Owd Roger (Marston's)

Name: Owd Roger
Label: "Very strong country ale"
Brewery: Marston's
ABV: 7.6%

Rating: Brewed to a recipe believed to be over 500 years old.

Game: More Battlefield Bad Company 2. Picked up some more achievements that I missed out on last time. Whilst playing, I realised that all this ale is costing me a bloody fortune... but the sheer variety of real ale on supermarket shelves is staggering, and it's all so yummy.  Since September 2009, already the amount of ales consumed and blogged about has past the century mark (now at 105 at the last count give or take a couple of duplicate ale posts).

Bengal Lancer (Fuller's)

Name: Bengal Lancer
Label: "Bottle conditioned India Pale Ale"
Brewery: Fuller's
ABV: 5.3%

Rating: Like the dashing exploits of the Bengal Lancer cavalry regiment this should pass into folklore

Game: I pay £40 a year for the privilege of playing online against other gamers, however I rarely use the facility because I think it's a bit... meh?  So Battlefield Bad Company 2 seemed like a good idea for coaxing me into playing online more. So, started playing the single player campaign. Pretty good so far, like Modern Warfare 2 but your weapons can actually destroy buildings.

Old Tom (Robinsons)

Name: Old Tom
Label: "Voted World's Best Ale"
Brewery: Robinsons
ABV: 8.5%

Rating: I realise it's probably the strongest bottled ale I've ever drunk, but why the piddly little 330ml bottle?

Game: At this point in time I have so many games on the go it's getting obscene.  What better way to celebrate than by... buying another game. Battlefield Bad Company 2 has now entered the collective fray as everyone has been banging on about how good it is online, and the one thing I don't do enough of is play online. I pay £40 a year for the privilege so it's time to force myself to like it. Started off with the single player campaign though just to get used to the controls, obviously.