We did talk beer at Beckenham,

there was a thought that as the England team is sponsored by Marston's, I ought to just be drinking Pedigree, but Pedigree is not one of my favourite beers - too many dodgy pints in The Whitworth Arms when I was a lot younger have put me off.

I suppose I could alternate with the official sponsor of the Aussies, but even if we are in the middle of Australian weather, I'm not sure I could cope with a summer of VB.

It would be a bit boring, and probably make me ill, so I hastily discounted that idea.

We came up with a 'simple' list - ie a list of the obvious choices.
These are not necessarily the nicest, most interesting or even drinkable, they are just the ones you immediately think of:

Cardiff - Brains
Lord's - London Pride
Edgbaston - Bank's
Headingley - Tetley's
The Oval - Young's

Some of these look interesting - never really drunk much Brains, some of these I'm very familiar with - I have probably had more than my fair share of Pride and Young's, and some I'm not sure I'd fancy from bottles or cans - though I still maintain, usually to much derision, that you can get a decent pint of Tetley's if you are in Yorkshire.

Perhaps these can be fall back options in case there is nothing else - or I don't get my arse into gear and get anything ordered online.

BTW: is it just me, or are the official websites of these 'corporate' beers all pretty rubbish? Like most corporate sites, too much flash, background music, and no actual information. I suppose they can't really say
"Our beers are lovingly crafted in 200 gallon steel vats, then gently aged with a unique combination of artificial flavourings and preservatives, before being thrown onto a lorry, and then pumped by the magic of electricity and nitrogen into a glass for your drinking pleasure"

Will try to find some more interesting beer sites to link to.