Beer?

[User169]

IWe have a Hannoverian student in the dept at the mo. He's bringing me local beers to sample!

 

[rich p]

Backstage in Delft, so time for proper German beer: unser Aventinus,

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This is me and my lad's, beer of the fortnight. I think it's going to sway us to the Munchen beer weekend.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Backstage in Delft, so time for proper German beer: unser Aventinus,

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Yumbalina, there's St Bernie in the fridge.

 

[vernon]

I bough this from my local Aldi. It's my drink of choice at Knockengorroch festival. Two years ago i put on ten and a half pounds over the festival long weekend. When i was told that it was water retention my response was; "I drank no water."

It's not to everyone's taste but I'm rather fond of it.

 

[User482]

Belgian beer experts, a question if I may: whilst I like sour beers, I tend to find the gueuze/ lambic style a little too much of a good thing. I was thinking of giving Flanders red or brown a try - any recommendations?

 

[User169]

Belgian beer experts, a question if I may: whilst I like sour beers, I tend to find the gueuze/ lambic style a little too much of a good thing. I was thinking of giving Flanders red or brown a try - any recommendations?

The two classic Belgians are:

Goudenband from Liefmans ("brown end")
Rodenbach or Rodenbach Grand Cru from Rodenbach ("red end")

There's also Duchesse de Bourgogne from Verhaeghe


US versions (Seen reasonably often in Europe. Ferociously expensive - 20 squids a bottle probably):

Cuvee de Tomme from Lost Abbey
Oude Tart from The Bruery


British Versions:

Pogonophobia from Magic Rock/Evil/Twin (never tried it - ordered some from the UK, but it got lost in the post)
Wild Beer are also down your way and do quite a lot of sour beers, although maybe more at the wild end rather than red/brown.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I bough this from my local Aldi. It's my drink of choice at Knockengorroch festival. Two years ago i put on ten and a half pounds over the festival long weekend. When i was told that it was water retention my response was; "I drank no water."

It's not to everyone's taste but I'm rather fond of it.

Williams Brothers, good brewery - I don't much care for beer with stuff in it but this is a good un.

 

[User482]

The two classic Belgians are:

Goudenband from Liefmans ("brown end")
Rodenbach or Rodenbach Grand Cru from Rodenbach ("red end")

There's also Duchesse de Bourgogne from Verhaeghe


US versions (Seen reasonably often in Europe. Ferociously expensive - 20 squids a bottle probably):

Cuvee de Tomme from Lost Abbey
Oude Tart from The Bruery


British Versions:

Pogonophobia from Magic Rock/Evil/Twin (never tried it - ordered some from the UK, but it got lost in the post)
Wild Beer are also down your way and do quite a lot of sour beers, although maybe more at the wild end rather than red/brown.

Thanks for the tips. It looks as though I can buy Wild Beer in a couple of local pubs so I'll give it a try.

 

[smutchin]

Belgian beer experts, a question if I may: whilst I like sour beers, I tend to find the gueuze/ lambic style a little too much of a good thing. I was thinking of giving Flanders red or brown a try - any recommendations?

The two classic Belgians are:

Goudenband from Liefmans ("brown end")
Rodenbach or Rodenbach Grand Cru from Rodenbach ("red end")

Rodenbach Grand Cru is awesome. Tart by British standards but nowhere near the full-on lambic experience.

I've never tried Goudenband - how remiss of me.

 

[John the Monkey]

New IPA from Brewdog;

"We wanted to brew a completely new and conceptual IPA that paid tribute to the style’s origins whilst incorporating the devastatingly modern techniques and technologies. A 21st Century drink with an 18th Century ethos; a very new yet very old IPA."

http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/a-restorative-beverage-for-invalids-and-convalescsents

Whilst their marketing sets my teeth on edge, they brew a fine IPA - quite looking forward to trying this one.

"The result is something which is almost 9%, is as light as a mass-market pilsner in colour, fermented to be as dry as a Lambic, but is as bitter as any double IPA and loaded with as much hop aroma as we can get into a beer. The fermentables in this beer were Marris Otter Extra Pale along with plenty of sugar as we mashed at a very low temperature to ensure maximum fermentability and attenuation and this beer is fermented within an inch of it’s life making it dry, sheer and bright. Citra, Amarillo & Centennial were all used in abundance in the kettle and also fired extremely liberally at this beer with our high tech hop cannon."

 

[User169]

New IPA from Brewdog;

"We wanted to brew a completely new and conceptual IPA that paid tribute to the style’s origins whilst incorporating the devastatingly modern techniques and technologies. A 21st Century drink with an 18th Century ethos; a very new yet very old IPA."

http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/a-restorative-beverage-for-invalids-and-convalescsents

Whilst their marketing sets my teeth on edge, they brew a fine IPA - quite looking forward to trying this one.

"The result is something which is almost 9%, is as light as a mass-market pilsner in colour, fermented to be as dry as a Lambic, but is as bitter as any double IPA and loaded with as much hop aroma as we can get into a beer. The fermentables in this beer were Marris Otter Extra Pale along with plenty of sugar as we mashed at a very low temperature to ensure maximum fermentability and attenuation and this beer is fermented within an inch of it’s life making it dry, sheer and bright. Citra, Amarillo & Centennial were all used in abundance in the kettle and also fired extremely liberally at this beer with our high tech hop cannon."

Just reading that description made me think it's going to be very unbalanced - which I see BrewDog admit in the sentence directly following your quote.

I prefer high gravity IPAs a on the darker side with malt to balance. Nevertheless, if I see this one I'll doubtless try it and I do like Amarillo!

 

[Chromatic]

Just reading that description made me think it's going to be very unbalanced - which I see BrewDog admit in the sentence directly following your quote.

I prefer high gravity IPAs a on the darker side with malt to balance. Nevertheless, if I see this one I'll doubtless try it and I do like Amarillo!

You're on your way then.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Had a quick half of Gales Spring Sprinter to swill my cheese 'n' onion sarnie down proper. Nothing remarkable about it at all, still a very pleasant light hoppy ale.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

You're on your way then.

Is this the way to Amarillo?

 

[rich p]

New IPA from Brewdog;

"We wanted to brew a completely new and conceptual IPA that paid tribute to the style’s origins whilst incorporating the devastatingly modern techniques and technologies. A 21st Century drink with an 18th Century ethos; a very new yet very old IPA."

http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/a-restorative-beverage-for-invalids-and-convalescsents

Whilst their marketing sets my teeth on edge, they brew a fine IPA - quite looking forward to trying this one.

"The result is something which is almost 9%, is as light as a mass-market pilsner in colour, fermented to be as dry as a Lambic, but is as bitter as any double IPA and loaded with as much hop aroma as we can get into a beer. The fermentables in this beer were Marris Otter Extra Pale along with plenty of sugar as we mashed at a very low temperature to ensure maximum fermentability and attenuation and this beer is fermented within an inch of it’s life making it dry, sheer and bright. Citra, Amarillo & Centennial were all used in abundance in the kettle and also fired extremely liberally at this beer with our high tech hop cannon."

They do go on a bit!