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Happy New Year, beer peeps. It's Kernel o'clock here. It also appears to be spring - the daffs are very nearly out..
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MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
Créme Caramel, brewed in house at the Bridge Tavern, Newcastle
First beer of 2016 is dark, treacle, licorice and cream.
I like it
And here's some fireworks from the Tyne last neet, wye aye man petal pet, reet canny like (I'm fluent)
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
East Coast IPA (Greene King, 4%)
Not the aggressively hopped beer one might expect from an "American IPA" - a decent bit of citrus (tangerine?) in the aroma and taste, but more on the level of a golden ale than an ipa. There's also a hint of that "cold tea" flavour someone mentioned about Greene King pales elsewhere in this thread (having read it, I can never seem to untaste it now) but not to the degree of their other pales. Refreshing, and decent, if not groundbreaking.
Mrs M says: "Very nice."
Original XX Stout (Guinness, 4.2%)
I thought I'd tried this before, but it was actually the disappointing "Dublin Porter" that I was thinking of. This is another kettle of fish entirely, the roasty, smoky flavour is there, along with a pleasant chocolatey/caramel sweetness. So much better than the base Guinness stout, if not quite up there with the lovely West Indies Porter.
Mrs M says: "Very nice."
Both of us say "Happy New Year, beer threaders!"
Not the aggressively hopped beer one might expect from an "American IPA" - a decent bit of citrus (tangerine?) in the aroma and taste, but more on the level of a golden ale than an ipa. There's also a hint of that "cold tea" flavour someone mentioned about Greene King pales elsewhere in this thread (having read it, I can never seem to untaste it now) but not to the degree of their other pales. Refreshing, and decent, if not groundbreaking.
Mrs M says: "Very nice."
Original XX Stout (Guinness, 4.2%)
I thought I'd tried this before, but it was actually the disappointing "Dublin Porter" that I was thinking of. This is another kettle of fish entirely, the roasty, smoky flavour is there, along with a pleasant chocolatey/caramel sweetness. So much better than the base Guinness stout, if not quite up there with the lovely West Indies Porter.
Mrs M says: "Very nice."
Both of us say "Happy New Year, beer threaders!"
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
The Oakwood last night. Couple of pints of Robinsons Unicorn. Usually it's just an OK pint but they keep it very well there. Easy drinking to start the evening.
Onto the Moon and Sixpence. Only it isn't the Moon and Sixpence any more. It's the Victoria Lounge. Used to be a rather old-fashioned boozer. Now it's a rather fancy upmarket place where you can buy Bollinger and Hibiki whisky
Couple of pints of a Glossop-brewed beer; Howard Town Wren's Nest bitter. Acceptable, that's about all. The Hibiki was rather good though
Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Yesterday was a possible 'no beer, just a glass of wine in company' day, as quelques amis from Paris were hovering...Gordons was shut, thanks to the poxy impending fireworks and associated barricades, so it was lucky the The Harp was within strumming distance. Room to sit too, and chat with people who have been loyal for 25 years +
The pub was originally owned by a landlady, who bought it from a small property company - for a pittance. Unusually, this pub was not owned by a brewery, and the landlady wanted to work until she could no longer...
Six years ago, she sold it to Fullers, and now lives in Beckenham. She gave all her artworks and mementoes to the pub, to keep the ambiance of her tenure. Sold for £8.25 million. Erm, a good return on investment, non?
Kernel 'Citra' was on draught....'5C' was a comparison bottle... (ok it was greedy ) Always a bad influence to start as I don't mean to go on, because the next up was 'Jack Black' a dusky IPA - which tasted so damn ordinary...although richly coloured and miles better than my friend Patrick's staple fodder, Guinness.
Nothing like a Jack Black 'n Vernon...
And then there is the ambiance - priceless.
Thinking to walk back toward the river afterward, we were thwarted by an efflorescence of fluorescence...the human size yellow sparklers. " Sorry mate, it's shut" "go back up there and walk...it's shut". Gawd. So, jumped on a Circle Line train to Blackfriars, as I wanted to investigate The Black Friar. Right handy for the Station, this pub has an Arts and Crafts vibe and is Grade II listed property. My first visit and a veritable delight. One to look up...so decorative and extremely comfortable feel. Had a guest beer (Hop Stuff), then a St Stephanus. Nice enough, the well fermented flavour being enough. If only they had just one more pint of Citra for me...
And class decor too...
At the end of 2015 it was raining heavily, but during the last day, London was at its finest, bathed in sun and power.
I hope the sun shines in all of your hearts through 2016..."Cheers"
The pub was originally owned by a landlady, who bought it from a small property company - for a pittance. Unusually, this pub was not owned by a brewery, and the landlady wanted to work until she could no longer...
Six years ago, she sold it to Fullers, and now lives in Beckenham. She gave all her artworks and mementoes to the pub, to keep the ambiance of her tenure. Sold for £8.25 million. Erm, a good return on investment, non?
Kernel 'Citra' was on draught....'5C' was a comparison bottle... (ok it was greedy ) Always a bad influence to start as I don't mean to go on, because the next up was 'Jack Black' a dusky IPA - which tasted so damn ordinary...although richly coloured and miles better than my friend Patrick's staple fodder, Guinness.
Nothing like a Jack Black 'n Vernon...
And then there is the ambiance - priceless.
Thinking to walk back toward the river afterward, we were thwarted by an efflorescence of fluorescence...the human size yellow sparklers. " Sorry mate, it's shut" "go back up there and walk...it's shut". Gawd. So, jumped on a Circle Line train to Blackfriars, as I wanted to investigate The Black Friar. Right handy for the Station, this pub has an Arts and Crafts vibe and is Grade II listed property. My first visit and a veritable delight. One to look up...so decorative and extremely comfortable feel. Had a guest beer (Hop Stuff), then a St Stephanus. Nice enough, the well fermented flavour being enough. If only they had just one more pint of Citra for me...
And class decor too...
At the end of 2015 it was raining heavily, but during the last day, London was at its finest, bathed in sun and power.
I hope the sun shines in all of your hearts through 2016..."Cheers"
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Yes, Adrian, it was incredibly interesting to sit and look...usually all one can see is shoulder bladery, or perhaps 'North Face'...not the awards and quite interesting mementoes.
Last sketch of 2015 too...as I stood watching the world pour in at The Black Friar. I'll be back...
Last sketch of 2015 too...as I stood watching the world pour in at The Black Friar. I'll be back...
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Half a Hook Norton Mild down the other boozer.
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Steady on!
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
Magic Rock Brewery of Huddersfield's Cannonball IPA. Highly rated by my son and a fry up guest. Rated as normal for IPA by me.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
In which Mrs M and I begin the new year too bitter.
I mean, with two bitters (pictures to follow, once dropbox plays ball again).
Lancaster Bomber (Thwaites, 4.4%)
Malty and caramelly, with a bitter hop finish typical of English bitters. It's a bit fleeting, really - not thin by any means, and the flavour is pleasant, but it doesn't linger at all. Would be a great session with this sort of flavour, if it had a lower abv (imo).
Premium (Slater's, 4.4%)
Another nicely balanced bitter, with a bit more complexity in the hops, perhaps, than the Thwaites offering we drank first. This one lingers a little more, and would be our choice of the two.
Mrs M says: "Very nice" (x2)
I mean, with two bitters (pictures to follow, once dropbox plays ball again).
Lancaster Bomber (Thwaites, 4.4%)
Malty and caramelly, with a bitter hop finish typical of English bitters. It's a bit fleeting, really - not thin by any means, and the flavour is pleasant, but it doesn't linger at all. Would be a great session with this sort of flavour, if it had a lower abv (imo).
Premium (Slater's, 4.4%)
Another nicely balanced bitter, with a bit more complexity in the hops, perhaps, than the Thwaites offering we drank first. This one lingers a little more, and would be our choice of the two.
Mrs M says: "Very nice" (x2)
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Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
Ye gads! What's occurring? Mossy's drinking cloudy foreign beer!
Blanche de Bruxelles in Albert's Schloss, Manchester.
How many pilsners does one menu need? And a menu written by a beer illiterate at that (Hacker Pshorr Dunkel "exudes character and complexity" apparently. "Yebbut, what's it like?"). It also says " ask your bartender which great hand pulled beer we have today ". Answer: none)
Anyway. The pork's nice
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Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Ooops-a-daisy!
The Jack Black is off!
Oh well...
The Jack Black is off!
Oh well...
