threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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I was having a Weihnachtsbier from Aldi which is rather nice stuff but Mrs McG took a shine to it so I've moved on to a Broadside. both full of yuletide yumtusness.
Beer?
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Cinnamon and maple syrup sweet stout. I'm not usually a fan of these poncwd about with adjunct stouts, but this ain't bad. The spicing is quite restrained, just the right amount of sweetness and it's nice and thick.
Turned out to be 10%, a little stiffer than I'd intended as a loosener.
Turned out to be 10%, a little stiffer than I'd intended as a loosener.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
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- Crewe
"Be quiet sir, or everyone will want one."
Hop Bomb (Sadlers, 5% abv)
No one will get Sadler's under the trade descriptions act for this one. A riot of dry bitterness, for the most part - piney, oily and mostly grapefruity in the finish. A bit like a clumsier version of "Jackhammer", I think, but still pretty good. I got this bottle at Home Bargains, where it may have been priced at £1.25, if I remember right. A very good beer at that price, and pretty good at bottle shop prices too, imo.
Mrs M says: "Very nice, and Happy Christmas to everyone on the Beer Thread." A sentiment with which I can only wholeheartedly agree.
Spartak
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- The hills of Accrington
I've just had one of these. Very nice, but i think it'd get sickly after 2 or 3.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
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- Crewe
Kingpin (Brewdog, 4.7% abv)
Oh dear. This is the first Brewdog beer I've had that seems ordinary. There's some typically lagerish sweet yeastiness, a bitterness at the end that doesn't seem to carry much flavour with it, and that's it. The bitterness lingers somewhat, and it's refreshing enough, but there's no sign of the "juggernaut of hops" that the blurb promises, and this doesn't seem that different to other lagers, sadly. It'd be a refreshing drink on a hot day, I s'pose, but not one I'll be rushing to buy again.
Mrs M says: "I have gone to watch 'The Lady in the Van' with a glass of Jack Daniels."
Oh dear. This is the first Brewdog beer I've had that seems ordinary. There's some typically lagerish sweet yeastiness, a bitterness at the end that doesn't seem to carry much flavour with it, and that's it. The bitterness lingers somewhat, and it's refreshing enough, but there's no sign of the "juggernaut of hops" that the blurb promises, and this doesn't seem that different to other lagers, sadly. It'd be a refreshing drink on a hot day, I s'pose, but not one I'll be rushing to buy again.
Mrs M says: "I have gone to watch 'The Lady in the Van' with a glass of Jack Daniels."
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
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- Crewe
[QUOTE 4611053, member: 259"]I used to really like London Pride. I lived in Crystal Palace and it was a long haul up Gypsy Hill, but there was a strategically placed Fuller's pub opposite the station with a bit of a garden where you could have a couple of points as and then drift up the last couple of hundred metres.[/QUOTE]
I still do - it's a solid, tasty best bitter.
I still do - it's a solid, tasty best bitter.
Aperitif
Meme bar
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- ...I don't have much idea - really.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
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- You want hills? We got hills
Out for a couple last night before a rather jolly curry
Kowabunga from Cromarty brewery. Nice golden ale, not citrusy for a change. Provoked considerable debate as to where exactly Ross & Cromarty is. All we could agree was that it was up there somewhere in Scotchland
Couple of pints of Titanic Cherry Dark. Proper Crimbo! This was surprisingly good. Titianic do nice stouts and stuff and this was apparent. Just enough cherry to make it interesting but not overpowering
I passed on the Mongoose lager in the restaurant
Kowabunga from Cromarty brewery. Nice golden ale, not citrusy for a change. Provoked considerable debate as to where exactly Ross & Cromarty is. All we could agree was that it was up there somewhere in Scotchland
Couple of pints of Titanic Cherry Dark. Proper Crimbo! This was surprisingly good. Titianic do nice stouts and stuff and this was apparent. Just enough cherry to make it interesting but not overpowering
I passed on the Mongoose lager in the restaurant
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
Santa appears to have been down the local and not so local off-licence 
GM
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- North of the river
Don't know if this has been mentioned before, but have any of you viewed BeerGogglesReviews on YouTube.
Here's a couple of his reviews, quite funny at times.
Good review....
and a bad review......
Merry Christmas to you all
Here's a couple of his reviews, quite funny at times.
Good review....
and a bad review......
Merry Christmas to you all
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Don't know if this has been mentioned before, but have any of you viewed BeerGogglesReviews on YouTube.
Here's a couple of his reviews, quite funny at times.
Good review....
and a bad review......
Merry Christmas to you all
Weird that Saint Etienne is so poor (I've had that one too) when the little 25cl bottles they sell (Biere superiuere?) aren't bad at all.
