Beer?

[User169]

I had a few glasses of Kostritzer dunkel bier in Berlin last week. Not bad and better than most of the rest on offer.

Did you try any "Berliner Weisse"? Never tried it myself, but sound interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Weisse

 

[PoweredByVeg]

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Orange wheat beer. Green Jack Brewery. From Suffolk. Lovely at lunchtime it was.
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One of my faves

And a pint of CHB from the Chalk Hill Brewery pub called the Coach and Horses, Norwich ta

 

[rich p]

Did you try any "Berliner Weisse"? Never tried it myself, but sound interesting.

http://en.wikipedia....Berliner_Weisse

I nearly did but was told by a waiter that I wouldn't like it! I'm not convinced that a sour wheat beer with fruit-flavoured syrup would have been to my taste but I'm slightly disappointed he talked me out of it.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I'm quite parched, is it too early?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I nearly did but was told by a waiter that I wouldn't like it! I'm not convinced that a sour wheat beer with fruit-flavoured syrup would have been to my taste but I'm slightly disappointed he talked me out of it.

Me neither, although I was in Berlin a few weeks ago. Mot Berliners I know seem to think that all the beer brewed in Berlin is pretty crap compared to other German beer; it seems drinkable enough, though admittedly not exciting, to me.

 

[User169]

Don't forget to raise a glass to Pierre Celis who died a couple of weeks ago..

He revived "Hoegaarden" in the '60s until his brewery burnt down and he was more or less forced to sell out to the InBev (the brewery wasn't insured!). The InBev Hoegaarden is supposed to have been toned down a bit from Celis' original recipe, but still one of InBev's better brews on the whole.

 

[e-rider]

pint of Erdinger please (or Staropramen)

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Just working my way through a big bottle of this stuff!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Hope you've got some paracetamols in 3BM!

A dreadful scenario has occurred that negates the use of tablets, Mort - a 'friend' has come round and I'm obliged to share, bah!

 

[User169]

Just working my way through a big bottle of this stuff!

Good stuff - by the time you're done, you may be able to understand this...

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[threebikesmcginty]

Good stuff - by the time you're done, you may be able to understand this...

Nope, gonna have to crack open another!

 

[brockers]

Nope, gonna have to crack open another!

Duvel comes in bigger bottles?

Just nipped down to Tesco and bought InBev's imitation of a trappist ale - Leffe. They sell it so cheaply at times I'm guessing it's one of their loss-leaders. Indeed, I tend to vary my supermarket shopping between Tesco and Saino's according to who's selling 750ml bottles of Leffe Brune at discount! Shame really as my local offie does all the trappist ales apart from the celebrated one with a picture of a monk on it, but I can only afford them as a treat.

Edit: Actually, they sell St Bernardus too (the Westvleteren substitute) which is the one with a piccie of a monk on it. Got confused a bit there.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I hate to go all beer nerdy on you brockers but your monk beer isn't a trappist one, there's only 7 and they don't have monks on 'em.

Edit: Just seen your edit, St Bernie 12 is lovely stuff though. And on another a positive note, yeah, Duvel comes in big bottles...hic!

 

[brockers]

I'm going to frame that picture and make it part of a Trappistenbiershrine (try saying that when you've had a few).

 

[User169]

My commuting machine...

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=34o8s9t&s=7