Beer?

[smutchin]

Depends on the beer. Some are better served through a sparkler, some are better not.

I grew up in Kent. Sparklers, along with oversized glasses to allow for a large frothy head, were entirely unknown to me until I moved to Yorkshire.

 

[User169]

Really? I think it makes beer lifeless...

Oh well, it's the opposite for me! I can't stand the soapiness of sprinkled beer and you also seem to lose half the bitterness. Aren't sprinklers a weird northern affectation?

 

[smutchin]

Funnily enough, I went for a swift lunchtime liver-softener today and they had sparklers on the taps. Which, for Greene King IPA (the best they had on offer, alas), is quite bizarre. Completely killed the pint. I expect GK IPA to be insipid but this was even more meh than usual.

 

[nickyboy]

Yes they are. But having had a lifetime-ish of drinking beer with a frothy head, there is some mental association of a beer with no head with beer that has gone flat and lifeless.
No matter how hard I try, a southern pint with no head looks like it's already past its best

 

[ArDee]

Oh well, it's the opposite for me! I can't stand the soapiness of sprinkled beer and you also seem to lose half the bitterness. Aren't sprinklers a weird northern affectation affliction?

Always having lived in the south I have corrected the post IMO

 

[User169]

@smutchin

De Molen has just announced the latest addition to the line up at their festival in September - Gadds! I'm looking forward to trying some of their ales!

 

[smutchin]

Awesome!

 

[User169]

In Germany at the mo, so sampling some of the local brews. This is a decent marzen with abut more malt than the colour suggests. Importantly, was able to rustle up a matching glass!

 

[User169]

Same brewery - their Hefeweizen this time.

We're staying in a campsite in Germany. It's entertainment night tonight - Oscar and Bettina are treating us to their synth, panpipe duo. Just when we thought it couldn't possibly get any worse, they've launched themselves into their version of "Hallelujah". I've asked Mrs DP to glass me in the ears!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

4 new (to me) beers tonight: I'm starting with the Williams Joker IPA, which is very hoppy and most excellent - it proclaims it's "wickedly hoppy" on the label and it is. I'll move onto the Black Wolf Brewery beers next; Gold Digger Blonde Beer and then Tundra Wheat Beer; and finish with Kirrie Ales Bonfest "Bon's Best, which I am looking forward to especially as the Blonde and Lager that I had last night were both very good.

 

[gavgav]

Bought myself 4 beers back from the Country Life Brewery at The Big Sheep in Bideford, Devon. Been down there on holiday this week. Sampled some on draught in the pubs down there as well and it is VERY nice! Up there with some of my favourite beers so far

 

[User169]

Freiburg today. Paid a visit to Hausbrauerei Feierling's Biergarten. Their home-brewed helles is blimmin awesome: cloudy and hoppy. Perfect with a plate of radish.

 

[Dayvo]

I can almost taste that, DP, but it does look a tad too cloudy.

 

[slowmotion]

I bought some Krusovice Imperial pils on Thursday night. It's rather good if you like yellow beer.

 

[rich p]

This Weird Beard number was nice enough even with a clunky name - I wouldn't have called it violently hoppy though