After watching that game, I need a beer. Fortunately, bars are open, and it’s wild beer day at Novare Res. Starting with the really good stuff - Cantillon Lambic d’Aunis - lambic aged with Aunis grapes. Beautifully balanced, not too sour, not too fruity, slightly dry finish.
Oxbow Frambiovese. 8% farmhouse made with raspberries and Sangiovese grapes. Much more subtle than the first few. Nowhere near as sour, and the fruit flavor took a while to develop. I think it was a little too cold when poured.
Liquid Riot Bourbon Blushing Star. 7.5%. Back to acidity. Its base beer is a bit average, but this version aged in bourbon barrels is pretty good. Quite acidic, but the bourbon and peaches both come through
Allagash - Once Upon An Orchard : Honeyberry. 6% and very fruity. Not sweet, but the fruit overpowers any sourness.
Just had my first one of these. Think they're a quid each in tesco atm. Didn't like it much to start with but the dark, malty flavour grew on me as the bottle went down. Ended up really rather liking it and will buy a few more at the offer price. I think a lot of people won't like this - it's VERY malty and 'wortish' with no discernible hoppiness, but I like the dark style for winter evenings.
Didn't know you could get Mad Squirrel in 'Spoons...good brewery based up in Herts...Hemel I think, with a decent tap room in St Albans.. Always, always swerve 'Brewdog': shit beer from shit people.
Didn't know you could get Mad Squirrel in 'Spoons...good brewery based up in Herts...Hemel I think, with a decent tap room in St Albans.. Always, always swerve 'Brewdog': shit beer from shit people.
Spoons cannot go wrong, a wide range of booze at a wide price difference.
Not St Austell, but Woodforde's Wherry. Only 3.7% but tasted gorgeous. Mind you, being the first pint after walking out of work for the last time anything would have tasted gorgeous.
I'd never tried Camden Pale Ale before but Tesco has an offer on it - £10 for 12 x 330ml tins - so I bought their last 3 cases. Turns out it is very drinkable, and I picked up a couple of cases of the lager too, also pretty decent. It'll see me through Christmas and beyond.
I had the American IPA, number 16 on the menu. A cracking drop and very heavy, something not used to in the past 8 months out here. A boozer like this is a very rare find in Brazil.
I'd never tried Camden Pale Ale before but Tesco has an offer on it - £10 for 12 x 330ml tins - so I bought their last 3 cases. Turns out it is very drinkable, and I picked up a couple of cases of the lager too, also pretty decent. It'll see me through Christmas and beyond.
Glad you enjoyed it, it would have been a blow if after the first can you found you didn't like it!
Visiting Lamplighter Brewery to pick up my subscription beers, and they had this gem on tap. Queen of Hearts -10% barrel aged sour Belgian style quad with strawberries. Very reminiscent of the original Rodenbach Grand Cru
Been in Prague for a week, mostly on the pilsner (and variations thereof), but this was a nice drop. Beer of the month in Legends (sports and music bar near IP Pavlova on the red metro line if you're in the area)
Winter is miserable, but you're spot on with the dark beer remark. Lovely wood fire and a few bottles of something dark and rich - massively compensates for drizzle and leaf mulch everywhere
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I love my visits to North America but I just can't see a situation any time soon when I'll be able to afford to go back.
Ha, ha! There's a few of us on this thread.
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In the Bromley South spoons atm (waiting for Paul Elliott)and sampling this, a bit of a watered down Punk IPA. I'll move on to that next.
Discovered this so swerved the Punk, I'm glad I did as this is very sharp and citrusy, a cracking drop.
Not St Austell, but Woodforde's Wherry. Only 3.7% but tasted gorgeous. Mind you, being the first pint after walking out of work for the last time anything would have tasted gorgeous.
Hepcat is very tasty, but £7.20 a pint said we only stayed for one!
I love a porter.
Have to say too, Aldi's is very nice
I had the American IPA, number 16 on the menu.
A cracking drop and very heavy, something not used to in the past 8 months out here.
A boozer like this is a very rare find in Brazil.
Been in Prague for a week, mostly on the pilsner (and variations thereof), but this was a nice drop. Beer of the month in Legends (sports and music bar near IP Pavlova on the red metro line if you're in the area)
This was an absolute steal from Lidl's (I think) at £6.99 for 4. Well worth it for a Belgian bock at 7.5%.