Free beer, free pine nuts!
The Gower is surely the land of milk and honey ...
...or do you have to pay for those?
Beer?
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The Gower is surely the land of milk and honey ...
...or do you have to pay for those?
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
When it says 'take home two pints of your favourite beer' it means after you've paid for it.
Honey costs a farking fortune. My free beer tonight is Bishop's Farewell from Oakham.Free beer, free pine nuts!
The Gower is surely the land of milk and honey ...
...or do you have to pay for those?
I suppose we can't all be equally popular with our locals. @MacB tells me that yours won't serve you unless you leave all three bikes as security.
jongooligan
Legendary Member
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- Behind bars
Free beer as in you've liberated it from the pub so you can drink it at home? What was it and how did it taste?
Don't embarrass her any more - she's already been nailed as being a bit light-fingered in this and another thread.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Had a couple of these over the weekend, picked up from Waitrose for the princely sum of £1.50 a bottle:
http://www.oakhamales.com/scarletmacaw.html
Like a grapefruit and ripe peach fruit salad. In a good way. I think I'll have to pick up a few more of these next time I'm in Waitrose. They also had Citra for the same price.
Last week I had a Sharps Wolf Rock, same price but from Tesco, which is described on the label as a "Red IPA". Can't comment on the colour since I drank it out of the bottle like the true gentleman of the road I am, but you could just about taste the subtle spicy hint of rye behind the sharp hoppy bitterness. It's OK but not one I'll rush to buy again.
http://www.oakhamales.com/scarletmacaw.html
Like a grapefruit and ripe peach fruit salad. In a good way. I think I'll have to pick up a few more of these next time I'm in Waitrose. They also had Citra for the same price.
Last week I had a Sharps Wolf Rock, same price but from Tesco, which is described on the label as a "Red IPA". Can't comment on the colour since I drank it out of the bottle like the true gentleman of the road I am, but you could just about taste the subtle spicy hint of rye behind the sharp hoppy bitterness. It's OK but not one I'll rush to buy again.
Errrm, you're not selling it
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Christ what a website, it looks like all their stuff is brewed on on the space ship The Alien was filmed in!
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Errrm, you're not selling it
It's like alcoholic Umbongo - you're interested now!
Maybe served with custard!
I'm almost intrigued enough to give it a go but Waitrose gets on my middle-class tits
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
They mention peaches in the tasting notes on the label and there's definitely a hint of that luscious fruitiness in the flavour, but maybe I'm just suggestible. Then it comes in with a massively bitter grapefruity kick in the finish.
It's alright. Possibly a little dominated by the hops (amarillo and summit), but like I said earlier, I liked it enough that I'd buy it again - especially at that price.
And it went quite well with the post-audax curry I had for dinner last night.
It's alright. Possibly a little dominated by the hops (amarillo and summit), but like I said earlier, I liked it enough that I'd buy it again - especially at that price.
And it went quite well with the post-audax curry I had for dinner last night.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Greene King Reserve IPA
Bloody hell. This is £1.24 at Tesco at the moment. ONE POUND BLOODY TWENTY FOUR.
It's worth breaking the tulip glass out for, as it has a lovely aroma to start with. The taste is a warm, spicy sort of bitterness, which manages to be dry and refreshing still, with an elusive floral/peach note in there somewhere. The aftertaste is nicely bitter, with a more even mix of those spicy and peach/floral notes lingering very pleasantly indeed. I like this one a lot. And at this price, clear the shelves.
Mrs M says: "Very nice."
Bloody hell. This is £1.24 at Tesco at the moment. ONE POUND BLOODY TWENTY FOUR.
It's worth breaking the tulip glass out for, as it has a lovely aroma to start with. The taste is a warm, spicy sort of bitterness, which manages to be dry and refreshing still, with an elusive floral/peach note in there somewhere. The aftertaste is nicely bitter, with a more even mix of those spicy and peach/floral notes lingering very pleasantly indeed. I like this one a lot. And at this price, clear the shelves.
Mrs M says: "Very nice."
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Both the Oakhams I've tried so far have been great (Citra, and Dolphin Dance). We have a bottle of Screaming Macaw in the beer box, so I may be less random in our next choice
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Not seen that one, and one of my locals does a lot of Oakham Ales. They must be Herbie Hancock fans...
