Beer?
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User169
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Had a drop of their Rye IPA last week which the local had on tap. Very nice and not too hoppy by modern standards at least.
smutchin
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Any beer fans on the forum should get themselves down to Canterbury this weekend for the Canterbury Food & Drink Festival - which also happens to be the launch of the first ever Kent Green Hop Beer Fortnight.
I sampled Eddie Gadd's Green Hop Ale at Broadstairs Food Festival last year and it was pretty special. This year, just about every independent brewery in Kent is getting involved by making their own green hop beers - I've heard there will be 28 beers on offer, covering a wide range of styles up to and including an Imperial Stout. The common factor is that they're all made using freshly picked Kentish hops.
Think of it as a British take on Beaujolais Nouveau. Only with fine beer instead of crap wine.
http://kentgreenhopbeer.com/
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I sampled Eddie Gadd's Green Hop Ale at Broadstairs Food Festival last year and it was pretty special. This year, just about every independent brewery in Kent is getting involved by making their own green hop beers - I've heard there will be 28 beers on offer, covering a wide range of styles up to and including an Imperial Stout. The common factor is that they're all made using freshly picked Kentish hops.
Think of it as a British take on Beaujolais Nouveau. Only with fine beer instead of crap wine.
http://kentgreenhopbeer.com/
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Never been a Banks ale fan before, but when out at the weekend I chanced upon Banks' Fields of Gold. As the name suggets its a Golden ale, but more flavoursome than most with a really hoppy finish (no rabbit references please) and a spicy after-taste.
At 3.5% it's a really good 'session' beer - sad that it's onyl avauilable until early October
At 3.5% it's a really good 'session' beer - sad that it's onyl avauilable until early October
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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I'm quite partial to Scottish beer, well beer in general really - I do quite like that one.
ceepeebee
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[QUOTE 2059923, member: 259"]I used to quite like Banks's mild!
I haven't forgiven W & D for what they did to Mansfield brewery though.[/quote]
yeah, Mansfield's Mild was one of the few good things to come out of that godforsaken place. (I have to say this being from Chesterfield) It was the last pint to go over a pound in the pub where I did most of my early drinking.
Getting really excited about De Molen at the weekend now.
I haven't forgiven W & D for what they did to Mansfield brewery though.[/quote]
yeah, Mansfield's Mild was one of the few good things to come out of that godforsaken place. (I have to say this being from Chesterfield) It was the last pint to go over a pound in the pub where I did most of my early drinking.
Getting really excited about De Molen at the weekend now.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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Drinking beer on a Monday is obviously a revolting habit and one that I certainly wouldn't want to be associated with, however a new batch of ale has landed on my doorstep and it would be churlish not to dip in and sample a bottle or two, just for quality control purposes of course. Anyway, a bottle of Struise Pannepot is first up and jolly nice it is too, yumtus! There's a few Kernel porters and stouts too but they need a few weeks to settle due to the vast quantities of sediment that has to find its way to the bottom of the bottle post transit.
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User169
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De Struise - classy stuff! Pannepot is great.
smutchin
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Well, the green hop beers were a big hit. My personal favourite - which also seemed to be everyone else's favourite, in fact - was a beer called "Seriously Saison", a slightly sweet, full-bodied, golden thirst-quencher (albeit a bit stronger than a traditional saison) but with a massive dose of resinous herbal hop bitterness. Wonderful, wonderful stuff.
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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Well, the green hop beers were a big hit. My personal favourite - which also seemed to be everyone else's favourite, in fact - was a beer called "Seriously Saison", a slightly sweet, full-bodied, golden thirst-quencher (albeit a bit stronger than a traditional saison) but with a massive dose of resinous herbal hop bitterness. Wonderful, wonderful stuff.
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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It was excellent, although strong it didn't taste alcoholly, lovely stuff and fortunately I bought 4!
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User169
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Haven't had any for a while so have just bid on a couple of big bottles on the dutch version of fleabay.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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I'll tell him when I see him next time!
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
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- Plymouth
Pint of Henry Weston's Special reserve please - though it usually only comes in bottles
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Excellent news - a new beer shop opens its doors in town today (well in 3h 3min to be precise, not that I'm paying much attention mind). They claim they'll be stocking 700 or so different beers, so plenty to choose from hopefully. Even better, I have to cycle past it on the way home from work, so no excuses really.
