Beer?

[srw]

Three new ones for me this arvo.
The Thornbridge Tart - tarty and citrus
The Thornbridge Rhubarb Saison - really lovely, rhubarb tart.
Lots of tarts, hmmm.
Arbor Motueka - subtler than the Arbors I had last week but right up there. Recommended

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How can a large factory brewery win a "homebrew" challenge?

 

[srw]

The rest of last night....

Brugse Zot - fairly ordinary blonde.

Kwak - doing my duty as a tourist, but rather good as a beer and a pairing for North Sea fish soup à la Marseillaise.

Bourgogne de Flanders - a very interesting blend of a dark ale and a lambic, and one I could have done with sampling when not trying to avoid falling asleep into my (ordinary) mussels.

 

[rich p]

How can a large factory brewery win a "homebrew" challenge?

I think they held a competition for the best homebrew, and they brewed the recipe of the winner.

 

[srw]

I think they held a competition for the best homebrew, and they brewed the recipe of the winner.

http://www.gbhomebrew.co.uk/Winners.html

I feel a trip to Waitrose coming along.

 

[rich p]

http://www.gbhomebrew.co.uk/Winners.html

I feel a trip to Waitrose coming along.

They're selling it in my local beer shop which thankfully saves me having to go to the middle-class poncetarium.

 

[Crackle]

My nearest branch of Waitrose is 24miles away but I think I saw it in the beer shop, so may well grab one next time I go.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

They're selling it in my local beer shop which thankfully saves me having to go to the middle-class poncetarium.

You can never make too many trips to 'trose!

 

[martint235]

This is actually Abbot Reserve and very nice it is too

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I thought Rhubarberie du Saison played for Aston Villa

 

[rich p]

I thought Rhubarberie du Saison played for Aston Villa

This year nobody plays for Aston Villa, and they apparently even abandoned the 2016 Player of the Saison award...

 

[martint235]

This year nobody plays for Aston Villa, and they apparently even abandoned the 2016 Player of the Saison award...

Capitulation De Saison was a shoe in for them though

 

[threebikesmcginty]

XT 1, citrus hoppy, pretty nice golden ale, yadda yadda, etc...

 

[martint235]

An al-fresco trip for number 2 on my all time list

 

[rich p]

Delirium (doesn't actually say Tremens) on the bottle @DP ? Nuff said, bootiful.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Bank Holiday Big Beer...