Beer?

[Aperitif]

Cue me reminiscing wistfully about how I used to "go out properly" in Lancaster in my youth for the price of one of them there London pints

The Sierra Nevada is a Fullers buy - available in Trafalgar Square for £4.20 a couple of weeks ago...prices are obviously 'mountain' the further North one gets..
In my youth, playing mudby (it was then, and there) in Llanishen, two bob in the bottom of a pint glass, passed along the line to the counter got a full one passed back. Energy efficient.

 

[nickyboy]

FTFY
I'm sure it was just the uneveness of the bags that made Rich walk properly.

Perhaps explained by his eccentricity?

 

[User169]

[QUOTE 3991564, member: 259"]Potential for rioting on the streets in Belgica, as the Cantillon brewery has announced that it is not able to brew lambics because it's still too warm at night.

Here is a picture of one of its ultra-hygenic vats in action in the good old days before 'the scientists' invented global warming to spoil the fun.

[/QUOTE]

Great picture - I'm going to make one of those and try spontaneous inoculation in my shed overnight.

 

[John the Monkey]

Great picture - I'm going to make one of those and try spontaneously inoculation in my shed overnight.

 

[rich p]

Anyway, here is a short Thursday Property Report on the progress of Camden's Daughter. (The nominators missed a trick there...I might have called it 'Winehouse') - soon to be everyone's favourite pub lite in Kentish Town (All the others are being hammered by business rates and regs. it seems...'two pints of Austerity please, and one for yourself bartender".)
"A Private Function tonight."
Everything is still under wraps, but there were signs of life. Interesting idea for the kebab shop to be within the pub - makes for a short walk!
Arty shot first up...
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And the prices? Pure threenickysmcginty!
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A bit too shabby around the tap area (aren't we all these days...) but that will come into line no doubt. Not ouvert at time of writing...I'll pop down this after, and see what's goin' down. ( Hopefully a) the beer and b) the prices.)

Nice ceiling and a poncified RSJ?

 

[srw]

The Red Lion on Whitehall (where I suspect a number of my colleagues still are) didn't have the 10.something Fuller's % imperial stout I wanted, so I made do with a pint of London Porter, probably out of a bottle. Rather nice as a post-lunch snifter, particularly after some slightly dodgy Aussie Viognier and Chilean Pinot Noir (they're rather fruity varieties m'luds and m'ladies).

 

[srw]

Best the hotel down that London could offer, it wasn't bad and as it ran out I got the last 3/4 pint for free which made up, a bit, for the £5:50/pint cost!

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The thing about that London is that round the corner from every hotel is a boozer that offers something rather better.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The thing about that London is that round the corner from every hotel is a boozer that offers something rather better.

It was an awards do, I was trapped.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

To Ol Black Malts and Body Salts - black coffee IIPA 9.9%

Yum
Tus

 

[User169]

Double IPA single-hopped with centennial. Super bitter.

Should be a bit clearer, but forgot to add Irish moss in the boil: note to self - try not to get too smashed whilst brewing.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The nights are fair drawing in, and to celebrate this I am having a dark beer night - next up is Fyne Ales (with De Molen) Hills and Mills Imperial Stout. 9.5%. I may be pished before too much longer...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

It's been a long week, I've been on the lash in Edinburgh and that London, I'm not sure if I'm up to drinking beer tonight, mind you there's some shopping being delivered shortly and I snuck a few Duvel's and a Punk IPA or two in, so...

 

[User169]

As a matter of casual interest, what proportion of an average day is devoted to beer, brewing and drinking?

Not as much as I'd like!

 

[srw]

It was an awards do, I was trapped.

Did I mention that I was at an awards do this lunchtime? Then when I was at a leaving do this evening I had a choice between Meantime Yakima Red (gassy, old-fashioned keg bitter) and Franciskaner (gassy old-fashioned Weissbier). Both accompanied by loud thumping music-ish sort of stuff.

I ended up leaving early, waking up in the wrong tube station and walking the three miles home.

 

[srw]

Not as much as I'd like!

Would you like a collection of worthy addresses to send your spare beer to?