Beer?

[User169]

Just trying a bottle of Thornbridge, Kill Your Darlings - reddish hue and slightly malty. Not bad.
Label says, 'Vienna style lager' - that means nothing to me.

You're not the only one. Consulting my tasting notes, I wrote "No idea what a Vienna lager is, but it's alright".

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Just trying a bottle of Thornbridge, Kill Your Darlings - reddish hue and slightly malty. Not bad.
Label says, 'Vienna style lager' - that means nothing to me.

The feeling has gone, only you and I, rich.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

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"I've seen bigger than yours" from To Ol.

It's a 14% barley wine. Hot booze and raspberries with a slightly funky finish.

That wooden truck's cool!

 

[rich p]

Okay then, stupid name but Kill Your darlings is a decent drop. However, my next one is a Belgian beer called Vedett Extra Blond. (One would do! ) The gal in the offie persuaded me to try it as they'd run out of Maradsous. Not worth the extra effort despite the extra hops and extra blondness.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Okay then, stupid name but Kill Your darlings is a decent drop. However, my next one is a Belgian beer called Vedett Extra Blond. (One would do! ) The gal in the offie persuaded me to try it as they'd run out of Maradsous. Not worth the extra effort despite the extra hops and extra blondness.

Vadett is a Duvel brand, as is Maradsous in actual fact, maradsous is bestest though.

Edit: Maras best out of Vadett and Mara. Duvel's best of all natch.

 

[rich p]

Vadett is a Duvel brand, as is Maradsous in actual fact, maradsous is bestest though.

Ah, cheers 3BM - I know so little! The Vedett doesn't do the brand any favours IMH etc!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Ah, cheers 3BM - I know so little! The Vedett doesn't do the brand any favours IMH etc!

It's a welcome sight in a pub with only fizzy waz on tap!

 

[User169]

Ah, cheers 3BM - I know so little! The Vedett doesn't do the brand any favours IMH etc!

I've probably never mentioned this before (), but Michel Moortgat (Head Honcho at Duvel) is a very close personal friend of mine. I shall pass along Sir Richalot's considered opinion the next time we meet!

(That being said, the extra blond is a bog standard pils, although the "extra white" is an OK belgian wit).

 

[User169]

That wooden truck's cool!

Freebie from the offie today! They fit 6 bottles in the back and are meant as packaging for pressies.

 

[rich p]

I've probably never mentioned this before (), but Michel Moortgat (Head Honcho at Duvel) is a very close personal friend of mine. I shall pass along Sir Richalot's considered opinion the next time we meet!

(That being said, the extra blond is a bog standard pils, although the "extra white" is an OK belgian wit).

As I said upthread, DP, I know so little!
I'm better on English draughts!

 

[rich p]

As I said upthread, DP, I know so little!
I'm better on English draughts!

Mind you, now I have dubbel gazing there are less draughts

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Mind you, now I have dubbel gazing there are less draughts

Got dubbel vision too?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Talking of Dubbels, for our new year party here I managed to find a local liquor store that does a fair selection of Belgians - we had Orval, Maredsous, Westmalle and Boon Geuze (the latter really confused several of my Japanese friends, although they did decide they liked it eventually...). I'm really not a huge fan of the Maredsous but the Boon was good although far from the best geuze around (the only one I've seen easily available in my neighbourhood of Tokyo though), and the Orval and the Westmalle were well, world-class, as we know.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Talking of Dubbels, for our new year party here I managed to find a local liquor store that does a fair selection of Belgians - we had Orval, Maredsous, Westmalle and Boon Geuze (the latter really confused several of my Japanese friends, although they did decide they liked it eventually...). I'm really not a huge fan of the Maredsous but the Boon was good although far from the best geuze around (the only one I've seen easily available in my neighbourhood of Tokyo though), and the Orval and the Westmalle were well, world-class, as we know.

How much do you have to shell out for an Orval or Westmalle, etc. by the time it gets to Japan, FM?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

How much do you have to shell out for an Orval or Westmalle, etc. by the time it gets to Japan, FM?

I think the Orval and Westmalle were 800 yen a bottle, which is something like £4.50, however the Boon was only 550, which is about £3.20, and less than you'd pay at Beerritz. I think it had been hanging around a while, but that's no bad thing...