Beer?

[rich p]

I had a half of a dark IPA - reputedly Belgian style, from Blackjack Brewery in Manc.
Dark, fruity and viscous. Not bad at all @6.8% but not a session ale for sure.
Then onto the Brighton Bier West Pier - nice and gluggable. Mrs RP had a Hackney brewery passion fruit ale - bit too fruity for me but she liked it.

 

[rich p]

[QUOTE 3285024, member: 259"]Blimey,6.8% as a sesh beer! You'd never have thought it ten years ago![/QUOTE]
I thought you'd pick up on the red/dark IPA Mort!

 

[ceepeebee]

[QUOTE 3285024, member: 259"]Blimey,6.8% as a sesh beer! You'd never have thought it ten years ago![/QUOTE]
This is an American thing I think, not really getting the fact that session beers are supposed to be 4 or less and good for a fair few pints in a night.

So looking forward to borefts now, set off a week tomorrow, a few cans of gamma ray (I'm thinking they're less likely to gush after a ride from Colchester to harwich) on the ferry, a nice long ride on Friday with a few more local beers in my hotel if I can find a decent beer shop in zoetermeer (DP - reckon I'll have to depend on gall & gall?) Then off to bodegraven on Saturday, I can't think of a beer festival that comes close in it's goodness, really. Then ride it off on Sunday, possibly by way of the after party in Rotterdam (though I'd rather be riding back along the coast I think - headwind depending).

 

[Haitch]

a decent beer shop in zoetermeer

Try Slijterij de Vijverhoek. Can't paste the website but Google helps.

 

[ceepeebee]

Nice one Alan thanks, website is quite the historical monument! Some interesting looking breweries being quoted there

 

[Haitch]

A sad tale from Berlin in so many ways:

 

[rich p]

It's 14 guns night - the Innis and Gunn oak IPA was tolerably good and the 13 Guns that underwhelmed me the other night seems to have improved with age.
It happens

 

[Chromatic]

How long do we have to boycott Thornbridge for? Is it a permanent boycott or are we doing a token period of time just to get the message across to them? I really like their beers and it would be a shame not to indulge ever again.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

A sad tale from Berlin in so many ways:

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Do tell.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

How long do we have to boycott Thornbridge for? Is it a permanent boycott or are we doing a token period of time just to get the message across to them? I really like their beers and it would be a shame not to indulge ever again.

We can glug it in secret, who's to know...

 

[Chromatic]

We can glug it in secret, who's to know...

I like your thinking!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I'm boycotting A4e.

 

[rich p]

Scabs
My Thornbridge Chiron is still on the shelf (until I'm desperate at least)

 

[Chromatic]

I assume you bought it before the boycott, no point in not drinking it if they already have your money.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I never liked their shíte anyway.