Beer?

[srw]

I had a rather pleasant session yesterday evening at the Jamaica Wine House, now a Shepherd Neame pub. A bottle of 1698 as an aperitif, an absolutely delicious bottle of Double Stout to follow, a pint of Early Bird as a palate-cleanser and a bottle of IPA for pudding. For afters we went round the corner to Bangalore Express, where the Blue Moon was off, so I drank Cobra with my curry.

This morning I wondered why it was so gloomy when I finally woke up, and I'm now beginning to start working from home - a rare treat, with only one organised meeting to phone into, so I ought to be able to make substantial inroads into my 200-item inbox and the 350-page report I was handed to review yesterday.

 

[User169]

£17 for 375ml, top that you cheapskate chumps!!!

Flinging down the gauntlet there, 3BM!

One of the bars in town has bottles of Chocolate Rain from The Bruery at £70 - I just can't bring myself to do it.

 

[Aperitif]

Flinging down the gauntlet there, 3BM!

One of the bars in town has bottles of Chocolate Rain from The Bruery at £70 - I just can't bring myself to do it.

Do it - threewalletsmcginty will Paypal you a 'gift' to cover it...."Go on - do it, DP" (Exemption from picture size restrictions in this instance...go as big as you like!)

 

[John the Monkey]

£17

Cripes.

And I thought I was being fancy buying a £5 limited collaboration brew.

 

[User169]

Do it - threewalletsmcginty will Paypal you a 'gift' to cover it...."Go on - do it, DP" (Exemption from picture size restrictions in this instance...go as big as you like!)

The last thing I need here is any encouragement!

 

[nickyboy]

What I really need is some online real time access to you beer aficionados when I'm walking around Tesco. I decided on the spur of the moment to buy a few beers but didn't know what to buy, already had a couple of bottles of "Proper Job" at home. So I bought these on a whim. Looking at the reviews at home seems like a couple of hits and a couple of misses. We'll have to see. Looking on the bright side, they didn't cost £17 between them

 

[John the Monkey]

I quite like Leffe Brune, although I slightly prefer Pelforth's Brune (in the similar beer/price/availability stakes).

I remember Leffe Ruby being ok, more of a summery thing (https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/beer.10335/post-3369780).

Interested to know what you think of the other two - I've seen them, but been unable to resist more Revisionists instead when shopping at Tesco.

 

[nickyboy]

I quite like Leffe Brune, although I slightly prefer Pelforth's Brune (in the similar beer/price/availability stakes).

I remember Leffe Ruby being ok, more of a summery thing (https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/beer.10335/post-3369780).

Interested to know what you think of the other two - I've seen them, but been unable to resist more Revisionists instead when shopping at Tesco.

I bought loads of the Revisionists before Xmas @£1.25/bottle. I thought the Dark IPA and the Rye Pale Ale were excellent. The others somewhat less so (but still perfectly drinkable at such a great price)

 

[threebikesmcginty]

...We'll have to see. Looking on the bright side, they didn't cost £17 between them...

Lightweight!!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

'Trose have got an offer on Hooky Best and Old, cheaper than I can buy it from the place that makes it, mental - Bought 8, ace!

 

[rich p]

£17 - are you losing your marbles 3BM?
Oh, hang on....

 

[threebikesmcginty]

£17 - are you losing your marbles 3BM?
Oh, hang on....

I wanted a Cocoa Psycho but they were out of stock, he recommended this alternative at a very reasonable £17 and it seemed churlish to turn him down. It was bottle No 662 of 1250.

 

[User169]

From Portland, Oregan. Typical US bitterness, but nice biscuity malt too.

 

[John the Monkey]

Revisionist Red Ale

Quite strongly bitter throughout, this, but it does have a warm, toffee-ish undertone as well, I think. The hop bitterness is predominantly grapefruity, and dominates the taste - nice, and astonishingly good for £1.25. It's one of the more complex Revisionists, I think. That hint of warmth, and the bitterness puts me slightly in mind of an English bitter, although the citrussy grapefruit notes don't really fit that. Not a patch on some of the pricier beers I've had in terms of complexity, but one I'd not be disappointed to get at full price, and astonishing for £1.25

Mrs M says: "Very nice".

 

[User169]

XX Bitter from de Ranke.

The benchmark Belgian-style IPA - aggressively hoppy, but Euro herbal hippiness, rather than US pine. My go-to thirst quencher.

If you ever see a beer by De Ranke drink it! They simply don't make duff stuff - and it's typically very reasonably priced.