Beer?

[User169]

A new one from Danish hipsters, Evil Twin.

Billed as a Brett IPA, it's got more of a Saison feel to me. Not quite funky enough, although the Nelson Sauvin hops are lovely and it's perfectly carbonated.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The label is also perfectly balanced to your tablecloth!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I'll be having words with the landlord, he could have told us how late it was!

 

[User169]

I'll be having words with the landlord, he could have told us how late it was!

So what did you and your beer chums drink?!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

So what did you and your beer chums drink?!

Oh yes, the point of the thread...

Warm summers eve, went for the golden ales, Hook Norton Haymaker and Lion. Both nice, Lion's a fairly easy drinking beer, after a very hoppy start when it was first brewed the recipe has eased a bit to make it more marketable I guess, not bad though.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Extra Tokyo craft beer report: I had a chance to try a few bottles this evening - the first was a rather lovely honeyed summer beer from the Nanakusa nano-brewery (basically, a farm in Tohoku).
The second was one of the easiest to find craft beers in Tokyo, Yona-Yona Ale from the Yo-Ho Brewing Company, which calls itself an American Pale Ale, but is far more citrusy and less extremely hoppy than is the trend in APAs brewed in the states, although it has hidden depths and has been recognised in multiple international competitions. In fact it's another perfect summer session beer, that I am rapidly discovering that the Japanese are so good at producing. You can occasionally find this overseas, so look out for it.
Finally, there was another very citrusy summer beer whose name escapes me, but that wasn't as good as either of the other two and is probably not worth remembering...

 

[User169]

A nice black IPA from Emelisse. Not as good as Kernel or Thornbridge versions, but respectable enough.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Compass Brewery Baltic Nights Stout, not bad, actually more porter than stout.

 

[User169]

A good 'un from Brewdog. Chewy and oily..

 

[Flying_Monkey]

A good 'un from Brewdog. Chewy and oily...

Yum, exacty how imperial stouts should be. Best example I have ever had of this kind was the Imperial Coffee Stout from Dieu du Ciel in Quebec.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

You'd have to go some way to beat the mighty Kernel Breakfast Stout if it ever came down to a stout-off, can't think of a better one - perfect!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

You'd have to go some way to beat the mighty Kernel Breakfast Stout if it ever came down to a stout-off, can't think of a better one - perfect!

You reckon? I've not had the Kernel, I have to say, but Dieu du Ciel's Péché Mortel (wot I mentioned above) gets a score of 4.97 (or 100 - you can't get more) from the Alstrom brothers (Beer Advocate): http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1141/10325/?ba=bros

 

[threebikesmcginty]

You reckon? I've not had the Kernel, I have to say, but Dieu du Ciel's Péché Mortel (wot I mentioned above) gets a score of 4.97 (or 100 - you can't get more) from the Alstrom brothers (Beer Advocate): http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1141/10325/?ba=bros

Of course I'm only talking about my limited view as we can't get half the stuff on beeradvo in the UK so I've got no idea! Anyway how could I have forgotten DeMolen 666, had this a couple of times in the BrewDog pub in Newcastle, superb imperial stout.

 

[User169]

It's not the World Cup chaps! We should enjoy all the good brews out there and not get too hung up on rankings.

In any case, beeradvo is north america based and very biased towards US conceptions of beer style. Also, I don't really believe that the best imperial stout outside N America is by Brewdog

By the way I've got a Founders KBS in the cellar which scores pretty well!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

In any case, beeradvo is north america based and very biased towards US conceptions of beer style. Also, I don't really believe that the best imperial stout outside N America is by Brewdog

Agree on both counts. They do tend to favour extremes, and I've noted a few times that Japanese craft brewers tend to go for balance, which I think is a worthy aim, but apparently seems not to please US beer enthusiasts' tastes as much as 'extra super double imperial with 17 kinds of hops' type of brews.