Beer?

[Daddy Pig]

Lake Annecy is lovely, the bastard road from the lake to the town isn't though, takes about a million hours to go a couple of km's. The cycling from the lake away from the town was great and as a bonus my boy nearly brought down a peloton of wrinkles on his tiny islabike, they were really fecked off.

Time taken is proportionate to the number of beers drunk...

 

[Maverick Goose]

Never a truer word said ;-)

Says the man whose just bought his Brewdog in Tesco !!!

I like Waitrose because they keep the southern riffraff out of Booths.

 

[Aperitif]

Lake Annecy is lovely, the bastard road from the lake to the town isn't though, takes about a million hours to go a couple of km's. The cycling from the lake away from the town was great and as a bonus my boy nearly brought down a peloton of wrinkles on his tiny islabike, they were really fecked off.

Agree. Need to swap beer glasses in favour of 'dinner plates' as it heads out of town toward yesterday's beer stop. 5 euros a wincy bottle. I wondered if the staff of the various establishments appreciate the outlook as they serve the gasping masses. A long time ago, I bought a Look KG361 from someone in Annecy, and I was lucky enough to have it delivered to Beziers. Couldn't for the life of me understand why anyone would want to load a Marchisio cassette with a 29, along with a Centaur triple up front. I understand fully now. Plenty of lovely electric bikes on show too. (I know, the cycling thread is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> )

 

[stephec]

Haven't they got any Elvis Juice?

ASDA in Swinton had 4 packs for something like £5 or £6 last week.

 

[MossCommuter]

ASDA in Swinton had 4 packs for something like £5 or £6 last week.

I had a similar deal from Sainsbury's

 

[Aperitif]

Abbeye national comes to Carrefour. Own brand monkjuice could lead to a terrible habit. However, it has the full taste I might have been thinking when the bottles of Pel came forth...a good nourishing malt without sweet gooiness, and a nice smell too.
Just read the back and fabrication is subbed out to l'Abbeye Saint-Paul de Wisques. At 6.5% and 2.02€ chaque 75cl bouteille, it's worth taking a few Wisques...I rest my case (in the boot of the car) "aperitifs!"

 

[nickyboy]

Abbeye national comes to Carrefour. Own brand monkjuice could lead to a terrible habit. However, it has the full taste I might have been thinking when the bottles of Pel came forth...a good nourishing malt without sweet gooiness, and a nice smell too.
Just read the back and fabrication is subbed out to l'Abbeye Saint-Paul de Wisques. At 6.5% and 2.02€ chaque 75cl bouteille, it's worth taking a few Wisques...I rest my case (in the boot of the car) "aperitifs!"
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The mountain appears to have a Crax pour head

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Moving as far from the Waitrose stylee shopping as you can get, a low-rent dive called the Food Warehouse, which is a down-market Iceland if you can imagine such a thing, caught my eye in passing with a craft beer sale sign. Seemed churlish to pass it by so I went in a checked it out, came away with some Williams Bros, Brewdog and Lagunitas, not bad for a quid a bottle. Obvs 'craft' beer isn't quite the thing for their target audience [/snobby get]

 

[Aperitif]

Raspberry and Lime Berliner style sour. Lovely
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Sie sind un berliner? After yesterday's blueberry...good luck!

 

[Daddy Pig]

Quick question about:
Saison v farmhouse v sour v lambic
What are the differences?

I've never really tried them but thought I'd better expand my horizon!

I tried a sour a couple of months ago and did not really enjoy It, but more recently a farmhouse and a couple of saisons were really nice especially with the acidity curtting through rich food!

Any thoughts and others that I should try?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Quick question about:
Saison v farmhouse v sour v lambic
What are the differences?

I've never really tried them but thought I'd better expand my horizon!

I tried a sour a couple of months ago and did not really enjoy It, but more recently a farmhouse and a couple of saisons were really nice especially with the acidity curtting through rich food!

Any thoughts and others that I should try?

I don't care for sours and lambics, I like saison though, I don't know many but an easy one to get hold of, and it's lovely, is the M&S Sorachi Saison.

 

[MossCommuter]

Having found some, in Brewdog bar, I can see why. It is very nice as coffee porter goes.

In the brewery tap I had the keg and the cask versions side by side

They're both really good but cask, to my mind, is the better

Tinned is the same as keg, exactly the same

 

[MossCommuter]

Quick question about:
Saison v farmhouse v sour v lambic
What are the differences?

I've never really tried them but thought I'd better expand my horizon!

I tried a sour a couple of months ago and did not really enjoy It, but more recently a farmhouse and a couple of saisons were really nice especially with the acidity curtting through rich food!

Any thoughts and others that I should try?

Very good question! I think I have my answers but let's hope dp turns up to enlighten us. Otherwise when I'm sober I'll say my piece

Don't hold your breath

 

[User482]

Quick question about:
Saison v farmhouse v sour v lambic
What are the differences?

I've never really tried them but thought I'd better expand my horizon!

I tried a sour a couple of months ago and did not really enjoy It, but more recently a farmhouse and a couple of saisons were really nice especially with the acidity curtting through rich food!

Any thoughts and others that I should try?

Guidance here: https://www.bjcp.org/docs/2015_Guidelines_Beer.pdf

 

[Daddy Pig]

Guidance here: https://www.bjcp.org/docs/2015_Guidelines_Beer.pdf

It makes lambic sound so appealing...
"A decidedly sour aroma is often dominant in young examples, but may become more subdued with age as it blends with aromas described as barnyard, earthy, goaty, hay, horsey, and horse blanket."