Beer?

[rich p]

Some festive cheer with an Insanely Bad Elf!

Aren't most bottled beers just too gassy? I drink them too but....?
Just had a couple of pre-prandial pints of Harveys best bitter - the aperitif of choice!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Aren't most bottled beers just too gassy? I drink them too but....?
Just had a couple of pre-prandial pints of Harveys best bitter - the aperitif of choice!

I like bottled beer, you get a consistency that cask beer can't always match. Saying that I don't really mind and will struggle on manfully with either variety like the brave Little soldier wot I am.

 

[rich p]

We're doing our bit, for sure, but manfully?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I could do with a stiff drink right now!

 

[ceepeebee]

I drank a *lot* of beers this weekend, a few friends and I had a stash compare evening....

Two particular highlights were:

can't find a decent picture but it's an Arbor Ales Impy Stout - 11% of lovely chewy deliciousness.

and a Buxton/Kernel collaboration - a NZ pilsener - hoppy in a good way, a very good way.

I went on a bit of a spree on Friday, hit up Utobeer in Borough, Mr Lawrence in Crofton park and Good taste my local cheese and beer shop - bought some crackers, will report back more as I have them....

 

[threebikesmcginty]

...Mr Lawrence in Crofton park and Good taste my local cheese and beer shop - bought some crackers...

Mmmm cheese and crackers!

 

[User169]

La Trappe Quadrupel. A nice winter beer - lots of banana esters and a hefty gravity.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

La Trappe Quadrupel. A nice winter beer - lots of banana esters and a hefty gravity.

You need quadrupel for extra grip when the ground's frosty - hefty gravity helps too!

 

[BrumJim]

Elgood's Black Dog on Friday. Very, very drinkable. So I did.
Looks like a porter, but drinks like a mild.

 

[User169]

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Kasteel Donker. Strong (11%), sweet, and truly minging. Even my son can't drink it, so the rest of it'll probably join the ouzo and the Corona in the undrinkables box in the garage.​

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I agree with that, Mort. It's not a great one - the cuvee one's OK though.

 

[User169]

Good suggestions for Christmas beer in the Guardian.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth

The Pliny suggestion is a bit daft though since its almost impossible to come by.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Good suggestions for Christmas beer in the Guardian.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth

The Pliny suggestion is a bit daft though since its almost impossible to come by.

Some nice stuff there, the 'something you haven't tried before' section could be filled with a lot of beer mentioned I bet and you're right on the Pliny. Nice to see The Kernel get a mench though.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Picked some really nice craft winter beers tonight... one is a one-off imperial chocolate stout produced by Flying Monkeys brewery in conjunction with Canadian band, the Barenaked Ladies. At 11% it looks like one to take slowly. Also at almost 11% a special brew from Unibroue, called Terrible (in French, it sounds better). Since I can't seem to get any Fin Du Monde right now, this may find itself winging its way to 3BM after Xmas.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Just ordered a big box of Kernels + a few other stouts, porters and a couple of Pannepots to help one struggle through the festive period.

 

[User169]

Just ordered a big box of Kernels + a few other stouts, porters and a couple of Pannepots to help one struggle through the festive period.

Pannepot really is the business. The local beer shop has got a "reserva" version in at moment which I think has been aged in oak barrels.

Had a Grand Prestige from Hertog Jan earlier in the week. Not quite as good as Pannepot perhaps, but a bit lighter in the wallet.