Beer?

[threebikesmcginty]

Flagship IPA, apparently IPA was originally brewed like this, strong and hoppy, to survive the long ship voyage over to India where it was intended for the troops stationed there...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

This evening I has had "Bitter and Twisted" x 2, Kwak and MacChouffe

No glass fashion

 

[srw]

Flagship IPA, apparently IPA was originally brewed like this, strong and hoppy, to survive the long ship voyage over to India where it was intended for the troops stationed there...

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Have you been reading the upstart beer thread, 3BM?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

This evening I has had "Bitter and Twisted" x 2, Kwak and MacChouffe

No glass fashion

Nice combo, me likee.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Have you been reading the upstart beer thread, 3BM?

Yes!

 

[srw]

I've just cracked open the first of the six bottles I picked up from Les Brassins de Saint-Malo (http://www.lesbrassinsdesaintmalo.com/accueil.aspx). This one is La Port Malo, a "biere blonde artisanale" - aka a craft lager, bottle-conditioned. Top-notch - a yellow beer that tastes of something and is worth drinking.

So St-Malo the ferry trip - vaut la visite
St-Malo the beer - vaut la détour
St-Malo the town - vaut la journée

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Two larger than average non-gender specific persons - 88

 

[John the Monkey]

Another trip out.

We tried;
Polar Eclipse (Beartown Brewery, 4.8% abv)
I liked this one very much - billed as a Porter/Stout, I thought it probably tended more to the former, not quite as heavy and rich as a stout. Good smoky, treacly flavours, and a nice bitter finish.

Cosmic (Blackhole Brewery, 4.2% abv)
This didn't grab me at first, but I warmed to it the further down the glass I got. Predominantly nutty, I think, with a fairly powerful bitter finish.

 

[User169]

Not the most sophisticated beer - but if you just want a mouth puckering hop bomb, Jack Hammer's as good as any....

 

[threebikesmcginty]

4 newbies from M&S, there were some others but Mrs McG might have commented as I bought a few continental beers in town yesterday, I figured 4 was as enough without looking too greedy,

The Sambrook Rye is pretty good, a nice malty bitter beer. It's says serve chilled, I don't think so, it's cool which is enough.

Sadly I won't be able to comment on the Windsor & Eton Island Hopper as I knocked it off the counter top 30 seconds after I took the pic. I was looking forward to that one as I've been to their brewery a couple of times and not only is their beer very good but they're fine fellows too.

 

[User169]

Bank holiday weekend here!

So, In-Tents India Pale Lager from Base Camp Brewing from Portland Oregon.

Pretty good. Tastes like a hoppy Vienna lager. Funky bottle-shaped can too.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Bank holiday weekend here!

So...

As if that makes any difference!

 

[jongooligan]

Me n the lad seem to be stuck in a Punk IPA rut. There's worse places to be.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Grottenbier and a St Bernie 6. Hic.

 

[srw]

Meantime Pale Ale at Heathrow. Meh. Lager with extra hop.