Beer?

[Aperitif]

Advent calendars? Drink early while stocks last eh. My sister sent me a snap of one the other day...bit sophisticated for the cappist monks in here but, it's Christmas. Ain't it? And yes, it's naff - I agree before anyone says anything.

 

[User169]

Is it nearly Christmas? Me and Flozza are on the Stille Nacht....

 

[smutchin]

Nice. Quite old fashioned, in a good way - sweet and fruity with a pleasantly bitter tang.

 

[Tin Pot]

Got through about five of the beer festival beers at the local Wetherspoons so far, forty five to go...

Only two I'd recommend:

Alt Bier
Low Blow

 

[the_craig]

A post five-a-side lager tonight from my favourite brewery - WEST St Mungo's.

 

[MossCommuter]

Got through about five of the beer festival beers at the local Wetherspoons so far, forty five to go...

Only two I'd recommend:

Alt Bier
Low Blow

I think I'm in the twenties

Minagof Smoked Porter was the most interesting; a departure from my usual pale and hoppy staples it's the smokiest smoky flavour this side of a shot of Talisker.

 

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Nice. Quite old fashioned, in a good way - sweet and fruity with a pleasantly bitter tang.

Nice. I'm liking the Rich P school of photography backdrop. The kettle is the new black (except yourn is white but hey! - detail.) These short days are putting paid to the natural light shots in all but the most indulgent of drinkers. (Which means it will not affect Rich, threesummertimesmcginty, JtM or DP) I even succumbed to the failing light on Sunday - such a beautiful day. More than can be said for the nondescript beer. It came. It went. Like a high plains drifter...

Also had one of these - son off to San Francisco for a few days so it was the least I could do...tasted of nothing much - might have been a bit cold though. Pleasant labels.

 

[nickyboy]

From your Far East correspondent:

Arrived in Hong Kong today. On the KLM flight I was hoping for something interestingly beery to drink (it was biz class for god's sake) but all they had was Heineken. Went out for something to eat and on the way back I popped into a supermarket and bought a couple of Kaiserdom Hefe-Weisbiers. It's ok. Now't special but it's still hot and steamy here so a decent thirst quencher goes down well

I'll try to hunt out other stuff over the coming days

 

[srw]

(it was biz class for god's sake) but all they had was Heineken.

Likewise on Emirates - really good wine and spirits, but shite beer. So I had wine.

A few weeks ago I was in a BA lounge in Heathrow and an Iberia lounge in Madrid. BA's beer selection was something like Heineken, Fosters and London Pride in the fridge - not a good selection for the national flag carrier. Iberia managed something like 7 or 8 different beers - all FYP, but still a much better selection. I had the sherry instead.

 

[nickyboy]

Likewise on Emirates - really good wine and spirits, but shite beer. So I had wine.

A few weeks ago I was in a BA lounge in Heathrow and an Iberia lounge in Madrid. BA's beer selection was something like Heineken, Fosters and London Pride in the fridge - not a good selection for the national flag carrier. Iberia managed something like 7 or 8 different beers - all FYP, but still a much better selection. I had the sherry instead.

Likewise....I had the vodka, the vodka again, the German red, the Chilean red, the port, the whisky, the whisky again. I was told by the purser that it was nice to see someone enjoying their range of alcoholic drinks. This sounds like code for piss head to me. No sherry on KLM which is a pity. I suspect a nice Manzanilla would have been just the ticket

Air France on the return leg so not expecting any upswing in the beer offerings there. Kronenburg or some similar FYP

 

[MossCommuter]

Orange Wit beer at Hop and Cleaver, Newcastle

 

[Aperitif]

^ Interesting 'head angle'!

 

[MossCommuter]

^ Interesting 'head angle'!

The table's straight

It's the world that's sloping

 

[MossCommuter]

Tyneside Blonde.

Dynatron Cavalcade playing on the bar.

Crown Posada.

 

[MossCommuter]

Almasty Mango Pale

It's mangoey