Beer?

[User169]

On a La Trappe mat, mental!

I've had words with the landlordess.

 

[John the Monkey]

On a La Trappe mat, mental!

Anarchy for DP (et seq)

 

[User169]

Halcyon from Thornbridge. I love this one - one of the best U.K. Ipas and prefer it to Jaipur.

looks a bit ropey - it has floaty lumpy things in suspension. But what a beer though! Chewy malt perfectly balanced with bitter hops. Not too aromatic or stupidly fruit juicy.

Dubbel yumtus!!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Although this doesn't bolster your case against real ale...

I don't see why it makes any difference, even if I was making a case - which I'm not - rather than reporting and interpreting an experience. I am finding alcohol less and less appealing, but on the increasingly rare occasions when I drink, I'd rather have something that seems worth drinking rather than something that has nothing much about it to make the downsides worthwhile. And it goes without saying that this is all IMHO, or at least IME, doesn't it? Everything in this thread is a matter of taste...

 

[rich p]

Orval. Probably my fave beer at the moment. This is a fresh one, still quite hoppy and not that bretty yet.

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When we were in Ghent in November, we were warned by the waitress in the Waterhuis restaurant that their Orval was too 'young' to be at its best. We had it anyway and it tasted pretty decent to me. How does the ageing/ best after thingy work DP?

 

[User169]

Last one ---- for now!

Ruination fromStone. This one from their Berlin factory.

S'good, but (1) not really sure I want my palate wrecked; (2) why drink SAN Diego beer via Berlin?

I don't want to get all terroir - leave that to the wine nobbers - but good beer can have some sense of place

And this doesnt

 

[rich p]

I don't see why it makes any difference, even if I was making a case - which I'm not - rather than reporting and interpreting an experience. I am finding alcohol less and less appealing, but on the increasingly rare occasions when I drink, I'd rather have something that seems worth drinking rather than something that has nothing much about it to make the downsides worthwhile. And it goes without saying that this is all IMHO, or at least IME, doesn't it? Everything in this thread is a matter of taste...

Well it would be too easy to pick holes in your 'case' but I don't really want this particularly beautiful thread to descend into point scoring, so I won't bother.
Your esoteric posts will be missed on here but I hope you enjoy your occasional whisky and wine on festive occasions in the future.
Perhaps you'll find the joy of ale creeping back one day.

 

[MossCommuter]

Magic Rock Cannonball from a keg. Craft beer.

Very nice but it'd be a tough call in a blind taste test against all of its cousins.

 

[rich p]

What's a chap gonna do? Lovely downland walk with friends and back to the pub for ham, egg and chips only to find that they'd stopped serving food...

...but not beer, TF.
A pint of Palmers best, and a pint of Franklins English Garden. Really good accompaniment to a lunch of peanuts and crisps!~!~!
Home to a log fire and a St Feuillien Xmas ale. Lovely and warming.
p.s. I need something to deaden the pain of Mrs rp watching Midsomer Murders...FFS

 

[MossCommuter]

What's a chap gonna do? Lovely downland walk with friends and back to the pub for ham, egg and chips only to find that they'd stopped serving food...

...but not beer, TF.
A pint of Palmers best, and a pint of Franklins English Garden. Really good accompaniment to a lunch of peanuts and crisps!~!~!
Home to a log fire and a St Feuillien Xmas ale. Lovely and warming.
p.s. I need something to deaden the pain of Mrs rp watching Midsomer Murders...FFS

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Love this photo @rich p

The very end Christmas tree bauble is perfectly in focus

 

[MossCommuter]

Tiny Rebel, Cherry Bomb

Cherry sour.

My mum used to make really good short pastry, she was a terrible cook but her pastry was worth enduring the pie for. Not having cherries in the orchard, if cherry pie was called for it was a rare treat because the filing came from a can and had nothing to do with her.

My mum's amazing short pastry and Tesco cherry pie filling. This beer's a bit like that.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Tiny Rebel, Cherry Bomb

Cherry sour.

My mum used to make really good short pastry, she was a terrible cook but her pastry was worth enduring the pie for. Not having cherries in the orchard, if cherry pie was called for it was a rare treat because the filing came from a can and had nothing to do with her.

My mum's amazing short pastry and Tesco cherry pie filling. This beer's a bit like that.

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You get a like from me for the lovely story not the beer with shite in it.

 

[MossCommuter]

You get a like from me for the lovely story not the beer with shite in it.

I LOL'd

 

[User169]

When we were in Ghent in November, we were warned by the waitress in the Waterhuis restaurant that their Orval was too 'young' to be at its best. We had it anyway and it tasted pretty decent to me. How does the ageing/ best after thingy work DP?

The more it ages the less hoppiness you get and the more funky it is. There's no problem serving it young - the boozer which I (very occasionally) frequent gives you a choice of fresh vs aged. They're all good, just different.

I love both.

 

[User169]

I don't see why it makes any difference, even if I was making a case - which I'm not - rather than reporting and interpreting an experience. I am finding alcohol less and less appealing, but on the increasingly rare occasions when I drink, I'd rather have something that seems worth drinking rather than something that has nothing much about it to make the downsides worthwhile. And it goes without saying that this is all IMHO, or at least IME, doesn't it? Everything in this thread is a matter of taste...

Just to chuck another flammable on the pyre, I'm less and less convinced that "IMHO" has anything to do with the price of cheese.

Objectively, I know what I like and what I like is pretty damn good. Nothing to do with personal taste - yuck!

Happy new year beer peeps!