Beer?

[User482]

Looks nice with a few poppadoms.
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The lager thread is thataway...

 

[srw]

The lager thread is thataway...

You'll have to share it around to prove you haven't just popped the cap on a bottle...

 

[User482]

You'll have to share it around to prove you haven't just popped the cap on a bottle...

I did. Mrs User482 says "very nice".

 

[User169]

Golden ale. One of mine. Not bad.
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Dang!! That looks v appetizing.

 

[User169]

Golden ale. One of mine. Not bad.
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Dang!! That looks v appetizing.

 

[srw]

Dang!! That looks v appetizing.

What is it about pale yellow beers that makes usually discerning drinkers go gooey? It looks like lager! It might taste good, but you really can't tell that from the photo.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Out of character I know but I appear to be drinking something branded as St Michael.

 

[nickyboy]

What is it about pale yellow beers that makes usually discerning drinkers go gooey? It looks like lager! It might taste good, but you really can't tell that from the photo.

It looks like Boddingtons used to look like

So that's good enough for me. Good effort @User482

 

[User169]

What is it about pale yellow beers that makes usually discerning drinkers go gooey? It looks like lager! It might taste good, but you really can't tell that from the photo.

Not sure I agree. If it looks good, there's a better chance it'l taste good. The paleness or otherwise is a red herrring.

User482 brew has a decent one finger tight white head and is pretty clear - not entirely straightforward for home brewers. The floaty things remind me of Thornbridges Halcyon - one of my absolute fave beers, so I was kinda wondering if it was like that.

 

[User482]

Not sure I agree. If it looks good, there's a better chance it'l taste good. The paleness or otherwise is a red herrring.

User482 brew has a decent one finger tight white head and is pretty clear - not entirely straightforward for home brewers. The floaty things remind me of Thornbridges Halcyon - one of my absolute fave beers, so I was kinda wondering if it was like that.

Thanks! It's closer to a Hop Back Summer Lightning, though I overdid the bitterness slightly. It's improved considerably with a month's conditoning in the bottle, with the underlying bitterness mellowing and the hop flavour being a bit easier to detect.

I think the batch I have conditioning at the moment has a better balance.

 

[User169]

Double barrel huanahpu. Super rare and super yum!!

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[theclaud]

That is what annoys me about bars with tiny Kilner jars of each beer so you can judge the colour. The urge to swap them about usually gets the better of me.

My local has recently introduced this nonsense, presumably in an attempt to cut down dithering at the bar by demonstrating that there is no apparent difference between any of the cask ales...

 

[theclaud]

Oh, and you can't tell in the photo, but the far one is a fraction paler - almost a hint of straw. So this geezer goes up to the bar, gestures towards the pump on the right, called something like Golden Pale, and says, 'Is this like a pale golden one?' FFS.

 

[theclaud]

Meanwhile, in other beer news...

Magic Rock High Wire on the beach.

Brunswick Hey Mandarina! With orange peel, just for @threebikesmcginty!

Tiny Rebel AK47. Kinda sub-Tropicana. Should that be Swb Tropicana?

Had to try the Nøgne Ø / Page 24 Rhubarb collab. Not sure it's a work of genius, but it's beer made with rhubarb, so I am happy. That's not a Crackle pour BTW - it's a glass with an etched widget!

 

[Maverick Goose]

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Flemish red, aged in oak. Sour, but beautifully balanced with some sweetness and cherry aroma. Far better than the Wild Beer example I tried recently.

Tried that in the Crafty Baa in Windermere t'other week....pukka!