Beer?

[User169]

The things they say about beer!

This is the blurb on this one:
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We have love for each other, love for brewing and a serious love of sharing our beer with everyone. [Oedipus] Mannenliefde is a brew to free beer from predominant ideas about beer as a masculine drink, it’s about openness and vulnerability and diversity. And we’re the odd ones? That’s just silly. We’re pretty sure that we all have taste buds, and beer really doesn’t care if you’re a man, a woman, or a magical unicorn. (Total plus if you are )

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Anyhow, the Oedipus Mannenliefde won prizes at the Dutch Beer Challenge 2018 but didn't work for me: a highly malted lager is about all I can say about it. .

It was quite a decent beer by NL standards when it first came out, but Oedipus in general just doesn’t seem to have “trained on”. They’ve stuck with recipes they developed a few years ago. Nice enough guys mind.

Sadly, none of the established Dutch craft brewers seem to be getting a great deal better.

It’s just not like the UK where you get a Cloudwater, Verdant, Burnt Mill, Deya popping up every year.

Good thing though is that the beer shops here seem to be finding an eager market for UK brews, so we’re getting more and more of your decent stuff.

 

[MossCommuter]

It was quite a decent beer by NL standards when it first came out, but Oedipus in general just doesn’t seem to have “trained on”. They’ve stuck with recipes they developed a few years ago. Nice enough guys mind.

Sadly, none of the established Dutch craft brewers seem to be getting a great deal better.

It’s just not like the UK where you get a Cloudwater, Verdant, Burnt Mill, Deya popping up every year.

Good thing though is that the beer shops here seem to be finding an eager market for UK brews, so we’re getting more and more of your decent stuff.

 

[User169]

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Where the dang is that!!

 

[Levo-Lon]

Superb..

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've just come back from a Paddle. With the temperature rubbing against the 30s, it seemed like the right thing to do.

It's a good, rounded session IPA, fruity, spicy and they're only making one batch so it needs to be drunk up.

As their taproom hadn't opened by the time I set out, I warmed up/chilled down with a Siren Gin and Tonic Gose

Only slightly tainted by that gin indulgence, it was a very refreshing, lightly tangy Gose.

And as the Villages taproom still hadn't opened, I partook of a Five Points XPA.

Slightly more bitter than I was expecting, it went down well.

And then, returning from Villages, from which Archie Villages rode off on a rather nice Condor, I discovered that they've opened up a bottle shop midway between taprooms - well, it is a 200 yard walk between the two, after all. So I bought these because they made me smile:

I heartily endorse the can on the right of the picture though I haven't tasted it yet. The Don't Mess With Yorkshire Ale tastes like it has far more % than its modest 4.5%. Very full flavoured, fairly bitter but with something that makes me think of pineapples.

 

[srw]

Six tins free with a Naked Wines mixed dozen, along with a bottle of Spanish gin. Sauvin hops and Sauvignon Blanc lees, it says here. And it's got a serious cyclist on the label.

 

[MossCommuter]

Where the dang is that!!

People! Welcome to The Bar Stewards in Sheffield

No help

I found it all by myself

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Just had one of the two cans of Meantime London Pale Ale, I'll not be rushing to open the 2nd. Fairly bleurgh.

 

[Nigeyy]

Caybrew, meh.... a pretty bland generic style weak lager. I think it has to be one of those beers (i.e. Red Stripe) that may be best cold and drunk on location in hot weather to make you think it tastes good.

 

[rich p]

I had 3 different offerings from Burning Sky for lunch yesterday at The Roebuck, Laughton. A stone and a half's throw from their brewery.
They travelled well.
Plateau, Aurora and the star of the show, Saison Anniversaire

Mind you, the urinals were slightly disturbing!

 

[MossCommuter]

I had 3 different offerings from Burning Sky for lunch yesterday at The Roebuck, Laughton. A stone and a half's throw from their brewery.
They travelled well.
Plateau, Aurora and the star of the show, Saison Anniversaire

Mind you, the urinals were slightly disturbing!

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Well jel

 

[Maverick Goose]

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Fosters bleurgh

Strewth mate!

I'm really after yer actual, imported from the US of A beers, rather than American IPA style. Berkshire isn't just up the road from the bit of Wilts I live in, but there is a good brewery in Yattendon that I've been to a couple of times, as we have rellies who live there. Their Session IPA is rather nice.

https://www.wbbrew.com/product/renegade-india-session-ale/

Hmm...Founders and Crooked Stave (from Coolorado IIRC) are both good. Sounds like you're on the Bath/Brizzle side of Wiltshire (used to live near Salisbury so I know the area well), I should think both cities have some good bottleshops to investigate...

 

[MossCommuter]

Ok

You can close the thread now

 

[Crackle]

That looks intriguing, Mossy. Have you got a season ticket to Huddersfield?

 

[MossCommuter]

That looks intriguing, Mossy. Have you got a season ticket to Huddersfield?

It's so cheap from Manchester and a great afternoon out