Beer?

[threebikesmcginty]

Here, have an internet pic you needy nobber

Lazy bas...

 

[User169]

English brown beer.....

 

[Aperitif]

Some smashing visuals tonight chaps (Scottish, other excepted ) - I have been wandering around the centre of the universe aka London, in t-shirt and jeans!
BUT EARLIER...
I was chatting with Jasper, and he was sure things were going to 'stay the same'. Lots of crowdfunded going on generally...if I was him I would also bite someone's hand off for that sort of investment. It will allow play, expansion and actually quite a "Name" for Megacorp to bandy about worldwide...Camden is full to overflowing most months - cultured folk know Camden / Amy Winebar / threegenerationsmcginty clothes emporia - that sort of crap. Megacorp equate that to profi£.
So, after listening intently, with a knowledgeable look upon my face, (and dribble passing my lips) I got to slip the 'Ink'.
Not to big a beer,but dark, Rich and flavoursome. Guinness would taste like vinegar à côté. (My 'phone has just capitalised rich...so be it) Chocolate but just a bit dry...which has means you need to sup again. The delicious lunchtime pint; two or three would be permissible at about 4.4 ABV. £4.40 a relaxing pint, which is keen in respect of Guinness in London. Worth a try if you like the darkness. Not surprising, like the Kernel 'Black' IPA but good. And it came with the 'Jasper carrot'. I wish I could have stayed for more, but I had to make an excuse and leave...

And some snippets:

OK. I'm indoors now and my Sister has delivered me a bottled beer.
More megacorp!

 

[MossCommuter]

Some smashing visuals tonight chaps (Scottish, other excepted ) - I have been wandering around the centre of the universe aka London, in t-shirt and jeans!
BUT EARLIER...
I was chatting with Jasper, and he was sure things were going to 'stay the same'. Lots of crowdfunded going on generally...if I was him I would also bite someone's hand off for that sort of investment. It will allow play, expansion and actually quite a "Name" for Megacorp to bandy about worldwide...Camden is full to overflowing most months - cultured folk know Camden / Amy Winebar / threegenerationsmcginty clothes emporia - that ort of crap. Megacorp equate that to profi£.
So, after listening intently, with a knowledgeable look upon my face, (and dribble passing my lips) I got to slip the 'Ink'.
Not to big a beer,but dark, Rich and flavoursome. Guinness would taste like vinegar à côté. (My 'phone has just capitalised rich...so be it) Chocolate but just a bit dry...which has means you need to sup again. The delicious lunchtime pint; two or three would be permissible at about 4.4 ABV. £4.40 a relaxing pint, which is keen in respect of Guinness in London. Worth a try if you like the darkness. Not surprising, like the Kernel 'Black' IPA but good. And it came with the 'Jasper carrot'. I wish I could have stayed for more, but I had to make an excuse and leave...
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And some snippets:
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OK. I'm indoors now and my Sister has delivered me a bottled beer.
More megacorp!

Glassage

 

[Aperitif]

It's all gone SC&P

I'm a bit scared

No-one on here is that Clever. Rest easy...

 

[Aperitif]

Goose Island.
Ordinary and tolerable as a gift. I was searching for flavour but it was typically Uninspiring. ..like a night posting in P&L I guess...

 

[John the Monkey]

In other news, I is having a "Tesco Finest" IPA brewed by those non-sell-out-to-big-corps Brew Dog chaps 9.2% - on a school night. I keep forgetting I have not come off work yet...

If the giants are going to try to go Craft, I think this is a preferable way, personally - collaborations, or "brewed for", because Brewdog keep brewing their range to their spec. As long as the collaboration is of good enough quality not to weaken the craft brewers brand, then everyone, hopefully, wins.

 

[Tim Hall]

I plan to go to the Kissingate brewery today (@GrumpyGregry it's in Lower Beeding) and buy some of their Black Cherry Mild. At 4.2% it's not really mild but tends more to the Porter kind of taste. I sampled some at an open day they had in October and thought it excellent. (The Girl's FIL works there).

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Some smashing visuals tonight chaps (Scottish, other excepted ) - I have been wandering around the centre of the universe aka London, in t-shirt and jeans!
BUT EARLIER...
I was chatting with Jasper, and he was sure things were going to 'stay the same'. Lots of crowdfunded going on generally...if I was him I would also bite someone's hand off for that sort of investment. It will allow play, expansion and actually quite a "Name" for Megacorp to bandy about worldwide...Camden is full to overflowing most months - cultured folk know Camden / Amy Winebar / threegenerationsmcginty clothes emporia - that sort of crap. Megacorp equate that to profi£.
So, after listening intently, with a knowledgeable look upon my face, (and dribble passing my lips) I got to slip the 'Ink'.
Not to big a beer,but dark, Rich and flavoursome. Guinness would taste like vinegar à côté. (My 'phone has just capitalised rich...so be it) Chocolate but just a bit dry...which has means you need to sup again. The delicious lunchtime pint; two or three would be permissible at about 4.4 ABV. £4.40 a relaxing pint, which is keen in respect of Guinness in London. Worth a try if you like the darkness. Not surprising, like the Kernel 'Black' IPA but good. And it came with the 'Jasper carrot'. I wish I could have stayed for more, but I had to make an excuse and leave...
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Works wonders!

 

[nickyboy]

If the giants are going to try to go Craft, I think this is a preferable way, personally - collaborations, or "brewed for", because Brewdog keep brewing their range to their spec. As long as the collaboration is of good enough quality not to weaken the craft brewers brand, then everyone, hopefully, wins.

I'd agree. I think the killer in this is if Inbev at some time in the future decide that they have spare capacity elsewhere in their brewing empire and Camden needs further expansion. If Inbev start brewing Camden stuff elsewhere away from the local management then it's down the gurgler. Otherwise I think folk may be surprised

 

[John the Monkey]

I'd agree. I think the killer in this is if Inbev at some time in the future decide that they have spare capacity elsewhere in their brewing empire and Camden needs further expansion. If Inbev start brewing Camden stuff elsewhere away from the local management then it's down the gurgler. Otherwise I think folk may be surprised

InBev have a duty to make money for their shareholders, who are, I assume, institutional (and so have financial return as their main concern), rather than a few well heeled beer enthusiasts.

Looked at through that lens, I think it's fairly likely that the Camden product is going to change, unless they keep it as some sort of "halo" brand - they've a duty to make the acquisition pay, in financial terms.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Mean Time; brewed partly in Belgium
Sharps; brewed in Burton
Et cetera

The big boys sell brands not beer.

 

[martint235]

Mean Time; brewed partly in Belgium
Sharps; brewed in Burton
Et cetera

The big boys sell brands not beer.

I've always found Meantime to be pretty cack anyway. Tend to actively avoid it now.

 

[Crackle]

My local beer shop just warned me about inBev taking over Camden and then went on to say he only liked their aged ipa anyhow......Still, good service, totally unprompted.

 

[Aperitif]

My local beer shop just warned me about inBev taking over Camden and then went on to say he only liked their aged ipa anyhow......Still, good service, totally unprompted.

What would you expect but a 'heads up'? We expect it!