Beer?

[rich p]

I live in the robust, north Brighton area so I had to smuggle it in. I did wonder if I should post it in the gender specific product thread
Of which more after the luncheon...

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Slightly disappointed after a remarkably good, smoked duck dinner with a few new beers.
The BB No's hibiscus saison was nice enough but a little too complex and too many flavours for my mundane palate.
Then we tried a Wild Beer Indigo Child - an assault on the senses - sour to the point of 'is this off?'
I couldn't drink it. Foul. Trying too hard with a collaboration of breweries
7 UK breweries paired with 7 breweries from around the world and paired with one of the 7 colours of the Rainbow, creating the theme of the brew.
The Result….
Indigo Child
This gooseberry sour beer is the offspring of an English and an Italian Parent, combining flowers, fruit and Somerset magical yeast.
Launching at Beavertown Brewery on 13th September!
www.birratoccamatto.it
Breweries & their colours:
Magic Rock + Evil Twin (USA) - Red
Beavertown + Naparbier (Spain) – Orange
Buxton + Omnipollo (Sweden) – Yellow
Hawkshead + Lervig (Norway) - Green
Partizan + Mikeller (Denmark) – Blue
Wild Beer Co + Toccalmatto (Italy) – Indigo
Siren + De Molen (The Netherlands) – Violet

Next up was a home brewed porter from one of my son's butchers - sensational!!! The highlight of the day. If it had been in a labelled bottle it would have won a prize. It almost made me want to bother brewing my own.

 

[nickyboy]

Tesco had their "Revisionist" range on special offer. £1.25 per 500ml bottle. So I bought 2 x Dark Pale Ale, 2 x Rye Something or other, 2 x Californian Steam Beer and 2 x Belgian Saison

I tried the Saison tonight, then followed it with the Steam beer. Steam beer was OK-ish but the Saison was delicious. I'll drink the other bottle tomorrow, then back to Tesco for a trolley load

Well, some friends came round last night. The other chap and I started on the Saison and found it lovely. So we thought we'd try the dark pale ale. Mmmm...delicious. So then we thought we'd try the steam beer too. Well. that was refreshing and tasty. So we decided to try the rye beer. That was good too.

Fast forward....it's 3am Sunday morning, we're dancing in the kitchen to northern soul classics and all the beer's gone, the wine's gone and even the lager he brought has gone too.

 

[Maverick Goose]

Well, some friends came round last night. The other chap and I started on the Saison and found it lovely. So we thought we'd try the dark pale ale. Mmmm...delicious. So then we thought we'd try the steam beer too. Well. that was refreshing and tasty. So we decided to try the rye beer. That was good too.

Fast forward....it's 3am Sunday morning, we're dancing in the kitchen to northern soul classics and all the beer's gone, the wine's gone and even the lager he brought has gone too.

Sounds like we all need to move to Glossop!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

7 UK breweries paired with 7 breweries from around the world and paired with one of the 7 colours of the Rainbow, creating the theme of the brew.
The Result….

Daffoldiling Daffodils

 

[theclaud]

Out in the big city last night.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Out in the big city last night.

Do all Brewdog pubs use old fish'n'chip pricing boards? Or is it a particularly Welsh thing?

 

[User169]

View attachment 61995 Out in the big city last night.

Cantlllon on tap!

One of my Dutch beer chums was in Cardiff a couple of weeks ago and raved about the Urban Tap House.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Do all Brewdog pubs use old fish'n'chip pricing boards? Or is it a particularly Welsh thing?

The one in Newc uses a chalkboard, but then again that could be the only one that does.

 

[theclaud]

Cantlllon on tap!

One of my Dutch beer chums was in Cardiff a couple of weeks ago and raved about the Urban Tap House.

As luck would have it, that is practically next door to the Brew Dog place. Bit of an ice-cream head on this one- was in a hurry to sneak a beer in before a conference dinner...

 

[theclaud]

Do all Brewdog pubs use old fish'n'chip pricing boards? Or is it a particularly Welsh thing?

Dunno. It's the only one I've been to. Chalk boards more usual, tho' the Tap House has a computer screen!

 

[brand]

Two other old beer bottles. Fit to drink?

Brewed by courage. Their is no ABV on it but the presently are producing it at 10% ABV. Highly rated but drinkable?
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/664/12873


Another old one with no ABV. Doomsday by Devenish Redruth Brewery. Closed in 2004. Dated 1986 anniversary ale celebrating 900 since the book was produced

 

[Crackle]

View attachment 61995 Out in the big city last night.

Not cheap are they. Most of them are nudging my 'no chance' ometer. I realize I lack the dedication of the more committed beer drinkers.

 

[brand]

Not cheap are they. Most of them are nudging my 'no chance' ometer. I realize I lack the dedication of the more committed beer drinkers.

Yeah not only do they pass my £3 rule although I tell my landlord that, he is now beginning to ignore my advice. He is charging £3.20 for premium beers? He defines Hobgoblin as premium beer!
They also pass my threshold on ABV. Although I am of the opinion that 4.5 % is to much for a session on the beer with 6 mile ride home.
Bateman's vintage at 7.5% with a 12 miles cycle home at midnight on a very foggy night made for interesting ride. Specially as it appears that I did considerably more than 12 miles.

 

[BrumJim]

Dunno. It's the only one I've been to. Chalk boards more usual, tho' the Tap House has a computer screen!

As does The Wellington, Birmingham.

 

[rich p]

Sticking with the sours: Rodenbach Grand Cru.

Beautifully complex and not so sour as to frighten the horses. A slight whiff of nail polish straight out the bottle, a bit reminiscent of Chateau Musar (ooh I say!), but just enough to intrigue rather than put you off.

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After this weekend's selection I realise that I'm not ready for the sourest of beers. I can tolerate the less obvious ones but I'd rather enjoy than tolerate, generally.
On another note, do any of you lot shake the sediment of bottle-conditioned beers at the beginning, near the end in a different glass or discard entirely?