well done.
Half-whispered price list (7)
Wise dub queen, maybe Czech or American (9)
Hmmm … Budweiser, methinks.
Got it in one.
I was thinking of a clue for that, along the lines of
Terence’s pal sounds more knowledgeable about American beer
But you beat me to it
You could have just said “tastes like cat’s piss (9).”
I my clue I was careful to reference the Czech one too, which is good but pretty standard as Czech beers go.
Oh, I’m only talking about the American monstrosity that tries to pass itself off as “beer.”
Budweiser
R crabs leg. Probably the best anagram in the world.
Carl. Is that you?
If you mean Mr. Carl S. Berg, then yes.
Mein Herr!
Maybe now someone will get my Crabs clue up there 👆
I tried!
By arrangement, Delphine Tyler was a first century Roman, now residing in Northern California (5, 3, 5)
Pliny The Elder!
It must be! But that clue is two months old. I barely remember what I had for lunch!
Nearly 5 years and @Vulpes-Vulpes and @Kid-Dynamite still have unsolved clues. Anyone else still weak with anticipation for the answers?
@salwarpe – see above.
Hooray! Just two more answers from kid and the troubled ghost that haunts the crypt of St After of Word can sleep the eternal peace of the rest of 890+ pages of archived piffle and conjecture.
my god, by this time of day I can’t remember what I had for breakfast this morning, let alone whatever was going through my head five years ago…
Obscure native drink?
(6,6,3)
I spoke too soon! The beast has a boost of adrenalin in its veins.
I’ve worked out one of my clues!
Irish eyes almost smiling (7) = (look away now if you’re still trying to solve it yourself after five years) Beamish
which does make me wonder if the “half whispered price list” might be Murphys? The first syllable is half of murmur after all, can’t get the second part to line up though.
Fees?
Yep, came to me in a flash at about half past two this morning!
Thanks!