Beer?

[User169]

but most of the time, I just want a pint. Much as I love to occasionally treat myself to a rare craft beer at upwards of £6 for a 330ml bottle, on the whole, I'm more than happy with my £3.20 pint of Gadd's No.3 in my local.

This sums it up really well!

Shouldn't we just be encouraging our local brewers to produce good stuff and pay them a decent, but not exorbitant, price for doing so?

I think its great that RichP with Harveys, 3BM with Hook Norton, Smutch with Gadds, me with DeMo etc., all have local brewers we can rely on.

 

[User169]

Here's my selection for tonight
My first Kernels, one of which is a piddling 3.5%!!!!!!
Verdict to follow...

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Ha, ha. I start waxing lyrical about local brewers and the old reprobate goes all craft beeron us!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I may go for a selection of beer this evening, I'll have to see what the local co-op has to offer: I have had a few bottles of Innis&Gunn in the past few weeks so will try to get a bottle of the rum finish tonight as not tried that one

 

[rich p]

I was waxing (sic) about the exorbitant prices but I can take the stick

 

[Crackle]

After all that hand wringing over cost. May I present my 3 for 4 quid selection.

OK it's not a selection but....

Innis and Gunn, a hint of Sporran with a strong flavour of Stornoway storms and a lingering taste of bagpipes.

 

[rich p]

Okay, two thirds down the Kernel Table beer - hoppy and tasty but probably a bit too hoppy for my old-fashioned taste buds

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Innis & Gunn rum

That fairly hits you. Very deep peat-water colour, a nice spiciness and an oomph at the end. I'm not a fan of rum, but that is lovely; 6.8% ABV, but it does not taste "alchoholy" at all. I only bought one, and one of the originals.

I'm visiting a mate in a couple of weeks for his 50th and the local pub has Innis&Gunn on tap - might be a bit of a hangover coming up and an empty wallet as he says it's not cheap!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Okay, two thirds down the Kernel Table beer - hoppy and tasty but probably a bit too hoppy for my old-fashioned taste buds

Don't go near any of the strong IPA's rich - you'll pass out!

Kernel Export Porter for me, that's it though, I'm out of stock unless I bust into the specials. Might have to have a glass of wine!

 

[Crackle]

Don't go near any of the strong IPA's rich - you'll pass out!

Kernel Export Porter for me, that's it though, I'm out if stock unless I bust into the specials. Might have to have a glass of wine!

You mean bottle, right. I mean if you open it......I keep trying to explain this to MrsC when she asks, the next day, if there's any left: Well, no......duh.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Now onto the "original" - a much different and lighter more bitter taste than the "rum finish" version - I'm not sure it's was a good idea to have them in that order tho; I really like the original version but it tastes slightly too bitter after the deep spiciness of the rum finish.

And I spied with my aging little eyes that the rum finish was matured for 57 days and the original for 77 days. Rum finish 6.8% ABV and original 6.6% ABV.

I should have got more than the 2 bottles!! Oh well back to the snakebites after this

 

[Crackle]

Now onto the "original" - a much different and lighter more bitter taste than the "rum finish" version - I'm not sure it's was a good idea to have them in that order tho; I really like the original version but it tastes slightly too bitter after the deep spiciness of the rum finish.

And I spied with my aging little eyes that the rum finish was matured for 57 days and the original for 77 days. Rum finish 6.8% ABV and original 6.6% ABV.

I should have got more than the 2 bottles!! Oh well back to the snakebites after this

The Original is a little bitter. My taste buds are not so refined tonight and I'm getting the bitterness more than the oak and stuff.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The snakebite is not bitter, just in case you were wondering

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Bought from source, although it travels to Burton for bottling!

Couple of super macro shots on my new camera!

 

[User169]

Post-ride refreshment. Jaipur and, er, an eel I picked up en route.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Nice beer, horrid eel.