Author Topic: Beer! (Read 88574 times)

ian · « **Reply #125 on:** 14 November, 2016, 08:32:40 pm »

Blimey, I don't think I'm going to be in Leuven that long, it's only a day trip and I have to find the Eurostar home.

I am liking the Wild Beers, we periodically get a case of varied stuff. As I've been floating around the Caribbean, mostly lubricated by Peton (which I suspect only tastes good if you are sitting on the side of a catamaran dangling your feet in the waves after a hard day's snorkelling), it's time to re-medicate with some proper foo-foo beer. I just put some Siren/Cigar City Caribbean Chocolate Cake Stout in the fridge.

markcc · « **Reply #126 on:** 15 November, 2016, 10:58:10 am »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 07 November, 2016, 07:46:14 pm

Well, come on then

I'd say that Cantillon is the best place in Brussels itself - you can usually buy stuff to drink that Jean van Roy doesn't sell anywhere else and there's always the chance that there's something nice to take away. Zwaanse 16 can be bought to drink right now I think.

Les Briggitines is a great place to eat.

Just west of Brussels in Eizeringen is "In de Vezekering tegen de Grote Dorst" - one of the world's essential beer pilgrimages. It's only open for a few hours on Sundays mind.

ian · « **Reply #127 on:** 15 November, 2016, 04:45:11 pm »

The Siren/Cigar City Caribbean Chocolate Cake stout was absolutely lush. Sadly, I only have two bottles. I did find some Buxton The Living End bourbon cask-age imperial stout in the booze coffin though.

Hey, I'm still on holiday till Thursday.

lahoski · « **Reply #128 on:** 16 November, 2016, 04:37:35 pm »

Quote from: ian on 15 November, 2016, 04:45:11 pm

The Siren/Cigar City Caribbean Chocolate Cake stout was absolutely lush.

What a surprise!

Imperial stouts are where it's at. I don't get out of bed for anything south of 6% these days. Unless it's a Berliner Weisse. Or free.

Uprising Scumbag Maggot and Vibrant Forest Black Oktober are worth a punt - no poncey barrel ageing thobut.

Jakob W · « **Reply #129 on:** 16 November, 2016, 08:39:01 pm »

Brooklyn East IPA tonight; my dad was visiting and dropped off a selection of Trappist beers along with various other Low Countries goodies, so will have to try them soon.

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #130 on:** 16 November, 2016, 11:01:13 pm »

Ive just had 4 pints of Landlord.

Its a bit pedestrian compared to all your fancy 'craft' beers, but it did the job as well as any other.

Jakob W · « **Reply #131 on:** 24 November, 2016, 08:58:50 pm »

Chimay Bruin - very pleasant indeed (though alas only the one on a school night).

giropaul · « **Reply #132 on:** 24 November, 2016, 09:16:52 pm »

A Vedett followed by a Piraat. Local crafty barn conversion place has started selling most of the best Belgian beers. Not good news for my weight/wallet!

sojournermike · « **Reply #133 on:** 24 November, 2016, 09:24:28 pm »

This week has been fueled primarily by Hop On Board - this is a bad thing, not because of the beer, but it's only available on trains

ian · « **Reply #134 on:** 24 November, 2016, 09:27:46 pm »

Oooo, in addition to the Ginvent Calendar, I spy a Brewdog beer-vent calendar waiting in the porch. And some Wild Beer. And some Siren. And some Omnipollo. Stocking up for Christmas. Going to have get some cheap stuff for guests.

ElyDave · « **Reply #135 on:** 24 November, 2016, 09:31:57 pm »

Quote from: Giropaul on 24 November, 2016, 09:16:52 pm

A Vedett followed by a Piraat. Local crafty barn conversion place has started selling most of the best Belgian beers. Not good news for my weight/wallet!

tried vedett for the first time last week, good beer

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #136 on:** 24 November, 2016, 09:44:43 pm »

Where's a good place to buy a decent selection of craft beer online these days?

ian · « **Reply #137 on:** 24 November, 2016, 09:57:39 pm »

We just buy it from the brewers, they mostly have their own online shops these days. Brewdog do quite a lot of guest brews (and there's, I think, 20% discount for shareholders) – conveniently my wife's office is opposite a Bottledog. Bottleshop has interesting stuff but isn't especially cheap (but the taps, oh the taps). There's about a thousand other online craft beer stores these days. Plus every other shop in London seems to stock something (which might not be so practical). I'm finding my new Beard of Authority™ means I can pass the hipster detectors and get into places like Hackney Wick.

Feanor · « **Reply #138 on:** 24 November, 2016, 09:59:48 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 24 November, 2016, 09:44:43 pm

Where's a good place to buy a decent selection of craft beer online these days?

I thought *we* should be asking *you* that!

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #139 on:** 24 November, 2016, 10:07:45 pm »

Quote from: Feanor on 24 November, 2016, 09:59:48 pm

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 24 November, 2016, 09:44:43 pm
Where's a good place to buy a decent selection of craft beer online these days?

I thought *we* should be asking *you* that!

I haven't bought any beer online since this time last year, usually getting it from specialist bricks & mortar merchants. Not so handy for sending in a parcel as a chrimbo present though ....

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #140 on:** 24 November, 2016, 10:08:47 pm »

I was gonna get myself a bottle of Shnoodlepip from Brewdog until I saw it was 12 squids a bottle!

tiermat · « **Reply #141 on:** 24 November, 2016, 10:21:31 pm »

Beerhawk have a good selection, and aren't too much of a rip off.

They also do a really cool beervent calendar, one of which is waiting for me, in the dining room.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #142 on:** 24 November, 2016, 10:54:36 pm »

Beerhawk have just received a big thumbs down for telling me 'an error has occurred' when I pressed the big button to place the order.
Helpful, and not at all irritating...

ETA: eventually it went through, just before I started throwing my toys out of the pram.

sg37409 · « **Reply #143 on:** 25 November, 2016, 01:23:14 pm »

Off to the Edin Craft Beer Revolution festival tonight. Promises to be more hipster than camra.
Auch well, just have to make the best of it.

ian · « **Reply #144 on:** 25 November, 2016, 01:33:26 pm »

It's the one where you get as many tasters as you want (rather than having pay or do stupid shit with tokens)? If so, it's the awesomes. Far better than having to buy each drink because you get to taste loads more without your head falling off and rolling away.

Jakob W · « **Reply #145 on:** 26 November, 2016, 09:36:23 pm »

Some head-banging Nicaraguan Rum Cask Stout at the Euston Tap; this may go some way towards explaining why I'm quite so mellow at being sprawled in the vestibule of an overfilled train home...

Thing2 · « **Reply #146 on:** 26 November, 2016, 10:49:19 pm »

we are just tasting a selection of sours at mraz brewing company. Definitely Californian sours, quite tasty but no subtlety. The lemon drop saison is a nice example though.

ian · « **Reply #147 on:** 28 November, 2016, 11:44:10 am »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 24 November, 2016, 10:08:47 pm

I was gonna get myself a bottle of Shnoodlepip from Brewdog until I saw it was 12 squids a bottle!

Back at Wild Beer, but still £12 for a 750 ml bottle (which isn't so bad).

In other beery booze news, some Tropigamma and Lupaloid IPAs at the Beavertown tap on Saturday (yes, yes, I braved Tottenham)*. Also some splendid cans from Modern Times in San Diego. Much recommended, especially the pale ale. I have some coffee stout which I've not yet drunk. Oh and some Thornberry Eldon bourbon imperial stout, which whilst not up there with the best imperial stouts, made for a nice nightcap yesterday. Oh and on the fruit themes, some pineapple and grapefruit IPA from Roosters, which was basically beery Lilt. Unsubtle, but a nice antidote to grim UK autumn evenings. I'm still in Caribbean mode evidently.

*and some mystery beer, there were some unlabelled (hence unsellable, the bloke didn't know what they were either) cans which upon asking they gave to us (my wife excels at getting free beer) - Holy Cowbell and 8-Ball, I think.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #148 on:** 28 November, 2016, 03:10:34 pm »

Spill the Beans Coffee Porter from Aldi. Only 99p a bottle (which are a civilized 330ml). Quite pleasant, not too sweet or heavy. Not enough charcoal overtones for my liking but decent enough, especially at the price.

SoreTween · « **Reply #149 on:** 30 November, 2016, 10:13:32 pm »

Quote from: ian on 28 November, 2016, 11:44:10 am

Back at Wild Beer, but still £12 for a 750 ml bottle (which isn't so bad).

Yes it is. That's not drinking beer prices, it is willy waving prices. Sure, try it as a treat, an experiment, a toe in the water of 'how the other half live'. Then have a drink.

Beer is about the journey not the destination. The best beer to me is when I walk into a pub and see one I haven't had before. I just don't get it when someone I'm with has an Adnams, Sussex or Doom because they like it and don't 'know' the other beers available. I accept that's as much my problem as theirs. Personally I relish the unknown. The only ones I rarely choose are wheat beers, something about them doesn't work for me but I'll not criticise the brews or those who enjoy them. Extreme hops, mad fruit, traditional, stouts, milds, porters - I'll try them all. I may even try another Guiness if I'm ever in Ireland, I certainly wont anywhere else. I've drunk willy waving priced beers and may do again. The only expensive beer I'd have again , and this is at the sane end of the WW scale, is Brewdog Coco Psycho. Jeepers that's good. Much of the brewdog stuff is so stronly flavoured I take some convincing it is naturally flavoured and not the result of a bucket of <whatever> extract bunged in the tun.

Speaking of ~~sump oil~~Guiness, could everyone who when abroad seeks out the Irish Bar please form a queue, your B Ark is ready for boarding.