Beer?
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srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
I should report to the beer thread that I've just received a photo from TC of my best beloved drinking wine.
I expect better of her.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
Salty dick from the Oedipus brewery. Do you want to think that one through a bit?
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Shlurp, a well earned B&T...
That minion looks like it's got a tulip glass on its noggin.
That minion looks like it's got a tulip glass on its noggin.
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User482
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This will be keeping me company this evening.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
This is interesting, really good, I can't work out all the flavours yet, there's a lot going on. Started with this one as the others are a bit stronger and I don't want to peak too soon. Anyway cheers DP, a promising start.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Bearskinful (Beartown Brewery, 4.2% abv)
Jolly nice, this one. A chunk of biscuity malt, followed by some rich, dark fruity flavour, with a smidge of hop to balance it all, and provide a nice dryness to the aftertaste.
Mrs M says "Very nice."
Jolly nice, this one. A chunk of biscuity malt, followed by some rich, dark fruity flavour, with a smidge of hop to balance it all, and provide a nice dryness to the aftertaste.
Mrs M says "Very nice."
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
As for the Nantwich Food and Drink Festival;
I started strongly with a half of "Welsh Black" (Llangollen Brewery"). This is a lovely porterish bitter, with some smoky flavour, a lot of rich, blackcurranty fruit, and some hops to give it all a bit of edge - very nice indeed.
I tried a couple of the Belgian Beer company's testers - the blond beer they gave me didn't stand out, to my taste at least, but I did like the "Silly Saison" they had, so picked up a bottle of that.
Slaters had three pumps on - I tried Autumn Red, and Western, drawing the line at drinking a beer called "Top Totty". Autumn Red had an odd, slightly soapy finish to it, I think, but Western was an outrageously hopped pale that I wanted to investigate a bit more, so I grabbed a bottle of that.
Lymestone, one of my favourites from last year's festival were there too, with three pumps, and tasters for all the bottles they had on sale. I'm used to a big hit of hops from their beers, but they had some interesting, more subtle ones on offer this year. I bought Waterstone, a subtly flavoured pale that I found really nice from the taster, Stone Dead, a lovely stout, and Abdominal Stoneman, so I didn't forget their hoppier brews entirely
I tried some "Green Stone" as well - a very nice pacific style pale, but sadly, not available in bottles. Their stall is the must visit from this festival too - friendly staff, tasters for everything they have for sale, and the beer is keenly priced, at £9 for 3 bottles (including a gift box, if you want one), coming in at a quid or three under most of the competition this year. Great beer too.
We stopped for lunch at the Crown Hotel, and I had a pint of Heritage Empire IPA. Very smooth, and with a more subtle lot of hops than I was expecting, I think. Nice. We didn't nip upstairs to the Crown's beer festival, but that's still on tomorrow, if any of you are heading to the food festival and feel that it's a bit light on beer
Lancaster Brewery were there, but still don't have their Amber in bottles, or at least, not at this festival, so I didn't stop - it was on one of the pumps they had though, so that's worth a visit if you've not tried that.
I also didn't get to stop at Hafod, sadly, whose "Hopper" was a bit of a highlight last year.
Food wise, Reeseheath's mature cheshire cheese is bloody excellent - and only £5 for three (you can mix and match with their also nice mature cheddar too). I can also recommend the salted caramel brownies from the first marquee.
I started strongly with a half of "Welsh Black" (Llangollen Brewery"). This is a lovely porterish bitter, with some smoky flavour, a lot of rich, blackcurranty fruit, and some hops to give it all a bit of edge - very nice indeed.
I tried a couple of the Belgian Beer company's testers - the blond beer they gave me didn't stand out, to my taste at least, but I did like the "Silly Saison" they had, so picked up a bottle of that.
Slaters had three pumps on - I tried Autumn Red, and Western, drawing the line at drinking a beer called "Top Totty". Autumn Red had an odd, slightly soapy finish to it, I think, but Western was an outrageously hopped pale that I wanted to investigate a bit more, so I grabbed a bottle of that.
Lymestone, one of my favourites from last year's festival were there too, with three pumps, and tasters for all the bottles they had on sale. I'm used to a big hit of hops from their beers, but they had some interesting, more subtle ones on offer this year. I bought Waterstone, a subtly flavoured pale that I found really nice from the taster, Stone Dead, a lovely stout, and Abdominal Stoneman, so I didn't forget their hoppier brews entirely
I tried some "Green Stone" as well - a very nice pacific style pale, but sadly, not available in bottles. Their stall is the must visit from this festival too - friendly staff, tasters for everything they have for sale, and the beer is keenly priced, at £9 for 3 bottles (including a gift box, if you want one), coming in at a quid or three under most of the competition this year. Great beer too.We stopped for lunch at the Crown Hotel, and I had a pint of Heritage Empire IPA. Very smooth, and with a more subtle lot of hops than I was expecting, I think. Nice. We didn't nip upstairs to the Crown's beer festival, but that's still on tomorrow, if any of you are heading to the food festival and feel that it's a bit light on beer
Lancaster Brewery were there, but still don't have their Amber in bottles, or at least, not at this festival, so I didn't stop - it was on one of the pumps they had though, so that's worth a visit if you've not tried that.
I also didn't get to stop at Hafod, sadly, whose "Hopper" was a bit of a highlight last year.
Food wise, Reeseheath's mature cheshire cheese is bloody excellent - and only £5 for three (you can mix and match with their also nice mature cheddar too). I can also recommend the salted caramel brownies from the first marquee.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
IIRC, Marston's IPA tastes like proper beer, not like the shitty over-hopped nonsense that sells under the hyper-trendy IPA label since the yanks decided that proper beer need to be made STRONGER! and NASTY!
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Post gardening beer.
