[QUOTE] After JW left Sh*t and Scream he would often comment over a pint of Spitfire about the cheapening of the ingredients to satisfy the accountants.[/QUOTE] This happened to Ruddles 'County' after S&N bought out the brewery too. It went down from 5.2 to 4.8ABV and tasted cheaper. The head brewer left in disgust and started working at an independent called 'The Grain Store'. Funnily enough, their premium bitter now tastes uncannily like County used to...