Beer?

[ceepeebee]

Was having a chat with a mate who's working at Borefts. The beers to watch out for are XXV from Emelisse (it's an icecream-maker job, so I have my doubts) and Plastic Soup from De Molen (not on the list I think, but aged in several different barrels apparently). Hit them early before they sell out. This year's fad will be balsamic vinegar beers.

Plans are for a visit early Friday. Unlikely I'll get there Saturday, but give me a call if you're in Delft on Sunday - i'll bag you some bottles from Het Uiltje!

Thanks dude! dark and strong is my preference (nb, space will be limited in the Nelson...) I'm fully intending to run through delft on Sunday - I was tweeting with de molen earlier and I think they recommended your local - Doerak? Lunch/swift drink? Will I be OK locking bike nearby?

I noticed on the beer list that there were a few vinegary brews, I'll try one..... then probably go back on the imperials (Struisse have a couple that look ridiculously good - I want some Calvados barrelled stuff). Any recommendations for Utrecht btw? We'll be out on the Friday night, and no doubt on the Saturday post-borefts if last year was anything to go by - we found a not great but very friendly bar who served us a great deal of dark, strong beers and bitterballen in Bodegraven and had a great time with a bunch of Brit beer geeks (there seem to be loads going this year)

 

[User169]

Thanks dude! dark and strong is my preference (nb, space will be limited in the Nelson...) I'm fully intending to run through delft on Sunday - I was tweeting with de molen earlier and I think they recommended your local - Doerak? Lunch/swift drink? Will I be OK locking bike nearby?

I noticed on the beer list that there were a few vinegary brews, I'll try one..... then probably go back on the imperials (Struisse have a couple that look ridiculously good - I want some Calvados barrelled stuff). Any recommendations for Utrecht btw? We'll be out on the Friday night, and no doubt on the Saturday post-borefts if last year was anything to go by - we found a not great but very friendly bar who served us a great deal of dark, strong beers and bitterballen in Bodegraven and had a great time with a bunch of Brit beer geeks (there seem to be loads going this year)

I'm going to hit up Narke - it's really difficult to get hold of their stuff and very good.

Not sure about Utrecht - I'll ask and let you know.

 

[ceepeebee]

I went mad on Narke last time - they are ridiculously good.

Other trend = old beers, which trouble me as they're a step away from leather jerkins and tankards.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

This year's fad will be balsamic vinegar beers.

Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

 

[smutchin]

It's that time of year again...

http://kentgreenhopbeer.com/

 

[smutchin]

Smokey bacon!

I once made the mistake of ordering a full pint of that. The first third of the pint was lovely. But I reckon that's about as much Rauchbier as it's possible to drink in one go. The rest of the pint was very hard work. I had to finish it though, because it was at a beer festival and I needed the glass.

 

[User169]

I once made the mistake of ordering a full pint of that. The first third of the pint was lovely. But I reckon that's about as much Rauchbier as it's possible to drink in one go. The rest of the pint was very hard work. I had to finish it though, because it was at a beer festival and I needed the glass.

I'm not a big fan of smoked beers, to be honest. I'll be looking out for green-hopped beer though. I saw a couple over here last year and wonder whether we might get a few more this year.

 

[smutchin]

A De Molen green hop beer would certainly be worth trying, if they did one.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The rest of the pint was very hard work. I had to finish it though, because it was at a beer festival and I needed the glass.

Chortle!

The Querkus Oak Smoked porter by Ridgeway is a good one, I've given it a mentch a couple of times, only ever had one in a sesh though.

 

[User169]

A De Molen green hop beer would certainly be worth trying, if they did one.

They did one last year together with Gadds, so it wouldn't surprise me if they do another one on their own this year.

 

[smutchin]

They did one last year together with Gadds

Yes, of course - I forgot about that.

Eddie Gadd is pretty much responsible for the whole green hop thing. I'm really pleased to see it becoming established as a tradition - like beaujolais nouveau but drinkable!

 

[Origamist]

Had a pint of:

on Saturday. A strong and hoppy wheat beer. Would recommend.

The barkeep recommended having only a half, but I am made of sterner stuff and said it would be the perfect accompaniment to a big bag of crisps and he duly obliged.

I then had a bottle of Spaten Oktoberfest, followed by a half of Liefmans cuvee brut kriek. Both were very nice.

 

[Aperitif]

Had a pint of:

on Saturday. A strong and hoppy wheat beer. Would recommend.

The barkeep recommended having only a half, but I am made of sterner stuff and said it would be the perfect accompaniment to a big bag of crisps and he duly obliged.

I then had a bottle of Spaten Oktoberfest, followed by a half of Liefmans cuvee brut kriek. Both were very nice.

..and then you folded.

 

[Origamist]

..and then you folded.

Almost, Ape, almost...I went to BrewDog shortly afterwards and things started to take on a kaleidoscopic flavour as the evening progressed. Space, time and my face folded into one



I recall someone telling me that if you had a BrewDog tattoo, you would be able to drink BrewDog for free (upon presentation of said tattoo) for the rest of your life. I don't know if they were joking, but at the time it sounded like a good idea. Thankfully, I found my way back to the train station without discovering a tattoo parlour...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Been for dinner at my Alma Mater, King's College, Cambridge*, and they had Adnam's Lighthouse on tap, it was actually rather good for a light 3.4% beer, reasonable bitter with a good splash of hops.

New in for the weekend, a couple of newies from the excellent Williams Bros., Hipsway, made with NZ and Slovakian hops and an infusion of cone hops and freshly pressed strawberries, not keen on beer with fruit but I'm giving these boys the benefit because of their fine work with beer and seaweed. Also got Gonny No Brew That! a light beer with a ton of hops and also Caesar Augustus a lager/IPA hybrid whatever that is. Back up is a big bottle of BrewDog Punk IPA, which I've fallen in love with all over again, lovely stuff! All from a first rate beer nation, Scotland - jocks away!

*this would be true if I had gone to school there and not Kingston Polytechnic.