Author Topic: What are you drinking right now? (Read 316738 times)

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1525 on:** 13 April, 2013, 06:36:12 pm »

This - http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/madame_rose/142.php

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1526 on:** 13 April, 2013, 09:16:07 pm »

Mikkeller Spontankriek.
Or at least what didn't escape all over the kitchen floor in an overly frisky manner.

It could do with less frisk and more soor cherries.

jogler · « **Reply #1527 on:** 13 April, 2013, 10:56:57 pm »

Red wine.A Merlot & I'm now not entirely sober.

Tinez · « **Reply #1528 on:** 14 April, 2013, 12:40:47 am »

Tempest long white cloud (from a mixed case of their beers that the lovely maw and paw tinez got me for my birthday) after an awfy challenging port navigation 200

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1529 on:** 14 April, 2013, 12:42:19 am »

Glenmoray Single Malt. Pretty good at £20 a bottle.

Juan Martín · « **Reply #1530 on:** 14 April, 2013, 05:46:51 pm »

Speckled Hen - on offer in Morrison's yesterday and very nice today.

Somnolent · « **Reply #1531 on:** 14 April, 2013, 07:36:58 pm »

Gull beer. Would be quite pleasant if it wasn't so chuffin expensive in its country of origin.

Where am I?

Answers on a postcard.....

Paul · « **Reply #1532 on:** 15 April, 2013, 12:07:49 am »

Quote from: Juan Martín on 13 April, 2013, 06:09:57 pm

Timothy Taylor's Landlord. I could do with a slightly larger pint to be honest.

I think I know what you mean. Another 1/4 or so would be just the ticket.

Paul · « **Reply #1533 on:** 15 April, 2013, 12:11:22 am »

Quote from: jogler on 13 April, 2013, 10:56:57 pm

Red wine.A Merlot & I'm now not entirely sober.

But tolerable posting, nonetheless.

Perhaps:

"Red wine; a merlot. And now I'm not entirely sober.

"

But 9/10 for inebriated comms.

Pingu · « **Reply #1534 on:** 15 April, 2013, 01:08:03 pm »

Quote from: DrMekon on 12 April, 2013, 07:44:44 pm

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 12 April, 2013, 07:00:44 pm
All the beers you are scoffing sound excellent.... except I don't get your choice of lambics. Timmermans and Lindemans?
(Sorry, I'm a lambic snob)

Just trying stuff I haven't before. Cantillion and Duchesse de Bourgogne are the extent of my experience so far. I guess I should try 3F's stuff (I've seen it on the shelf). Any other stuff I should look out?

TBH, there's no rhyme or reason behind my choices - actually, scratch that. I'm not really choosing. It's whatever I see at the bar.

BTW, I ride past Beer-ritz every other day. I suspect them being around may explain some of the availability locally. If there's something on their list I really should try, do let me know.

Rodenbach Grand Cru has to be tried. It's a Belgian red beer aged in oak and blended with a bit of lambic to give it a slightly sour edge

£3.05 a bottle seems a bit steep, though.

Dibdib · « **Reply #1535 on:** 15 April, 2013, 01:11:17 pm »

On my desk right now: a 750ml bidon of water and a can of Dr Pepper Zero. I know, I know, but it gets me through the day

DrMekon · « **Reply #1536 on:** 16 April, 2013, 03:03:34 pm »

G. Schneider & Sohn Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock (12%)

I could happily give up eating and live off beer like this.

Kernel Table Beer 2.8%

Delicious.

Ewan Houzami · « **Reply #1537 on:** 16 April, 2013, 05:51:06 pm »

Quote from: DrMekon on 16 April, 2013, 03:03:34 pm

G. Schneider & Sohn Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock (12%)

I could happily give up eating and live off beer like this.

Kernel Table Beer 2.8%

Delicious.

I'm enjoying reading about this obscure beer competition between you and the Pingus, but sometimes I do wonder if you're making the names of some of them up, just for shits 'n' giggles!

Vince · « **Reply #1538 on:** 17 April, 2013, 02:54:05 pm »

It does remind me of a meal in a Belgian Restaurant in Stockholm. No wine list, but they did have a beer menu, with recommendations for every dish. They turned their noses up with the selection of Belgian beers I requested (Palm, Jupiler, and Duvel). Lots of monastery brews with exotic sounding names.

The food was entirely unmemorable though

DrMekon · « **Reply #1539 on:** 17 April, 2013, 04:53:18 pm »

heh - I have no expertise, I just frequent a few pubs that are particularly geeky about beer and chat to their very geeky bar staff.

The eisbock was phenomenal. You can get it in bottles, but this was on draft.

I would never ever turn my nose up at Duvel. In fact, give me a 4 pack of No1 barley wine and that's me set for the evening.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1540 on:** 17 April, 2013, 07:19:32 pm »

I regret to say I rather enjoyed the Greene King Gold IPA I had the other day. In mitigation it was only £1 a bottle at Sainsburys.

DrMekon · « **Reply #1541 on:** 18 April, 2013, 05:23:17 pm »

Early for the train, so a cheeky Westmalle dubbel at the flying pig in Cambridge.

Ewan Houzami · « **Reply #1542 on:** 18 April, 2013, 05:31:47 pm »

Quote from: DrMekon on 18 April, 2013, 05:23:17 pm

Early for the train, so a cheeky Westmalle dubbel at the flying pig in Cambridge.

Heavenly, bananaey, estery stuff.

DrMekon · « **Reply #1543 on:** 18 April, 2013, 08:37:25 pm »

Back home to a half of flying dog green tea imperial stout.

A treat

Dibdib · « **Reply #1544 on:** 18 April, 2013, 08:39:15 pm »

A couple of bottles of Hoegaarden. Yum.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1545 on:** 18 April, 2013, 09:30:16 pm »

Quote from: DrMekon on 18 April, 2013, 08:37:25 pm

Back home to a half of flying dog green tea imperial stout.

A treat

Does it taste of tea?

DrMekon · « **Reply #1546 on:** 18 April, 2013, 11:07:28 pm »

I don't drink much green tea, so couldn't really say I went in to it knowing what I was meant to be looking for. It was more "ooh a 10% stout!" and the giddy "it's so lovely, I'm going to walk to work tomorrow so I can have a few" comment from the bar person that made the i-don't-really-want-to-admit-it price a non-factor. I've never paid more for a half, or if I have, it was ~13% and someone had bought me one already so I wasn't counting the pennies.

I think if you didn't know it was a green tea stout, I would suggest an average punter would say "ooh, that's a nice imperial stout. Interesting aftertaste. What is th... ooh another sip. Yum yum".

The bar staff were pretty much freaking out about having it on, but I'm not a discerning punter when it comes to higher abv stouts. They are by definition teh awesome.

padbeat · « **Reply #1547 on:** 19 April, 2013, 01:42:32 am »

A holiday memento - Tunisian Eau de Vie made from figs. You know what? At £7/litre it's not half bad!
Lovely aroma, a little harsh initially in the mouth, but a nice long fininsh and a bit warming too.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1548 on:** 19 April, 2013, 07:22:12 pm »

Cold tea, again. Bugger.

RJ · « **Reply #1549 on:** 19 April, 2013, 10:06:26 pm »

Willliams Brothers' Alba - "hopped" with pine and spruce.