Beer?

[User169]

Matching glass geek!

It only tastes right in the proper glass!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Columbus from Het Ij in Amsterdam. A spicy Belgian-style 9% strong ale. Het ij beers are very distinctive. Not sure if it's their yeast or if they actually add spices. Whatever - v tasty.

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Pretty sure my cloggy mate has given me an ostrich beer before.

 

[User169]

Pretty sure my cloggy mate has given me an ostrich beer before.

I sent you one a while ago!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I sent you one a while ago!

Ah, wrong cloggy!

 

[uphillstruggler]

[QUOTE 3079741, member: 259"]Is that the Rose Cafe? Never been there, but I know of it - I meant the Karmeliet beer.

Yeah, I love Bruges - we used to go there for a week a year for a company thing. Teambuilding through the medium of hangovers. [/QUOTE]

I was fortunate enough to work close by and spent quite a few Sunday afternoons sampling the local produce.

There's always som new to try which is

 

[User169]

This was blimmin lovely. Cognac-barrel aged imp stout from To Ol. Shame about the glass though.

 

[Crackle]

Alarming stuff for us 'hipsters'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27421779

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Alarming stuff for us 'hipsters'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27421779

That's me!

It's this over-hopping craze, everything's got 4 times as many hops as it needs.

 

[User169]

Warming up for the Dutch beer week festival this evening in The Hague.

This is an IPA from the "Wet Goat" brewery (wondering if I've missed something in the translation).

Weighing in at a cheeky 6.5% it's something of a loosener before we move onto the proper stuff..

 

[User169]

Lots of nice stuff last night. A good selection from Het Uiltje in particular - the coffee stout and barley wine were both excellent. A "relaxed" bike ride home was a fine end to the evening.

 

[User169]

Found some bottles of home brew in the shed - must be 3/4 years old!

Edit: good carbonation, but basically horrid!!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Not bad, Danish beer on an Italian boat in France!

 

[Doseone]

Anyone come across this lot?

Looks like it should be good and a shop about half an hour away stocks it. Is it worth the drive to get some?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Anyone come across this lot?

Looks like it should be good and a shop about half an hour away stocks it. Is it worth the drive to get some?

That export stout looks yummy.

 

[Doseone]

That export stout looks yummy.

Think I better take one for the team and go and get some.