Beer?

[John the Monkey]

Ah Offbeat, pretty sure that's what the black ipa was I saw.

I remember them talking about brewing that 'un (not laid hands on any myself)

FWIW, both their pales that I've tried are nice, if I'm remembering them right - I think Outlandish pale is more citrussy, and Out of Step pale more bitter, but definitely a style they know their way around.

 

[srw]

Right.

The Adnams (sorry, "Suffolk") Winter IPA for M&S was wonderful - complex, fruity, sweet, a perfect foil for a quick stir-fry of Mr Waitrose's sweet chilli chicken. Unlike the Hook Norton over-strength beer I had a week or two back, which was like bad lager with a vodka top. A bit of a shame about the colour, though - it matched the "dehydrated" colour on one of those urine colour charts to a T.

The Hook Norton double stout was also a good drink - much less hoppy (hooray) than most stout, with a nice balance between malty sweetness and the burnt flavour you get with dark malt.

The Lincolnshire Orange Barley beer (M&S again) is a curiosity - a bit like a slightly bitter Orangina, or a Terry's Dark Chocolate Orange without the chocolate flavour. Not one I'll get again, but nice enough.

I'lll get onto the single hop varietals next - anyone like to recommend a good temperature? Being American varieties, I assume a bit warmer than fridge-cold might be better than cellar to room temperature.

Whoever the M&S beer buyer is, (s)he is doing a good job. In general the food is bland beyond belief, but these are definitely reasons to go in. We really ought to have an in-person beer thread taste-in covering the whole range - but I suspect geographical range will make that impossible.

 

[rich p]

Right.

The Adnams (sorry, "Suffolk") Winter IPA for M&S was wonderful - complex, fruity, sweet, a perfect foil for a quick stir-fry of Mr Waitrose's sweet chilli chicken. Unlike the Hook Norton over-strength beer I had a week or two back, which was like bad lager with a vodka top. A bit of a shame about the colour, though - it matched the "dehydrated" colour on one of those urine colour charts to a T.

The Hook Norton double stout was also a good drink - much less hoppy (hooray) than most stout, with a nice balance between malty sweetness and the burnt flavour you get with dark malt.

The Lincolnshire Orange Barley beer (M&S again) is a curiosity - a bit like a slightly bitter Orangina, or a Terry's Dark Chocolate Orange without the chocolate flavour. Not one I'll get again, but nice enough.

I'lll get onto the single hop varietals next - anyone like to recommend a good temperature? Being American varieties, I assume a bit warmer than fridge-cold might be better than cellar to room temperature.

Whoever the M&S beer buyer is, (s)he is doing a good job. In general the food is bland beyond belief, but these are definitely reasons to go in. We really ought to have an in-person beer thread taste-in covering the whole range - but I suspect geographical range will make that impossible.

Did they not have the Maison? It's a beaut

 

[rich p]

Orv. Although half of it ended up outside of the bottle and the glass.

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They spelt Trappíssed wrong on the Orval

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

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I like the sound of that.

 

[Mrs M]

Just don't put beer in your water bottle, It'll blow yer head aff!!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Had a go at this @Crackle?

Just a quick snifter of Broadside as an après luncheon sharpener.

 

[User169]

Had a go at this @Crackle?

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I take it you picked up the DT in the caf this morning, 3BM?!

 

[rich p]

Had a go at this @Crackle?

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Being a beer aficionado, I suspect Crackle's dog would prefer draughts

 

[smutchin]

Whoever the M&S beer buyer is, (s)he is doing a good job.

I used to know one of the head food buyers for M&S - she was the sister-in-law of a good friend of mine. But that was 20 years ago so probably not the same person.

Shame I lost touch with that friend. And not just for her M&S connections. Sigh.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I used to know one of the head food buyers for M&S - she was the sister-in-law of a good friend of mine. But that was 20 years ago so probably not the same person.

Shame I lost touch with that friend. And not just for her M&S connections. Sigh.

Hunt them down smutchers.

 

[rich p]

Shame I lost touch with that friend. And not just for her M&S connections. Sigh

She may not have aged as well as you Smutch!
I've just cracked open a Harveys Prince of Denmark.
Nice and dark and winter-warming on these early gloomy evenings.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Yumtus.

 

[Crackle]

Had a go at this @Crackle[/USER
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Smart enough to get what he needs out of me, anything else is superflous or too demeaning to be considered, or to far from the fridge.

 

[John the Monkey]

Hafod Brewery's "Hopper", which I think I mentioned picking up at the Nantwich Food and Drink festival a bit ago.

The clue, of course, is in the name - a hop soaked 4.3% bottle conditioned beer. The first taste is strongly citrussy/floral, developing into a predominantly bitter taste (spice undertones, slightly, I think) and a strong bitter/citrus aftertaste. Gorgeous stuff.

Hafod had the misfortune of being towards the end of their marquee (in "spent all my money corner") so I only picked up one bottle - I'll have to try and find more of their brews.