Distinctive and pale - another beer named after you 3BM...
Beer?
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
Lovely to find a beer named after your face, Vernon. That beer glass would surely grace any sopisticat imbiber's collection. Is pieism rife in these parts, or are you doing the right thing and not confusing the 'Beer' thread?
I looked at a supermarket display of 'pies' none of which were recognisable as being edible or even resembling a pie.
I was traumatised until my next beer.
jongooligan
Legendary Member
- Location
- Behind bars
[RANT]Went to a gig last night where all there was to drink was John Smiths, Fosters p1ss and Strongbow, all @ £3 a pint. Not enough bar staff so huge queues. Small wonder the young uns were all round the back on the sniff. [/RANT]
OTOH we went to a gig last month, down at the local park where they were serving Hobgoblin & Landlord @ £3.50 a pint (as well as all the usual fizzy stuff). There were loads of bar staff and a queuing system which made sure you weren't hanging around too long. Just shows it can be done with a little organisation.
Anyroad, inspired by Rich, we've been to M&S for supplies.
OTOH we went to a gig last month, down at the local park where they were serving Hobgoblin & Landlord @ £3.50 a pint (as well as all the usual fizzy stuff). There were loads of bar staff and a queuing system which made sure you weren't hanging around too long. Just shows it can be done with a little organisation.
Anyroad, inspired by Rich, we've been to M&S for supplies.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Are all those stalls flogging beer, DP? And details, which Brewers, what you had, blah blah etc etc...?
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Noire de Slack a Christopher Noyon beer. Pretty decent for a French beer, more porter than stout, there's a bit of roastiness going on and mercifully shy on the malt front.
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John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Off the Rails (Stonehouse Brewery, 4.8% abv)
A bit of a change of pace after lots of hoppy stuff, this. Stonehouse's premium English style bitter. The taste starts quite rich, not so much treacly as dark-ish fruits, I think, or somewhere in between, with a big kick of biscuity malt, and a nice dry hop bitter finish. A really good example of the type, I think, (as long as that initial richness is your cup of tea) although possibly more of a cold winter's night beer than a sunny, warm evening beer.
Mrs M says: "Very nice."
A bit of a change of pace after lots of hoppy stuff, this. Stonehouse's premium English style bitter. The taste starts quite rich, not so much treacly as dark-ish fruits, I think, or somewhere in between, with a big kick of biscuity malt, and a nice dry hop bitter finish. A really good example of the type, I think, (as long as that initial richness is your cup of tea) although possibly more of a cold winter's night beer than a sunny, warm evening beer.
Mrs M says: "Very nice."
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jongooligan
Legendary Member
- Location
- Behind bars
@John the Monkey - sounds like a Christmas pudding recipe.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Eh, the Prince of Wales is ok, as I recall - further down the road (now a Tesco Express) was the rather rougher Red Lion, and up the road the Horse and Farrier, which used to be a Guinness/John Smiths smooth/Carling sort of a place.
Crossing the road, Coffee Fix offers some craft beers now, I think.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Mrs M review now present, following her examination of her tasting notes, comparisons with previous beers in the same style, and internet researches concerning the brewery.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Just enjoying a Titanic Stout (4.5%).
A proper rich and malty stout which makes a certain Irish brand seem a little tame.
A proper rich and malty stout which makes a certain Irish brand seem a little tame.
jongooligan
Legendary Member
- Location
- Behind bars
Supped the Citra and nobody will be surprised to hear that grapefruit was the first thing that sprang to mind. "Makes your ears laugh", as my granma used to say.
Then me & the lad tried the double hopped citrus ipa which was OK and may have been even better than that if we hadn't had the Citra beforehand. We're going to try it on its own next time.
Adnams Summer Ale up next.
Then me & the lad tried the double hopped citrus ipa which was OK and may have been even better than that if we hadn't had the Citra beforehand. We're going to try it on its own next time.
Adnams Summer Ale up next.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Went to ultra-pretentious Bar 23 in Manchester today. It's on the 23rd floor of the Hilton Hotel. It's really all about cocktails but in the spirit of keeping it real, I had a beer
Innis & Gunn strong Scottish ale. It was pretty good but I was suffering from post-purchase justification syndrome as it was the most expensive beer I've bought in ages so maybe it wasn't as good as I thought at the time.
Innis & Gunn strong Scottish ale. It was pretty good but I was suffering from post-purchase justification syndrome as it was the most expensive beer I've bought in ages so maybe it wasn't as good as I thought at the time.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Just enjoying a Titanic Stout (4.5%).
A proper rich and malty stout which makes a certain Irish brand seem a little tame.
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On draught in my local in Glossop. Really is a good pint. If you come on one of my Peak District CC ride that's where we end up
jongooligan
Legendary Member
- Location
- Behind bars
Sorry, that should read Southwold Summer Beer.
Pleasant enough but lacks oomph. Would drink it again but won't go out of my way for it.
From the bottle, 'zesty flavour of grapefruit, sweet with a hint of bitterness'.
With hindsight I should have drunk this first, then the double hop followed by the Citra as each seems to be masking the taste of the next one in the order I've had them.
Pleasant enough but lacks oomph. Would drink it again but won't go out of my way for it.
From the bottle, 'zesty flavour of grapefruit, sweet with a hint of bitterness'.
With hindsight I should have drunk this first, then the double hop followed by the Citra as each seems to be masking the taste of the next one in the order I've had them.
