Beer?

[John the Monkey]

Tesco "Revisionist" Dark IPA (4.8% abv)

An oldie from the beer box today, bought during Ian Tesco's £1.25 a bottle madness. A first taste that's warm-ish and caramelly, with the grapefruit bitterness of the Citra coming through quite strongly, and becoming dominant in the aftertaste. I'm not 100% in love with the aftertaste, which gets a bit chemically as it lingers, but I like this one better than the last Revisionist we had, and reckon I'd pick it up again.

Mrs M says : "Ugh, that's awful."


"Only kidding! Very nice."

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I was going to have another Fullers London Porter but a very intelligent, articulate, and pretty 21-year-old woman has just offered to share a bottle of White Burgundy with me.

Could be an interesting evening.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

A fecking disgrace of a mid-40s year old has just looked back at me from the mirror so I am going to have to carry on as usual and drink the rest of the beer/wine fridge. And the cider.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Actually I really am a fecking shambles. Oh well, beer and wine will help

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Clown Shoes: Tramp Stamp.

Unreconstructed 70s advertising:

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Photography deteriorating.

Nice Belgian IPA. Fruity, 7%, bit pricey at £3.70 a half, but interesting enough.

Dukes of Hazzard stylee pics aside the Clown Shoes stuff I've tried, in Brewdog Newcastle, was pretty outstanding.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Pint of London Pride dahn the boozer plus a Hooky Best earlier, just cooling off a Punk IPA...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

And it's in!

First impressions - less hop driven than previous editions and more yeast flavour. 9.5%, so pretty heavy and you feel it!

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I see you let that stand for 24 hours to allow the sediment to settle.

 

[User169]

I see you let that stand for 24 hours to allow the sediment to settle.

Nearly had it open on the bike on the way home! I'll buy a couple more tomorrow and treat them a bit better.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Couple of pints of Hook Norton 'Nice Try' dahn the boozer...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

£2:50 from Sainos, might have been menched before...

 

[John the Monkey]

M&S Southwold Hibiscus Wheat Beer (4.3% abv)

Interesting one, this. Another from the bargain flavoured beer range Mrs M picked up recently. It's not really floral, except in a very subtle way, I think. The initial taste is quite warm, and not the fresh biere blanche sort of a taste I was expecting. Over that is what I assume is the hibiscus, a quite strongly raspberry-ish flavour, with those floral notes subtly there (I think - I may be tasting what I'm expecting, given the ingredients).

It's nice though. Again, I'm not big on flavoured, or fruit beers, but I liked this one.

Mrs M says: "Very, very nice."

 

[Levo-Lon]

Woodfordes flagondry..I prefere wherry but not a bad drink

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Careful, I think the flagon with the dragon has the pellet with the poison, stick with the vessel with the pestle...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

@Delftse Post, what do you think of this, they've got 2010 and 12 trip/hop, pricey but not outrageous, there's a nice looking De-Mo imp stout too? Mildly tempted, couple more beers and I might bust the credit card open...

http://belgiuminabox.com/shop/searc...rby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=Duvel

 

[User169]

@Delftse Post, what do you think of this, they've got 2010 and 12 trip/hop, pricey but not outrageous, there's a nice looking De-Mo imp stout too? Mildly tempted, couple more beers and I might bust the credit card open...

http://belgiuminabox.com/shop/searc...rby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=Duvel

When it comes to aged beers, I stick with sours and Imp stouts. The 2012 might be worth a punt, but I'd have thought the 2010 might be a bit long in the tooth.

Is the DeMo, the H+V? steep at 22 eur - that's twice the going rate here!

If you do go for it, bag a Cuvée Delphine or two. You won't regret it.

I've just seen that they've got Vin Cereal from Rodenbach - 65 eur! - I'm tempted by that.