Beer?

[nickyboy]

Well I've managed to see off the bottles I bought in Tesco yesterday. The Leffe Brown was really good, fully of bitterness nicely balanced with chocolatey sweetness. I'll be having that again. The Leffe Ruby....I was a bit worried about it but I shouldn't have. Not too sweet and went veeeery nicely with Chinese food tonight.
The Tesco "Simply" Dark Ale and Stout were OK-ish but lacked complexity and were lite-versions of the real thing. I won't be buying them again, Revisionist range is much better. The good news is 15yr old son reckons the Stout was the best of the lot. Is he a reincarnation of Albert Tatlock?

 

[Beebo]

The bitterness is a bit over powering, couldnt drink more than a couple of bottles, but at 6.1% that's a good thing.

 

[Hitchington]

Drank this last night in Weatherspoons. Was rather nice...

 

[srw]

The bitterness is a bit over powering, couldnt drink more than a couple of bottles, but at 6.1% that's a good thing.
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Maybe it was because it was my fourth bottle of the night, but on Thursday I found it perfectly balanced - a proper IPA rather than one of these yankee-doodle impostors.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

It's frothy man!

 

[rich p]

It's frothy man!

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@Crackle

 

[rich p]

I've got my tribe coming over for my fantastic fish pie so I've just popped into the local M&S for some Citras and Mosaics. Hopefully they'll bring something more challenging with them. I'm hoping for a Schneider Weisse Tap 5 and 6 from my son. It's the least he can do, it's his birthday and I've treated him to new MTB

 

[User169]

MSR beer.

Another one from Oregan - this time a honey, apricot and pepper ale.

Surprisingly good, quite sweet from the honey, but that's offset by the zingy pepper. Looks like a saison and would be even better with a bit more farmyard character. Overall though, very enjoyable and not too mental at under 5%.

 

[Crackle]

@Crackle

pah. He's an amateur in comparison. That one that emptied the bottle when I topped it will never be beaten.

 

[User169]

I've got my tribe coming over for my fantastic fish pie so I've just popped into the local M&S for some Citras and Mosaics. Hopefully they'll bring something more challenging with them. I'm hoping for a Schneider Weisse Tap 5 and 6 from my son. It's the least he can do, it's his birthday and I've treated him to new MTB

Monday off at RichP towers?

 

[rich p]

MSR beer.

Another one from Oregan - this time a honey, apricot and pepper ale.

Surprisingly good, quite sweet from the honey, but that's offset by the zingy pepper. Looks like a saison and would be even better with a bit more farmyard character. Overall though, very enjoyable and not too mental at under 5%.

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Good idea, I need something for the MSR too.
M&S Greenwich Amarillo, citrusy and the guff says it goes well with seafood!

 

[rich p]

Monday off at RichP towers?

No, I'll tough it out DP!

 

[jongooligan]

Just found one of these in the garage. Don't remember buying it but really enjoyed drinking it. A bottle conditioned 100% unfiltered, unpasteurised pale ale made with finest pale malts and fresh, whole cascade hops. It were right lively out of the bottle and tasted light, sweet and fruity.

I'll be looking to get some more.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Just found one of these in the garage. Don't remember buying it but really enjoyed drinking it. A bottle conditioned 100% unfiltered, unpasteurised pale ale made with finest pale malts and fresh, whole cascade hops. It were right lively out of the bottle and tasted light, sweet and fruity.

I'll be looking to get some more.

Like the American stylee liquor store bags.

 

[theclaud]

Free beer!