Grant Fondo
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Blue label was only one as piccy £2.50 I think.
Beer?
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nickyboy
Norven Mankey
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I was a little nervous when posting the Tsingtao a few days ago but I seem to have got away with it
Had one of those in Aachen on last year's Fridays Tour. I concur.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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Chinese beer on Chinese turf (Chinese rezzies also count, similar to an embassy being foreign soil).
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
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- You want hills? We got hills
Duvel, Jackhammer...then these two...Dogfish IPA and some weird Polish stuff by a brewery called Cornelius. Grapefruited to the max. For future ref that's Grejptfrutowy
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Aperitif
Meme bar
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Fair amount of varnish in that pic Nicky - poor attempt to hide the G+T glass, and the fags. (About 10.45 pm over there...he'll be collapsed by now.
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srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
I'd vaguely intended to have a dry day. I was also absolutely bushed after my enormous exertion yesterday (a 5-mile walk, washed down with beer, fish and chips and curry), so we set out for a short wander quite late this afternoon. We were about to walk past the beer shop when we were hailed from inside by the Vicar and Mr Vicar - and it would have been rude to ignore them.
They'd run out of yesterday's Dunkel Weiss, so my first was a staple Red Squirrel London Porter. It's extremely good, probably brewed a bit more porterishly sweet than most of the typical stoutish bitter porters you get these days. Mr Vicar was drinking Ebenezer Rouge, which I might have to force myself to try - as I might have to try the Wild Beer Brett something or other that replaced the Dunkel Weiss.
They also had a keg of Cloudwater DIPAv9 (£3 per third-pint, at 9%), so in the spirit of research I thought I'd better. It's a cheaper way of investigating something new than splashing out nearly a fiver per 330ml bottle plus postage.
Despite looking like something which ought to be sent to a medical lab, it's really damn good. Whoever concocted the recipe (which apparently features Citra and Simcoe Lupullin powder, whatever that is) knows how to create a beer where the hops are important but not stupidly dominant (Duvel Tripel Hop Loo Cleaner, I'm looking at you). Yes, the strength helps - there's something sweet and portish going in - but so does the light hand with the flavourings. I know that it's already had a bit of aging, as it's not the latest version, but it does taste like something which could take another year or two, like a decent NZ Sauvignon Blanc.
They'd run out of yesterday's Dunkel Weiss, so my first was a staple Red Squirrel London Porter. It's extremely good, probably brewed a bit more porterishly sweet than most of the typical stoutish bitter porters you get these days. Mr Vicar was drinking Ebenezer Rouge, which I might have to force myself to try - as I might have to try the Wild Beer Brett something or other that replaced the Dunkel Weiss.
They also had a keg of Cloudwater DIPAv9 (£3 per third-pint, at 9%), so in the spirit of research I thought I'd better. It's a cheaper way of investigating something new than splashing out nearly a fiver per 330ml bottle plus postage.
Despite looking like something which ought to be sent to a medical lab, it's really damn good. Whoever concocted the recipe (which apparently features Citra and Simcoe Lupullin powder, whatever that is) knows how to create a beer where the hops are important but not stupidly dominant (Duvel Tripel Hop Loo Cleaner, I'm looking at you). Yes, the strength helps - there's something sweet and portish going in - but so does the light hand with the flavourings. I know that it's already had a bit of aging, as it's not the latest version, but it does taste like something which could take another year or two, like a decent NZ Sauvignon Blanc.
Local bitter.
Bought because one of my routes takes me over Burton marshes. This apparently is brewed to German purity standards. It smells a bit like the homebrew I used to conjure up in the 80's, nay 70's and pretend I liked but thankfully tastes pretty good. Should have bought two.
Since my old beer shop close down some poncy artisan shop has sprung up, from which I got this. I can't take the dog in though, even if they let me, as the artisan breadshelf is at nose height. So I tie him to the sign outside, which he then drags over to the door and stares mournfully through the glass creating a bit of a dog jam, which leaves me little time to browse.
I have cleverly embedded this photo so you should all be able to see it, even Mossy on his clunky tablet. I've taken steps in case....
Bought because one of my routes takes me over Burton marshes. This apparently is brewed to German purity standards. It smells a bit like the homebrew I used to conjure up in the 80's, nay 70's and pretend I liked but thankfully tastes pretty good. Should have bought two.
Since my old beer shop close down some poncy artisan shop has sprung up, from which I got this. I can't take the dog in though, even if they let me, as the artisan breadshelf is at nose height. So I tie him to the sign outside, which he then drags over to the door and stares mournfully through the glass creating a bit of a dog jam, which leaves me little time to browse.
I have cleverly embedded this photo so you should all be able to see it, even Mossy on his clunky tablet. I've taken steps in case....
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Generally, I take a recommendation from @srw as sufficient reason to try something else, but in this case he is bang on the money: I don't think I've ever had a super-hopped beer I've enjoyed more. The hit of tropical fruit from the aroma hops is beautifully balanced with bittering hops, malt and a touch of sweetness, and it wears its ABV very lightly indeed.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
Except that mine was the ninth iteration....
I've had no beer since new years eve because of the flu, and Mrs Stephec has come out with an absolutely hilarious idea, 'as you've had no beer all this time you may as well have a dry January.'
Good job I'm better now as I need a drink after that shock, so it's, 'good evening Mr President.'
Good job I'm better now as I need a drink after that shock, so it's, 'good evening Mr President.'
I had a few jars from the Crate brewery boozer in East Lahndon this morning. Bloody good English bitter (bitter), pretty good session bitter and a jolly decent porter. Served in their old industrial-chic outlet. Plus a decent spicy salami pizza. What a way to waste a day.
We had a hoot even though my mate Baz looks like a wet weekend.
And the light shades were made out of old mattress springs of course...
We had a hoot even though my mate Baz looks like a wet weekend.
And the light shades were made out of old mattress springs of course...
Grant Fondo
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