Beer?
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
I must admit I was initially sceptical but it works surprisingly well. It's made with Belgian yeast, which gives it a characteristic lambic sourness that combines well with the tartness of the raspberries and the roastiness of the dark malts. It's not nearly as sweet tasting or cloying as you might imagine.
The thing that really surprised me about it is that the novelty value didn't wear off - in fact, I would go so far as to say it improved as I got further down the pint. Although I'm not sure I would have gone for the same again if I'd stayed for a second pint last night.
Tbh, if I'm going for a fruit-flavoured beer, I'd probably rather have a decent Oude Kriek, but I'm glad I overcame my doubts and tried the raspberry stout. Very interesting.
I also had a good chat with Andrew, the owner of the Bottle Shop, and we discussed the matter of brewers who make extreme beers for extreme beer's sake, rather than for drinking's sake. He made an interesting point that modern artists make art for themselves, not for other people, and "modern brewing" might be considered in the same light. I took this thought away with me and mulled over it, and came to the conclusion that it's a somewhat specious argument - brewing is not art, whatever some brewers may think, and if they aren't making their beer as a commercial product designed to actually be drunk, they shouldn't be placing it in a commercial environment like a bar.
But I do think there's a place for "extreme" beers when they're made well and are actually drinkable.
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User169
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Brewdog in my new glass!
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Oh, FFS. Why do my photos fall over? Never had this trouble with tapatalk!
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Did you take your capacious handbag to the bar again DP or have you bought into the 'right beer in the right glass' culture?
You have to have the right glass!
(Not saying I don't have a man bag mind)
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
The right glass is the one with beer in it.
Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
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- A champagne supernova in the sky
I've enjoyed some Britneys from the Hardknott Brewery [Code Black and Infra Red]-tasty but very,um,lively. The guys in the Robert Gillow in Lancaster told me it was because their beers were a bir yeasty....when you poured them it was like a monster from a dodgy 50s SF film!
Sounds like my homebrew which I am quaffing as I write!
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andrewpreston
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I've "Liked" so many of the real ale posts I think I've got a drink problem... Main problem is I've got nothing to drink!
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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- ...on the slake
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I'll try that next time! Nice looking selection - Sam Smiths, Beavertown and Partizan.
