Beer?
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srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
It's gorgeous. The damson juice, added at fermentation, adds a lovely bitter-sour overlay to the basic strong beer flavour. And at 8% it kicks a bit of a punch.I just looked up the Damson Ale. It appears to be ultra-seasonal and rare as hens' teeth. Just the sort of thing that a thoughtful local would buy up in quantity and set aside for the next time he sees his beer-thread chums.
I bought it on a visit to Greys Court last week - it's an NT house outside Henley, so "local" is relative. I'm not sure that @rvw will tolerate a return trip just to stock up on beer, lovely though the place was. We'll probably visit again in Wisteria season.
With the Stringers and the Kernel both currently unavailable, I don't feel that you are being sufficiently reassuring about my Damson Beer Shortage Panic Attack.
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My order from Honest Brew has been dispatched: 2 bottles of each; Brasserie de la Senne - Zinnebir, Evil Twin - Sumo in a Sidecar IPA, Marble - Damage Plan IPA, Verdant - Bloom IPA, Atom - Neutron Star, Brew by Numbers x Cloudwater - 70|01 Double Red IPA
It'll make the week ahead worthwhile, knowing this will be waiting me when I get home on Friday
It'll make the week ahead worthwhile, knowing this will be waiting me when I get home on Friday
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My order from Honest Brew has been dispatched: 2 bottles of each; Brasserie de la Senne - Zinnebir, Evil Twin - Sumo in a Sidecar IPA, Marble - Damage Plan IPA, Verdant - Bloom IPA, Atom - Neutron Star, Brew by Numbers x Cloudwater - 70|01 Double Red IPA
It'll make the week ahead worthwhile, knowing this will be waiting me when I get home on Friday
That is a high quality selection.
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
Spent an evening on Damage Plan with @theclaud , @nickyboy , @doughnut & @I like Skol in one of Marbles's pubs
I missed my bus home.
I suspect I fell asleep at the bus stop
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Not really but I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Hullu Jussi porter-olut by Teerenpeli, head disappears immediately on pouring, it's slightly porterish, doesn't taste like 7% beer. Its OK really. At least it only cost about €5...
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Honkavouron 694 Tupla IPA, 7.7%, slight malt, not too hoppy, nice bitter finish. Good stuff.
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nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Could this be the cheapest London Z1 pint? In some shonky Wetherspoons near Tower Bridge
Twickenham Brewery London Porter. Decent enough, ok coffee notes. Nice bitterness
...and the price? £2.85
Twickenham Brewery London Porter. Decent enough, ok coffee notes. Nice bitterness
...and the price? £2.85
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deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
Crate(?) Rhubarb Sour. I really like rhubarb so was a little disappointed that it tasted more like lemon and tart plums. Pretty low ABV at 2.7% but tasted stronger. As I had 2/3rd of a pint, my Keg month's tally rises to 14 1/3rd.
I followed that with a beer, one of those elderflower-into-grapefruit tasting things and rather enjoyable. Seemed like the right thing to do. The trouble is, I can't for the life of me remember what it was! But I definitely drank it so 15 1/3rd. (I'll peer through the window when I next pass and remind myself.)
I then accidentally strayed onto sour territory again with a Chorlton Rye Saison. Tangier and more sour than the rhubarb sour I'd had before. A pleasing little concoction but not one to rush. 16 1/3rd.
And back to beer again, a Brick Peckham Pale. It had that fruity front with a dry, dark bitterness in the aftertaste. To remove that bitterness, of course, you take another mouthful. I think that's the trick of beer because pretty soon there's nothing left in the glass. 17 1/3rd.
Almost accidentally I ended up with a free can of beer, a Hop Stuff Arsenal Pale Ale stuffed into my jacket pocket on the way hom. I'll investigate. My drinking companion ended up with a wonky can of Hop Stuff's 4 hour session so he didn't end up feeling left out. Plus, he had something for his train journey home.
I followed that with a beer, one of those elderflower-into-grapefruit tasting things and rather enjoyable. Seemed like the right thing to do. The trouble is, I can't for the life of me remember what it was! But I definitely drank it so 15 1/3rd. (I'll peer through the window when I next pass and remind myself.)
I then accidentally strayed onto sour territory again with a Chorlton Rye Saison. Tangier and more sour than the rhubarb sour I'd had before. A pleasing little concoction but not one to rush. 16 1/3rd.
And back to beer again, a Brick Peckham Pale. It had that fruity front with a dry, dark bitterness in the aftertaste. To remove that bitterness, of course, you take another mouthful. I think that's the trick of beer because pretty soon there's nothing left in the glass. 17 1/3rd.
Almost accidentally I ended up with a free can of beer, a Hop Stuff Arsenal Pale Ale stuffed into my jacket pocket on the way hom. I'll investigate. My drinking companion ended up with a wonky can of Hop Stuff's 4 hour session so he didn't end up feeling left out. Plus, he had something for his train journey home.
