Beer?

[John the Monkey]

Flagship (Hook Norton, 5.3% abv)

My first Hook Norton brew, I think, is this - the only offering from that esteem'd brewer in the local Waitrose at the time.

This is an unusual IPA, with a fair bit of dark, fruity sweetness up front, with the herby hops emerging later in the taste. Quite old fashioned, in a way, but I liked it. Note also the Marmers friendly cap.

Mrs M says: "I have already taken my glass while you faff about doing pictures. Also, the beer was very nice."

 

[John the Monkey]

Robinsons unveil their seasonals for the year - they're film/tv themed;
http://siba.co.uk/2017/01/robinsons-brewery-launch-six-movie-inspired-seasonal-beers-for-2017/

 

[srw]

This looks fun: View attachment 333550

As always, start light - Grolsch Radler, Fruitesse and Magners are the weakest things on the menu - then work up to something stronger.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Is that Vladimir?

 

[User482]

As always, start light - Grolsch Radler, Fruitesse and Magners are the weakest things on the menu - then work up to something stronger.

I thought of you when I saw the Westmalle Tripel. Though it may have to wait until I've finished work.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Any beer drinkers agree?

 

[Grant Fondo]

Yes. 599 Dollars for a bottle of wine is outrageous.

Yes clearly a good vintage anus that one.

 

[MossCommuter]

Manchester Beer Festival this week!!

Just booked the day off work and I have bought my ticket for Friday

Yay

 

[Aperitif]

Manchester Beer Festival this week!!

Just booked the day off a Weatherspoons local and I have bought my ticket for Friday

Yay

FTFY

 

[MossCommuter]

FTFY

Oh, no, no. There will be time for Wetherspoons breakfast and probably tea as well

 

[User169]

St Bernardus 12 from 2011. This is great. Super smooth, caramel, figs and perfect carbonation.

 

[MossCommuter]

Is the founder of Cloudwater being disingenuous? I note that they recently announced that there will be no more casks from them.

Take a look at @cloudwaterbrew's Tweet: https://twitter.com/cloudwaterbrew/status/821036058691436544?s=09

 

[John the Monkey]

Is the founder of Cloudwater being disingenuous? I note that they recently announced that there will be no more casks from them.

Take a look at @cloudwaterbrew's Tweet: https://twitter.com/cloudwaterbrew/status/821036058691436544?s=09

Cloudwater's point, iirc, was that they couldn't make money from putting their beer in cask, because punters expect a lower price. A few other craft types chipped in, largely to the effect that they considered cask something of a loss leader (again, iirc) - valuable from the point of view of getting your name out there, but not especially profitable (caveat: I've not read everything written in response to the Cloudwater announcement).

There's a roundup here;
http://www.brewgeekery.com/cloudwater-and-the-cask-beer-craftermath-a-blog-post-round-up/

...and Roger Prolz specifically addresses the article Cloudwater tweeted here;
http://protzonbeer.co.uk/comments/2017/01/16/brown-s-cask-attack-is-wide-of-the-mark
and specifically that it's not related to Cloudwater's announcement;

...this is a different argument. Cloudwater was never a major producer of cask and its decision is related to price, not quality.

Cloudwater are either doing a bit of post-hoc justification ("we were right to stop doing cask for this reason as well") or just being interested in the state of the beer world.

 

[John the Monkey]

I'd not read this, (from that round up post);
http://beernouveau.co.uk/costs-quality-again-and-that-elusive-profit/

...which is a breakdown of how much everything costs for one brewery.

 

[MossCommuter]

They are naughty.

I've seen their beer in Spoons

I also had one of their fancy beers the other day and it was horrid (had a faint whiff of old biddy's handbag)