Beer?

[User169]

Last nights line up. Mostly stuff from the US that we swapped for Belgian lambic.

It was all more or less amazing with the exception of the h.ertie bottle. That was a lambic pleated weizen which smelled and tasted of leather and sausages. Still, It was good to at least try as h.ertie bottles are incredibly difficult to get hold of.

We were saying farewell to my beer chum. He's just about to move to that London to manage Brew By Numbers soon to open new tap room. So if you're in London, get down to Bermondsey and say hello to Floris.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Arbor, Rocketman IPA, citra and moze, big fruity flavours, nice and hoppy without the overkill factor. Great stuff.

Had one of these earlier, it has actually got fruit in it too I think, I quite like it, 5.8% too, mind you rocket is 6!

 

[jongooligan]

Got back from a 48 mile ride hot, thirsty and knackered so first stop was the fridge. The lad has been supermarket shopping and he'd come back with a couple of brews we'd not tried before. First up was a lager. Now I'm not usually a lager drinker but there's a time and a place where it's just the job and Anchor California lager was just what I needed.

Smooth and malty, it went down a treat in no time.
Once I'd cooled down a little it was time for an IPA.

Lots going on here. Too complex for me to describe adequateley but I'll definitely get some more.

The lad didn't join me and he's in danger of not tasting any of his purchases cos he's still in bed with a hangover despite years of me urging him to only drink quality booze.

 

[Daddy Pig]

Hi all, its been a while!
Ok, I have a game of guess the beers.... I was given them free as it was believed the labels had come off! In fact the info is all on the tops. A clue, well they are both trappist and from the same brewery!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Hi all, its been a while!
Ok, I have a game of guess the beers.... I was given them free as it was believed the labels had come off! In fact the info is all on the tops. A clue, well they are both trappist and from the same brewery!

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Well it's Westvleteren, don't know which ones they are, they don't have labels anyway. They're all pretty good, rare to see them in the UK. Enjoy!

 

[Daddy Pig]

Well it's Westvleteren, don't know which ones they are, they don't have labels anyway. They're all pretty good, rare to see them in the UK. Enjoy!

Well done, right first time! Mighty impressed 3bikes!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Well done, right first time! Mighty impressed 3bikes!

@DP will know which one's which.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Hi all, its been a while!
Ok, I have a game of guess the beers.... I was given them free as it was believed the labels had come off! In fact the info is all on the tops. A clue, well they are both trappist and from the same brewery!

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Well it's Westvleteren, don't know which ones they are, they don't have labels anyway. They're all pretty good, rare to see them in the UK. Enjoy!

6 is the one on the right, 8 on the left according to cappage colouring I found on t'interweb shop pics

 

[Daddy Pig]

@DP will know which one's which.

I take it they are pretty good? I was waiting for an appropriate time to try them rather than a post ride drink!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

6 is the one on the right, 8 on the left according to cappage colouring I found on t'interweb shop pics

That's cheating though, we were doing this through beer knowledge.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I take it they are pretty good? I was waiting for an appropriate time to try them rather than a post ride drink!

Yeah, have them in an hour or so.

 

[Daddy Pig]

Yeah, have them in an hour or so.

I was thinking of celebrating the birth of my second Peppa pig in less than 2 weeks time, not sure what the hospital will say if I ask them to chill down my beer though!

 

[Spartak]

 

[John the Monkey]

That's cheating though, we were doing this through beer knowledge.

so's Marmers. He just doesn't want to be mocked for his well known bottle cap eccentricities again.

 

[Daddy Pig]

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I see you got the proper size bottle.... still not enough to fit in a Steiner glass... a clever chap who invented that glass...