...Hippie to the hippie,
The hip, hip a hop, and you don't stop, a rock it
To the bang bang boogie, say, up jump the boogie,
To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.
(You get the idea there).
Anyway - a couple from a night out last night.
13 Guns (Thwaites 5.5% abv)
One of those large brewery "Craft" beers, but rather a good one. Lots of hops, predominantly bitter, but balanced nicely so as not to be mouth puckeringly dry. I don't think it's a ground breaking example of the "American IPA" genre, but it's very well done, and I'd pick this up again without hesitation. Sadly, a plain, black coloured cap, so not one poor Marmion would be able to sample.
Honkers Ale (Goose Island, 4.3% abv)
Billed on their website as an English bitter, but I reckon it has a touch too much of the West Coast in its hop flavours to convince in that regard. It's nice though - like a maltier American IPA, I reckon, rather than a bitter, and a nice change of pace after the 13 Guns. Cap aficionados will be thrilled with the label matching Goose bedecked cap that adorns the bottle too.
Mrs M was drinking wine, but did sample the Honkers Ale, and declared it "Very nice".
