Beer?

[User169]

Harviestoun have got a 25% off spring sale on until Friday - use HARVIE25 at the checkout.

The Engineer's Reserve is worth a punt, Old Engine and Bitter and Twisted are classics.

http://harviestoun.com/

Deffo want to try the Engineer's Reserve!

 

[User169]

My new fave: De Ranke's XXX Bitter. (Seem to have mislaid my De Ranke glass).

It's an extra bitter version of their XX Bitter, brewed for their US importer, but now available in Europe as a limited edition.

It's a kind of bitter Belgian golden ale with a good slug of saison-like funk. Top drawer (or top shelf as some of my colleagues insist).

 

[User169]

On this day in 1880 rioting by 'Massaganians' took place in Basingstoke to protest against the daily vociferous promotion of Teetotalism by the Salvation Army.

Might have a cheeky one in their honour this evening.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

This is a great read from the New York Times magazine about the Danish twin brothers who run Mikkeller and Evil Twin, two of the best 'gypsy' microbrewers in the world: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html

 

[threebikesmcginty]

On this day in 1880 rioting by 'Massaganians' took place in Basingstoke to protest against the daily vociferous promotion of Teetotalism by the Salvation Army.

Might have a cheeky one in their honour this evening.

Might join you in solidarity, brother.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

This is a great read from the New York Times magazine about the Danish twin brothers who run Mikkeller and Evil Twin, two of the best 'gypsy' microbrewers in the world: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html

Excellent stuff, it's almost a book, I'll have to finish it later.

There's a few brewers in the uk now that don't have their own premises, one excellent one near to me is Ridgeway Brewery, the term I've heard used is 'cuckoo brewers'.

 

[User169]

There's a few brewers in the uk now that don't have their own premises, one excellent one near to me is Ridgeway Brewery, the term I've heard used is 'cuckoo brewers'.

Very common here. A few Dutch brewers get their beer made by the "Proefbrouwerij" (same one as Mikkeler) and DeMo brew for others.

It can be a bit of a problem though: there's a new Rotterdam brewery who get their stuff made by DeMo and one of their beers tastes just like a DeMo. They've just bought DeMo's old brewhouse, so maybe when they get it up a running themselves they'll put their own mark on it.

 

[User169]

This is a great read from the New York Times magazine about the Danish twin brothers who run Mikkeller and Evil Twin, two of the best 'gypsy' microbrewers in the world: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html

Interesting article - hadn't made the connection!

Some of Mikkeler's beer is great, but the more gimmicky stuff can get a bit daft (1000 IBU anyone!). Haven't really tried enough Evil Twin to get proper idea of them, but Even More Jesus was pretty good.

The other article on beer labels is worth a look too.

 

[User169]

Raising a glass of Mikkeler tomahawk single hop to the Massaganians!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Old school Mann's brown ale, actually so weak and watery I think the Salvation Army would approve, Old Slug on stand-by.

At least it was only a quid for the bottle...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Old Slug, see 'Beer' passim.

 

[rich p]

Old school Mann's brown ale, actually so weak and watery I think the Salvation Army would approve, Old Slug on stand-by.

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At least it was only a quid for the bottle...

2.3% innit? Might as well drink sparkling water!
I met 2 old schoolfriends ( well, as old as me anyway) for lunch and had 2 pints of Dark Star Partridge
A bit too easy on the palate but my iron will resisted a foolish third pint.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

2.3% innit? Might as well drink sparkling water!
I met 2 old schoolfriends ( well, as old as me anyway) for lunch and had 2 pints of Dark Star Partridge
A bit too easy on the palate but my iron will resisted a foolish third pint.

It's 2.8% in actual fact.

 

[srw]

A trip to the Augustiner Keller in Munich for the Starkbierfest (Strong beer festival). First up, Maximator - a hefty dark brown, almost black sweet brew that weighed in at 7.5%. Then Edelstoff vom Holzfass - a typically dull Bavarian lager which did indeed visibly come from a wooden barrel but might as well have come out of a can for all the flavour that was imparted. Then another Maximator. Which might in retrospect have been a mistake. The only size available for any of the brews was a Mass - a litre - but they were pretty good value at around €8 a pop.

The Bavarians may not have much imagination when it comes to brewing beer (or indeed dress - Lederhosen and Dirndls de rigeur - or music - oompah bands obligatory) but they don't faff around when it comes to drinking. The point is, very clearly, to get you pissed.

 

[User169]

Kernel's Imperial Brown Stout has just gone on tap in the local!