Beer?

[threebikesmcginty]

A Belgian St Stefanus now. To be honest it knocks the hawthorn wotsit into a cocked mitre. 7% of loveliness.
Well, 100% but you catch my drift.
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St Stefanus, sounds like a bit of an ärsehole.

B&T for me and half a Champ for Mrs 3BM.

 

[User169]

. Can the resident experts advise on why Duvel and St Stefanus (I'm sure there are others) use the same dodgy glass blower, and end up with a bubbly bottle? And EDIA]

The idea is that you can catch the yeast in the bubbly bit.

 

[Tin Pot]

One Fursty Ferret down...

 

[User482]

An American pale ale, brewed by my work colleague. This is excellent: hoppy, citrus notes without the unbalanced bitterness that can blight this style of beer.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

F*CK. Just F*CK.

F*CK.

 

[John the Monkey]

Inferno (Oakham, 4.4% abv)

I forgot that we had a bottle of this already in the beer box, so I was a bit gutted that I'd bought us a duplicate, when we could have been trying something new.

HOWEVER. This is bloody gorgeous, and I'm looking forward to having that second bottle. If I can say anything about Oakham, based on the four beers I've tried of theirs so far, it's that they know what they're doing with hops. Inferno has a lovely, complex hop heavy flavour that is distinct without being overpowering, or mouth puckeringly bitter. Predominantly floral, with a bit of citrus, and an underpinning hint of earthiness that grounds the whole thing very nicely indeed.

Superb, and if you have a Bargain Booze nearby, included in their 3 for £5, 8 for £12 offers, along with Oakham Citra, four from Titanic Brewery, the fancy Guiness beers and lots of other lovely things.

Mrs M says: "Very nice."

Other Oakhams: Scarlet Macaw, Dolphin Dance.

 

[User482]

Twenty litres of Woodforde's Nelson's Revenge has just gone into the fermenter.

 

[Aperitif]

Inferno is towering above the others then, JtM. I ventured into deep suburbia this morning - something I'm not prone to do too much - and I needed a dog to rescue me. OK now, and I toted three M&S sample-sized bottles ("They are our standard size, sir") and will release their aroma to the wider world in a bit...Rugby now. Well, I say rugby..Scotland are on the field..

May the best team win. Either are better than England (before 'Captain Cap' says it.)

 

[User169]

Bommen en Granaten (bombs and grenades), a 12% barley wine aged in Rioja barrels. It used to be 15%, but dropping it down to 12 has put it much more in balance. The Rioja comes through by rounding out the flavor and with a slight whiff of ethyl phenolics, what a beauty!

 

[smutchin]

I may have mentioned before that I'm quite the fan of Oakham bottled beers. Inferno is my favourite too, though Scarlet Macaw is also very good.

I picked up another bottle of M&S Styrian Goldings Amber Ale the other day. Lovely stuff. Also made by Oakham, of course.

 

[Aperitif]

Talking of Marquis et Spentsorino, I am trying 'double hopped citra IPA post-punk. It tastes a bit fruity to me...bit like the Samoa XV.
I note that this M&S is also Oakham

 

[User169]

Schneider Weisse Aventinus Eisbock. Deep dark fruit, molasses p, vanilla finish. Just superb and insanely cheap - 3 euro beans a bottle!

 

[Aperitif]

I'm liking the complementary colour presentation of your photo DP (as well as the subtle tableclothage passim). Cap too. My M&S cap might please Captain Cap as it was reminiscent of the Scots XV and no more...plain, and had a dent on/in it.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

M&S Meantime Salted Caramel Porter, ackshley quite nice, the caramel adds to the malty porter taste. Be good served with a badger and heron pie or pork flavoured ice cream.

 

[srw]

An American pale ale, brewed by my work colleague. This is excellent: hoppy, citrus notes without the unbalanced bitterness that can blight this style of beer.

Unbalanced bitterness?! Blight????!!!!!

Good God man, what has come over you?! Have you been converted to the true path of well-balanced beer?