U
User169
Guest
What's with the see-through glass? Are you supposed to shove a bit of lemon in the neck?
Beer?
- Thread starter Chuffy
- Start date
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
U
User169
Guest
Amarillo from De Molen. Not bad. More of a Belgian IPA: a bit of yeast complexity to cut the bitterness. Check out the rings!
Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
- Location
- A champagne supernova in the sky
Innis and Gunn mmmmm!
U
User169
Guest
Bosuil from Het Uiltje. Great black IPA. Quite a hoppy one, but roasted malt in there too and a hint of chocolate.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Bosuil from Het Uiltje. Great black IPA. Quite a hoppy one, but roasted malt in there too and a hint of chocolate.
Nice owl graphic, DP.
Popped into SH Jones when I was in Banbury running a couple of errands, they've just got a whole new range of 'craft' beers in to complement their already excellent stock, check out this lot!
U
User169
Guest
Nice! I can see Kernel, Beavertown, Thornbridge, Brooklyn, Anchor and maybe Partizan? What's in the square above thornbridge?
Makes sense for wine stores to stock good beer. Probably realised that people will drop quite a bit for a decent brew. Bloke in the queue in front of me last night in the beer shop spent about 70 eur.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
That square is occupied by tiny rebel brewers from Newport, coincidentally I first tried their smoked oak stout at a tasting evening last night, currently slurping their Maori pale ale, the beer is superb but the graphic on the labels is appalling...
Oh yeah that is Partizan, there were a few newbies to me, will have to make more regular visits! They did say the shop was doing quite well flogging the stuff and they saw it as a long term proposition
Chromatic
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Were you pissed when you took that, it's all blurred.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
DP could see what was going on, must be you!
Chromatic
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Maybe, but I had my eyes tested not too long ago and my prescription hadn't changed. Mind you I have had a drink or two, and , sacrilegiously for this thread, burn me, it is wine and not beer.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Hey @Delftse Post have seen what Duvel have gone and bought?
http://jacobpaul81.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/duvel-boulevard-where-in-the-craft-is-brewing-going/
http://jacobpaul81.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/duvel-boulevard-where-in-the-craft-is-brewing-going/
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Fuller's Wild River, double hopped pale ale, four Yankee hops; liberty, willamette, cascade and chinook. Nice clean hoppy ale, longish bitter finish, good effort!
U
User169
Guest
Spotted a couple more - Goose Island and Brewfist. Brewfist seem to be all over the place at the moment - their black IPA "Green Petrol" is OK.
U
User169
Guest
Never heard of Boulevard, but it's a good article. The reference to China from Michel Moortgat is quite interesting - I guess the developing markets are where it's at now for volume brewers.
Rather raises the question as to what craft beer is and whether you can still be a craft brewery if you get acquired or sold. James Watt was musing on the subject earlier in the week..
http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/defining-craft-beer
I generally find the guy a bit tedious, but I think he makes a good case in his blog.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Although China has eased off on growth in all areas beer consumption is still on the increase, I've heard of one collective in the uk organising beer shipments to China, so long as we don't let them have all the good stuff!
Will have a look at the B'dog article, they can be a bit up themselves but their beer does most of the talking I rec.
Edit: I see Williams Bros are collaborating with Tennent's on a craft brewery in Glasgow, could anything with Tennent's be described as craft?
Last edited:
