MossCommuter
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- Salford
Beer?
- Thread starter Chuffy
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MossCommuter
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- Location
- Salford
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Mossplaining?
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MossCommuter
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- Salford
Best stock up and take some to the mulled wine and mince pie party
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
As good a session beer as you'll find anywhere. Malty with excellent hoppiness, 2015 gold medal winner. yumfeckintus!
threebikesmcginty
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I didnae even ken they had a bar in Edinburgh, but their beers are very good Belgian-stylee fare; I bought one today, and shall be consuming it soon - I'll make a point of taking a photo and posting it here. And it was on the "bargain shelf", so you cannae get much better than that! I'd have had it drunk already had I not fallen asleep on the couch earlier.
Man after my own!It was just a conversation in my local that led to my asking.Here,our chances of laying hands on a Belgian(beer,not the people)are rare.Given that we are only 80 minutes from Edinburgh/Glasgow(delete as appropriate)we can nip up,sup up,and be back in time for closing.I can see that happening soon.
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Here you go, £1.20 bargainy beer
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Pub Lunch for Mrs M and I.
Blueberry Bitter (Coach House, 5% abv)
A free half - the barrel ran out on my first choice, slightly before the full pint was pulled, so the barman offered to either charge for half of that, or pour me a free half of something else. I chose this, thinking that Blueberry must just be the name, a flavoured bitter being too ridiculous an idea. BUT, I have to reveal to you, beer threaders, that this is, in fact, a Blueberry flavoured bitter. And further, that it's not half bad. The blueberry flavour is quite dominant, but balanced towards the end by the bitter hops. I'm not sure I'd want a whole pint of this, but it's pleasant enough.
Post Horn (Coach House, 5% abv)
My original choice - a bitter - nothing to shout about, and the taste for the abv surprised me (I'd expect this to be down around the high threes). A bit of sweetness, and some subtle grassy/herby hop bitterness towards the end. Not terrible, but pretty light, and the taste is sessiony, and the abv isn't.
Mrs M says: "I am drinking wine. (But I like that blueberry one)."
Coast to Coast IPA (Caledonian, 4.6% abv)
Reduced at the local Co-Op, to £1.09 a bottle. I liked this one - piney and citrussy, and pretty fully flavoured - a bargain at this price.
5am Saint (Brewdog, 5% abv)
I didn't register the "Red Ale" billing originally - I'd expected something more on the malty side, but this has a very hoppy aroma indeed, and that's reflected in the taste. This has citrussy, mandarin hops dominating the flavour, with maybe a little caramel and some pine, though those flavours struggle a bit to come through. Suits me, but hop haters will be unimpressed.
Blueberry Bitter (Coach House, 5% abv)
A free half - the barrel ran out on my first choice, slightly before the full pint was pulled, so the barman offered to either charge for half of that, or pour me a free half of something else. I chose this, thinking that Blueberry must just be the name, a flavoured bitter being too ridiculous an idea. BUT, I have to reveal to you, beer threaders, that this is, in fact, a Blueberry flavoured bitter. And further, that it's not half bad. The blueberry flavour is quite dominant, but balanced towards the end by the bitter hops. I'm not sure I'd want a whole pint of this, but it's pleasant enough.
Post Horn (Coach House, 5% abv)
My original choice - a bitter - nothing to shout about, and the taste for the abv surprised me (I'd expect this to be down around the high threes). A bit of sweetness, and some subtle grassy/herby hop bitterness towards the end. Not terrible, but pretty light, and the taste is sessiony, and the abv isn't.
Mrs M says: "I am drinking wine. (But I like that blueberry one)."
Coast to Coast IPA (Caledonian, 4.6% abv)
Reduced at the local Co-Op, to £1.09 a bottle. I liked this one - piney and citrussy, and pretty fully flavoured - a bargain at this price.
5am Saint (Brewdog, 5% abv)
I didn't register the "Red Ale" billing originally - I'd expected something more on the malty side, but this has a very hoppy aroma indeed, and that's reflected in the taste. This has citrussy, mandarin hops dominating the flavour, with maybe a little caramel and some pine, though those flavours struggle a bit to come through. Suits me, but hop haters will be unimpressed.
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Notice you cut the top off the photo to avoid the cracklehead comments, obvs a big one (so to speak).
