Thank the gods you chaps and chapesses have started this message board. Living in Japan, I have not had a decent pint of draft British ale for a year, and have been reduced to drinking highly expensive bottled stuff, leading me to start this thread.
Describe a couple of your most admired non-British ales and get my mouth watering. I'll be back next week to replace the 18kg I've lost since being in Japan through copious ale-drinking.
My Foreign Recommendations for now are -
1. Echt Schlaenfehrler Rauchbier, a German 'Smoke Beer,' which does just what it says on the bottle. Tastes like smoked venison, or as some of my less gastronomically inclined friends pointed out, smoky bacon crisps. It used to be available in the Cellar, and maybe it still is.
2. Thought I'd better stick a Japanese beer in here, too. They are mostly what we would consider lagers, but are well-suited to this climate. Okinawan Orion beer is excellent on draught, mediocre in cans, and pretty good in bottles, so if you ever see it, try it - light amber, crisp, great for a summer's evening drinking.