Beer?

[threebikesmcginty]

A very pleasant late afternoon spent in Glossop's poncy beer emporoum

Magic Rock Grapefruit High Wire.

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But knocked into a cocked hat by Verdant Track and Field IPA which is strongly rexcomended

The sesh was rounded off nicely by finding they had a few bottles of Tiny Rebel Hadouken which is my fave beer.

You've done your nails lovely NB.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Finnish Stout, pretty good too. 8 pershent hic...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've been out sampling again. A High Weald Chronicle, my favourite of the evening, molto maltissimo, which reminded me of the malt extract I was given as a child (the only enjoyable thing I was ever given that was supposed to be good for me. Well, we'd get a bottle of Lucozade wrapped up in orange foil, but we'd have to be really ill for that). Fuggles and Goldings.

Then a Brew Buddies PA03, subtitled Cascade Sybilla Pale. Confused fruitiness at the front, rapidly moving on to a lingering taste of grapefruit pith. I didn't think it was well done.

Finished with a Larkins' Green Hop. Medium dark, rich and rewarding, but not quite up to Chronicle standards. It says on their website that the beer is only brewed for a couple of short weeks in October, using hops picked that very day. Surprising to find it in mid-February. A good beer, I reckon.

23 1/3.

 

[Daddy Pig]

A beer named after my wife...

 

[Maverick Goose]

A beer named after my wife...
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Cheers! to your trouble...

 

[Daddy Pig]

Cheers! to your trouble...

I think I just had my comeuppance for being cheeky about my wife... last 7 hours in the 'necessarium' (unfortunately I don't mean the pub!)

 

[User169]

Hey @DP, I'm going to be in Amsterdam next week for a couple of days. Any good bar and ale recommendations gratefully received

How did you get on?

 

[rich p]

Just about to leave for the airport.
A curate's egg though I think the beer choice was superior to my last visit 10 years ago although my beer tastes have changed since then.
Had some decent Two Chefs, Oedipus and 't IJ offerings. I defaulted to Chouffe and Westmalle on occasion.
I didn't take many photos!

 

[rich p]

How did you get on?

I did have a couple of swift halves in de Wildeman which was one of many dark and atmospheric bars I frequented. A couple in Jordaan are particularly fine and Tomaz bar near the Wildeman.
Thanks.

 

[User169]

FT piece on hops - massive oversupply and wholesale prices are falling dramatically.

https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/0f678bd6-0cc7-11e8-839d-41ca06376bf2

Last year the story was a global hop shortage. I seem to remember @threebikesmcginty was suitably skeptical.

 

[Daddy Pig]

FT piece on hops - massive oversupply and wholesale prices are falling dramatically.

https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/0f678bd6-0cc7-11e8-839d-41ca06376bf2

Last year the story was a global hop shortage. I seem to remember @threebikesmcginty was suitably skeptical.

Does that mean cloudwater prices will drop by 20%? Somehow I think not!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

FT piece on hops - massive oversupply and wholesale prices are falling dramatically.

https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/0f678bd6-0cc7-11e8-839d-41ca06376bf2

Last year the story was a global hop shortage. I seem to remember @threebikesmcginty was suitably skeptical.

The price of armpit could collapse!

 

[User169]

Does that mean cloudwater prices will drop by 20%? Somehow I think not!

It’s an interesting one for the craft beer scene since it tries to justify high costs partially on the basis of high ingredient, especially hop costs.

A friend of mine who works for a uk craft brewery says they’re getting loads of hop salesman trying to dump hops atm.

 

[marinyork]

Had this Augistiner Edelstoff the other day. Highly recommended.

 

[MossCommuter]

Dunham Massey Obelisk

Bright beer!