I sometimes read the post without registering the poster's name at first but I can spot a JtM soliloquy a mile off.
Great stuff John!
Beer?
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Great stuff John!
threebikesmcginty
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- ...on the slake
I have had to suffer the indignity of mediocrity initially however things have looked up a bit of late.
Affligem and French onion soup, the soup is the one in the bowl.
3 monts, actually not too bad.
Civilisation at last, Bon Marche at the end of our rue has a decent selection.
Stuck to frog only beer, hope it isn't shïte.
Affligem and French onion soup, the soup is the one in the bowl.
3 monts, actually not too bad.
Civilisation at last, Bon Marche at the end of our rue has a decent selection.
Stuck to frog only beer, hope it isn't shïte.
Allez,allez mon ami
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
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- Crewe
This one had a plain cap too, Marmers, despite that ebullient label.
Caps, pah. The Scottish twat.
Is that a bit harsh?
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Your poor cappage is not my problem
I thought I got off lightly, I get called worse on a daily basis from those who claim to love me
I do love you Marmy, you're my besht mate, mate
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I was curious as to why they sell the still attachment - I'd thought home distilling was pretty much illegal everywhere. Turns out New Zealand (origin of the Grainfather) is one of the very few exceptions, so I guess that explains it.
I had a look at the UK legal position and you need a distiller's license - but HMRC essentially only want to give them to large businesses. The minimum production guideline to get a license is 18 hectoliters (a hell of a lot of spirit!), so even someone like Sipsmith had to get exemption from and that took them two years or so.
Looks like I'll be sticking to beer then. I didn't really fancy blowing myself up or going blind anyway!
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Pub Lunch!
We had;
Hop Dog (Feral Brewery 5.6% abv)
I had a pint of this - probably the pick of the beers we tried, I think. Bags of flavour, mostly fresh, powerfully bitter hops with a resinous, almost smoky/liquorice type flavour underlying it. The aftertaste lingers, and is mostly the bitter hops.
Oasthouse (Weetwood, 5.0% abv)
A half of this - one of those odd, session tasting sort of beers with a session precluding abv! Very good though - a biscuity main taste, with a hint of floral hops that comes through more strongly into a dry aftertaste. An excellent Golden Ale - easy drinking without being dull or flavourless, which is possibly dangerous at this strength!
Copper Hop (Long Man Brewery, 4.2% abv)
Mrs M's choice, this. Very very nice.
We had;
Hop Dog (Feral Brewery 5.6% abv)
I had a pint of this - probably the pick of the beers we tried, I think. Bags of flavour, mostly fresh, powerfully bitter hops with a resinous, almost smoky/liquorice type flavour underlying it. The aftertaste lingers, and is mostly the bitter hops.
Oasthouse (Weetwood, 5.0% abv)
A half of this - one of those odd, session tasting sort of beers with a session precluding abv! Very good though - a biscuity main taste, with a hint of floral hops that comes through more strongly into a dry aftertaste. An excellent Golden Ale - easy drinking without being dull or flavourless, which is possibly dangerous at this strength!
Copper Hop (Long Man Brewery, 4.2% abv)
Mrs M's choice, this. Very very nice.
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ceepeebee
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- Some imaginary Flanders
Hi folks, been a while. Not been on bike so much and work has made a massive dent in my social media useage....
Aaanyway - may well have got the Mrs to buy a bike now, and we may be getting the overnight from Harwich to Hoek on Thursday night
So, in honour of the event - I've arranged a table at De Molen on Saturday night for a meal, and mailed the brewer about the crate of bottles they found in the store room the other week - there's a bottle of barrel aged Sodom and Gomorrah waiting for me in his office [does happy dance]
Plan is to ride up the coast to Noordwijk and then back down to Zoetermeer (dull place, cheap but good hotel) on Friday. Round trip to Rotterdam and Kaapse Brouwers' firts birthday beer festival on saturday before heading up to Bodegraven. Then Sunday back to Hoek via.... not sure yet, maybe Delft, maybe Waasenaar/Katwijk.
Can't bloody wait
Aaanyway - may well have got the Mrs to buy a bike now, and we may be getting the overnight from Harwich to Hoek on Thursday night
So, in honour of the event - I've arranged a table at De Molen on Saturday night for a meal, and mailed the brewer about the crate of bottles they found in the store room the other week - there's a bottle of barrel aged Sodom and Gomorrah waiting for me in his office [does happy dance]
Plan is to ride up the coast to Noordwijk and then back down to Zoetermeer (dull place, cheap but good hotel) on Friday. Round trip to Rotterdam and Kaapse Brouwers' firts birthday beer festival on saturday before heading up to Bodegraven. Then Sunday back to Hoek via.... not sure yet, maybe Delft, maybe Waasenaar/Katwijk.
Can't bloody wait
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Hi folks, been a while. Not been on bike so much and work has made a massive dent in my social media useage....
Aaanyway - may well have got the Mrs to buy a bike now, and we may be getting the overnight from Harwich to Hoek on Thursday night
So, in honour of the event - I've arranged a table at De Molen on Saturday night for a meal, and mailed the brewer about the crate of bottles they found in the store room the other week - there's a bottle of barrel aged Sodom and Gomorrah waiting for me in his office [does happy dance]
Plan is to ride up the coast to Noordwijk and then back down to Zoetermeer (dull place, cheap but good hotel) on Friday. Round trip to Rotterdam and Kaapse Brouwers' firts birthday beer festival on saturday before heading up to Bodegraven. Then Sunday back to Hoek via.... not sure yet, maybe Delft, maybe Waasenaar/Katwijk.
Can't bloody wait
Might see you at Kaapse on Sat! Magic Rock look to be bringing a good line-up and your fave Peak District brewer will also be there..
When you're at De Molen, see if they can dig out a bottle of "Lang en Kaal". It's a barley wine they made a few years ago and they released a few bottles a couple of months ago. Best thing I've tried this year.
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ceepeebee
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oooh nice - I've not done to much research on it in case we don't go (Mrs Ceepeebee is very much new to the bike so I don't know how she'll be for another 30 miles or so on Saturday). What's the bike parking like round there? Would really like it if we could just sit outside with Bikes if the weather's fit.
Talking of Buxton - Had 2 of theirs lately that knocked my socks off - Ring your Mother and Dragon tips - both a bit diffrent but bloody tasty.
