What Are You Drinking?

[Pen]

I bought Japanese whisky (Nikka) for the first time after wanting to try it for quite some time. It’s ok, but I do prefer most Scottish single malts over it.

[Ian]

I think I had the Nikka coffee one but was drunk and can't remember. I really like the Yamazaki though.

[Baz]

I've never used BeerHawk. They good?

Not that I can afford nice things until payday.Beer52 is probably a better selection but BeerHawk seems to have better and more regular deals going on. Apparently I can “invite a friend” and we both get £5 off too, if you want. Just PM your email address if you decide to get anything.

[Ian]

I'm into that. Will keep you posted.

[Kikó]

I've just opened banana bread beer by Wells. Initial thoughts are if I had more than one bottle I'd drink this all night. Dangerously good.

[Giggles]

People always think that with ones like that, and then by number 3 they're completely sick of it.

[Kikó]

True. It could be similar but I do love banana bread.

[Kikó]

The Aldi pils is decent as well - Perlenbacher.

[Baz]

The wife said she’d pick me a beer out the conservatory to have with my curry. Only got me a bloody stout. :stamford:

I mean it’s really nice, but doesn’t go with a curry. Was hoping for that can of piss lager I still have from Switzerland.

[John]

Got a bottle of Blackwoods 60 gin at Christmas that I've been putting off opening because the very notion of sixty percent gin gives me gut rot. Opened it last night and good heavens, it's dangerous. It doesn't taste significantly stronger than normal stuff but it will blow your head off.

[Ian]

Nothing exciting going on but I've got a few cans of Old Engine Oil to see me through the Owl. It really is lovely stuff.

[niko_cee]

Keeping it clean with a few bottles of Staropramen, which, given I'm going to be up at 6 in all likelihood is a poor idea.

[Baz]

Seen panic over this (https://beernouveau.co.uk/its-not-easy-being-independent/) on Twitter. :loser:

[Waffdon]

https://i.imgur.com/L9xekAn.jpg

Only night in - other than Tuesday - since last weekend until my 21st on Monday. No better time to bring out the abundance of Merlot I’ve been bought. Beautiful.

[Ian]

Innis & Gunn Gunnpowder for me tonight.

Their stuff always reads like the sort of thing I'd enjoy but I haven't found one by them I've really liked yet.

[John]

Some serious friendzoning going on in the background of that Waff picture. Also some serious need for a new table.

[Raoul Duke]

Some serious friendzoning going on in the background of that Waff picture. Also some serious need for a new table.

This is one of my favourite things on the internetz: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-37363350

[Ian]

Trying this Guinness Milk Stout and it might be the best thing I've had of theirs.

[Ian]

Aldi Scottish beer fest is on now. I've had Cafe Racer which is included before and it's fucking smashing so I'll be getting in about some more of that.

[Giggles]

Shouldn't really be drinking but I'm heading to the Bru House (https://www.brubrewery.ie/food-pub-fairview/) in town tonight. Their stuff is lovely in bottles so looking forward to some proper pints of it.

[Magic]

Dark Matter, Fiery Ginger Beer and root ginger as a garnish. YUM.

[igor_balis]

Not massively into hoppy beer but I really bloody like Purity's Longhorn. Super smooth.

[Ian]

The shit you give people for what they drink, Magic, and you're putting root ginger in your booze?

[Magic]

Don't tarnish my garnish.

[Ian]

:D

Fair enough.

[Giggles]

:gay:

[Shindig]

Finishing up a couple I got from work. Lancaster Bomber is nowt special but it's alreet. Pedigree's kinda nice. I'm not good at this. I tolerate most drinks.

[Mike]

I’ve had a bud light and some Langley Gin.

[Ian]

Having a beer described as a "whisky infused blood orange marmalade pale ale." It's smashing.

[Magic]

:harold:

[Ian]

Not enough roots in there for you?

[Giggles]

Not enough roots in there for you?

Too much whiskey and ale and not enough blue wkd.

[Ian]

How was that Bru House place you went to?

[Giggles]

How was that Bru House place you went to?

Only got a couple of pints of stout in it and they were lovely but we went on to eat elsewhere then. Would love to see more of the small breweries go the draft route.

Going to grab one of the mates for a proper session in it soon.

[Ian]

Certainly in Scotland brewpubs seem to be becoming more of a thing, though probably slow. In Shilling in Glasgow you can see all the gear where they brew their stuff through glass behind the bar.

[Ian]

Some Irish stuff on in Brewdog, Giggles.

White Hag - The Puca
Kinnegar - Noch Eins
Kinnegar - Big Bunny
Dot Brewing - American Stout
Boundary - Gift

Had any of them? The first sounds like it'd be lovely or awful with lemongrass, ginger (alright, Magic?) and hibiscus. Last one just sounds like a big, beefy stout you could damage yourself on.

[Giggles]

Some Irish stuff on in Brewdog, Giggles.

White Hag - The Puca
Kinnegar - Noch Eins
Kinnegar - Big Bunny
Dot Brewing - American Stout
Boundary - Gift

Had any of them? The first sounds like it'd be lovely or awful with lemongrass, ginger (alright, Magic?) and hibiscus. Last one just sounds like a big, beefy stout you could damage yourself on.

Then brother in law gave me that White Hag one before and I was very dubious after reading the can but it's gorgeous stuff. Hard enough to get too. I remember trying a load of other White Hag stuff after that and it's all lovely. Any Kinnegar I had was always good too.

[Ian]

So I had The Puca and Gift. Both are nice. Puca is far less weird than it sounds and would be bang on for guzzling in a beer garden in summer. Gift is basically the strong stout you described us getting wankered on in a theoretical meet in the last WDYTOE.

[Giggles]

So I had The Puca and Gift. Both are nice. Puca is far less weird than it sounds and would be bang on for guzzling in a beer garden in summer. Gift is basically the strong stout you described us getting wankered on in a theoretical meet in the last WDYTOE.

Only just thought, which Puca was it? I've had the yellow can and pink can. I'm presuming pink when you said ginger but there might be others.

EDIT: Ah I see the hibiscus now, so it was the pink. That was my favourite. The yellow is a lemon sour.

[Ian]

Couldn't have told you based on that because it was on tap so it's for the best you were able to work it out.

It was really good though. At that strength you could be on it all day.

[Giggles]

Couldn't have told you based on that because it was on tap so it's for the best you were able to work it out.

It was really good though. At that strength you could be on it all day.

I was thinking exactly the same as you about horsing it into on an all dayer in a beer garden. Need to get a few cans, there's an off-licence in Fairview that sells them. Close to that Bru spot I was in actually if I had thought.

[Giggles]

Just went down to the offie get some White Hag (Damn you Ian), they had the lemon sour and got some of the session IPA too. The lad asked me if I wanted a bag and he gave me a tidy little Franciscan Well 6 tin cooler bag for free.

EDIT: Got a can of White Hag New England IPA and a stout called Laídir which should be good because it's the Irish word for strong. Never tasted either before.



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[Ian]

Got some promising stuff at Good Spirits Co, yesterday.

Couple of Tiny Rebel ones (Stay Puft and Chocolate Stay Puft, two variants on a marshmallow porter, which is a new one on me but I love Tiny Rebel's stuff so I have high hopes), Nøgne Ø (had to copy-paste the funny vowels) Imperial Stout and one of had before and is one of my favourites: Caribbean Chocolate Cake. :drool:

What an evening it's going to be.

EDIT: The two Tiny Rebel ones were nice, this Imperial Stout is very nice indeed.

[-james-]

Had a bottle of this (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/harviestoun-ola-dubh-4012-year-old41/84035/) tonight. Fucking divine.

Washed it down with one of these (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/swannay-orkney-porter/98929/) which was pretty great as well.

Whilst I'm here, Inn Deep currently have an excellent sour-ish amber ale called Deep Red (https://untappd.com/b/freak-n-brewing-company-deep-red/1896706) on tap. It's a real pity that it costs about eight quid a pint.

[Giggles]

Picked up some bottles of this (https://www.flavourly.com/products/hercules-belfast-pale-ale/) today in Newry. Not expecting a big pile as stuff like IPA would be seen as for 'fruity boys' in the wee country, but it was only 72p a bottle.

[Ian]

I've just opened one of these: https://www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk/our-beers/sevensouls.html

And it's a pleasant surprise. Not a huge fan of Sharps but this is pretty decent.

[John]

Got a bottle of 'Drumshanbo Gunpowder' gin as a gift so I've opened that tonight and it's not bad.

[Giggles]

That Yardsman is surprisingly nice for the money. Serious value.

[Raoul Duke]

Got a subscription to Beer52 from my workmates for my birthday and the first lot came today. Surprisingly good selection - bit of FourPure and some other breweries I'd not heard of (it's the ones in the main picture here: https://www.beer52.com).

[Magic]

Appleton Estate Reserve Blend Rum, 70 cl https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BNUC8XW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ct16Ab3R74ZH5

Cracking rum this.

[Ian]

Got a subscription to Beer52 from my workmates for my birthday and the first lot came today. Surprisingly good selection - bit of FourPure and some other breweries I'd not heard of (it's the ones in the main picture here: https://www.beer52.com).

Yeah, I got my crate today too. :) You got the full 12? And if not which ones didn't you get?

Had Chew Chew before and it's ace.

[Raoul Duke]

Yeah, I got my crate today too. :) You got the full 12? And if not which ones didn't you get?

Had Chew Chew before and it's ace.

I got 8 - just the pale ale kinda stuff. Currently on some 'Easy Peeler' from Four Pure, which is right up my street.

[Ian]

I really like Four Pure. I started with them on the beer mile and worked my way in.

[Ian]

Fallen's Double Barrelled Chew Chew is the good shit.

[igor_balis]

John Smith's. I love weak pissy bitter.

[Giggles]

Blacks of Kinsale's new Marching Powder IPA is really nice.

[Ian]

I've had a few really good ones recently. One an IPA called "Close To Dangerously Stupid Amount of Kiwi" and the name was pretty much spot on. Also Fallen's "Double Barrelled Chew Chew - Red Wine Edition." :drool:

[Magic]

Castillo del Diablo is probably my go to red at the moment.

[Pepe]

You probably mean Casillero del Diablo.

[Magic]

Yes.

Edit: no, Campo Viejo.

[Ian]

In Spain so of course I'm in a bar specialising in Italian craft beer. Some really good stuff so far though.

[Samadini]

John Smith's. I love weak pissy bitter.

I tried to wind Ian up once by telling him thats my favourite drink and he just took it in his stride. What a beast :cool:

[Pepe]

Yes.

Edit: no, Campo Viejo.

Not even close. :face:

[Ian]

I don't remember that but it sounds like the sort of heroic shit I'd pull.

Edit: out the way, Pep.

[Samadini]

Was in the middle of a lazytown session to be fair. No time to stop and think.

[Baz]

Cherno.

[niko_cee]

What is the deal with those black can holder things Brewdog (in particular) seem to be fans of? I assume it's an environmental thing, but then why have they made them black (the least recyclable plastic colour)? They're also an absolute pain in the arse to liberate the beers from as well. Long live the Seagull killers.

[Ian]

I'm sure there's logic to it but you're right, they're a total pain.


Was in the middle of a lazytown session to be fair. No time to stop and think.

I'll always stop and think for beer.

[Samadini]

Just realised that makes it sound like we were watching a kid's TV show together with some beers. We were actually shooting bastards with big guns.

[John]

I immediately went to you two on one of those lazy rivers that run round the outside of water parks.

[Giggles]

Having a Tuborg.

[igor_balis]

Basically eliminated weekday drinking, and have a vague unwritten rule that I get 4 pints tipsy every other weekend and allow myself to GET ON IT every other weekend. "Had" to get gin as a substitute for some stupid chinese cooking wine, and rejected the £3 miniature cus it was awful value for money and thought to myself "it's probably a false economy if i end up needlessly drinking it on weekday evenings, but I'll be alright". Obviously I'm on my 3rd double of the evening, but fuck it. G&T weather, ennit?

[igor_balis]

Also does anyone else suffer with ale hangovers? I can drink gallons of spirits or cheap lager and be alright the next day, but last friday I had four sub-4% ales and had a fucking stonker all Saturday. I even showered, ate well, and went on a long walk in the sunshine but I was still hanging out my arse when I went to bed.

[Giggles]

Also does anyone else suffer with ale hangovers? I can drink gallons of spirits or cheap lager and be alright the next day, but last friday I had four sub-4% ales and had a fucking stonker all Saturday. I even showered, ate well, and went on a long walk in the sunshine but I was still hanging out my arse when I went to bed.

There's your problem. You need grease and salt.

[igor_balis]

There's your problem. You need grease and salt.

I sorta did both. Lots of fruit and veg and shit in the early afternoon didn't sort it, neither did the "ultimate chicken burger" with bacon and hashbrowns and shit. I think I might have had a dodgy pint but fuck knows.

[John]

Sounds more like you got a pint from dirty pipes than a hangover.

[igor_balis]

Aye I think you might be right, two of them were from a proper grimy grebby shithole where they probably never bother cleaning the ale lines cus everyone drinks strongbow and black.

[Dark Soldier]

Mango Rubicon :drool:

[John]

Lychee is the superior Rubicon.

[Samadini]

Essential if you've been smoking. The lychee one is great, think I preferred the pomegranate one though.

[Giggles]

Rockshore, latest attempt at a lager from the people at Guinness. It's awful.

[Foe]

Elderflower thistly cross cider.

Not as good as I remembered, unfortunately. It's solid, but not great.

[Raoul Duke]

Had some bottles from Little Wolf in my Beer52 box this month, from Sith Ifrica. Heavenly stuff. Straight into my favourite beers list.

[Mike]

My parents went to Greece and after years of dodgy presents from my Mum this year my Dad stepped up as present buyer.

Came back with 6 bottles of Mythos for me and the same for Baz
They have pull tops which are the future and aren’t bad at all. Rather be in the beach sipping it though.

[Giggles]

I had a High Viz earlier. Savage nice for a strong one.

[Ian]

I'm off to Pie & Brew for lunch on Friday followed by the Glasgow Real Ale Festival. S'gonna be good.

[Giggles]

Shiiiiiiiiii.

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[Baz]

They have pull tops which are the future.100% :thbup:

[Disco]

A nice bottle of Bath Gem, very pleasant.

[Giggles]

I had a feed of Yellowbelly Citra last night. Nice strong flavour for only 4.8%.

[Giggles]

In a pub in England and they have Hop House 13 in their craft beer section. Is it common enough over here?

[Mike]

It’s pretty common, yeah. Two of my locals do it.

[Giggles]

It's regarded as swill at home, though I find it oddly different in a lot of places. Most varying beer I've ever tried. The couple today were once but I'm enjoying some nice Worthingtons now.

[Baz]

I’m not a fan.

[Giggles]

The Mrs is drinking some cider called Apple County and it's fucking gorgeous. Dangerous nice.

[Baz]

Whereabouts in England are you? :eyemouth:

[Ian]

Hop House 13 is okay and no more.

[Giggles]

Whereabouts in England are you? :eyemouth:

Wales.

[Spikey M]

I quite like HopHouse.

[John]

The Mrs is drinking some cider called Apple County and it's fucking gorgeous. Dangerous nice.

I had that in Derby. It's great.

[Giggles]

I had that in Derby. It's great.

Nicest cider I ever had. Need to look it up when I'm home.

[Mike]

Hop House isn’t great.

[Giggles]

Here John, is there anything you'd compare it to that's easier to get? Wouldn't mind bringing a few home like it. Can't find bottles of this anywhere.

[John]

Here John, is there anything you'd compare it to that's easier to get? Wouldn't mind bringing a few home like it. Can't find bottles of this anywhere.

I'm not a big cider drinker, so I haven't even had many others. My cousin orders cases of that stuff online though so you'll definitely be able to get hold of it, although I think it's quite dear.

[Giggles]

I'm not a big cider drinker, so I haven't even had many others. My cousin orders cases of that stuff online though so you'll definitely be able to get hold of it, although I think it's quite dear.

Tried a couple of shops today but no joy. I'll look it up better when I'm home and see can I get some. Trying Thatchers cloudy now and, while it's not as nice, it's lovely too. A million miles from Bulmers (Magners).

[John]

Tried a couple of shops today but no joy. I'll look it up better when I'm home and see can I get some. Trying Thatchers cloudy now and, while it's not as nice, it's lovely too. A million miles from Bulmers (Magners).

Asked my cousin and he gets it direct from the company. Forty odd quid. For twelve bottles so I was right in remembering it's pricey.

http://applecountycider.co.uk

[Giggles]

Asked my cousin and he gets it direct from the company. Forty odd quid. For twelve bottles so I was right in remembering it's pricey.

http://applecountycider.co.uk

Nice one. I'll see can they export.

[Baz]

It must be ridiculously delicious for you to pay that.

Or it’s your wife’s birthday soon.

[John]

You could probably phone and find out where their nearest stockist is.

[Giggles]

It must be ridiculously delicious for you to pay that.

Or it’s your wife’s birthday soon.

It really is that nice. She can have a bottle though.

[Giggles]

You could probably phone and find out where their nearest stockist is.

It's only about a 15 minute detour on the way back to Holyhead Friday. Might call and see if they've a shop front on site.

[Spikey M]

In a hotel, alone, in Ipswich tonight so thought I’d get some cans in. The shop opposite was Polish and only stocks Polish food and drink, seemingly. I have 4 pints of Kalnapilis Grand Select. It’s fucking shite.

[Ian]

Not s decent pub you could have walked to?

[Giggles]

In a hotel, alone, in Ipswich tonight so thought I’d get some cans in. The shop opposite was Polish and only stocks Polish food and drink, seemingly. I have 4 pints of Kalnapilis Grand Select. It’s fucking shite.

You should have bought Okocim Mocne.

But yeah, go to a pub.

[Spikey M]

Not s decent pub you could have walked to?

In Ipswich? I doubt it. What a fucking armpit. Plus I’d have missed Eastenders.

[Spikey M]

You should have bought Okocim Mocne.

But yeah, go to a pub.

Didn’t have it. Have had it before though, it’s not bad.

[John]

Tyskie is Polish and drinkable is it not?

[Giggles]

Yeah actually Tyskie, or even Zwyiec is absolutely everywhere and spot on.

[Spikey M]

This stuff looked alright. Never mind, I’ll still neck it.

[Giggles]

But go out. I've sat in Premier Inns and Travelodges with a few pints and a bag of crisps manys a night but it's better than sitting in.

[Baz]

Tyskie bombs. :drool:

[Spikey M]

But go out. I've sat in Premier Inns and Travelodges with a few pints and a bag of crisps manys a night but it's better than sitting in.

I’m staying here (https://www.pentahotels.com/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/ipswich/). The bar charges £5 a pint, there’s a PlayStation, a FREE POOLTABLE, it encourages the bants and - worst of all - half the people I’m training are here, so I’d have to socialise. Fuck that.

I’ll sit here with my disappointing beer, a BBC documentary about babies about to die, TTH and try to resist wrapping the curtain tie around my neck.

[Raoul Duke]

I’m staying here (https://www.pentahotels.com/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/ipswich/). The bar charges £5 a pint, there’s a PlayStation, a FREE POOLTABLE, it encourages the bants and - worst of all - half the people I’m training are here, so I’d have to socialise. Fuck that.

I’ll sit here with my disappointing beer, a BBC documentary about babies about to die, TTH and try to resist wrapping the curtain tie around my neck.

Sounds like a recipe for a cheeky hotel asphyxiwank

[igor_balis]

I've only ever had to stay in a hotel for work once, it was dead fun.

Was in Birmingham for a museum industry conference. Despite living 30 minutes away on the train, my 60-something American boss paid for a hotel for me because "hey Igor, I guess you've never gone somewhere "ON BUSINESS", so I thought you might enjoy it". On day one of two she got really pissed cus the restaurant she went to get lunch in caught on fucking fire so they sent them to a bar with vouchers for a couple of hours to say sorry, then came back and loudly called some bloke at another company a creep, then said "Y'know what Igor, this conference kinda sucks, hotel is still paid for so you can stick around if you fancy it, take tomorrow off".

I took a four pack of stella back to my room, watched about 4 hours of an Australia vs New Zealand test match, then ambled home the next day. I fucking loved that boss.

[Baz]

Going this pub on Saturday. Easily the best pub for miles.

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72 pints up for grabs too. Only four of us going so that’s 18 pints each. :D I genuinely reckon one of us (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?967-I-m-Going-On-A-Stag-Do-With-Some-quot-Rugby-Lads-quot) could drink 18 pints and still get home.

[Ian]

"Old Fogorn", a barley wine by Anchor. Fucking hell it's good stuff.

[Giggles]

I'd a feed of Heineken last night. It really is the McDonalds of beer.

[Pepe]

Anchor. :drool:

[Ian]

Anchor. :drool:

Are there any of theirs you'd say I should be looking out for? This one, the porter and their maple red autmun thing were ace and I had a lager by them that was decent too so I'm very much in favour.

[Pepe]

Their porter is one of my favorites. I think their Christmas special was also quite good. There were a couple others I really liked but I can't remember right now. Everything I've tried from them has been good.

[Pepe]

Is Don De Dieu common over there? It is so good.

[Ian]

Is Don De Dieu common over there? It is so good.

This one? https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22/694/

Had never heard of it before now. Have you not posted much about your excellent taste in beer or have I just missed / forgotten it? The Anchor Porter is superb.

[Pepe]

That's the one. I usually don't like beers with high alcohol content, but that one is superb.

I have posted a bit before, but haven't in a while. I do love me a good beer.

[Giggles]

Was probably about €7 in that kip too.

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[Baz]

What's the best supermarket for a range of decent beers? Going away for a long weekend with a few other couples so will be taking a few cans/bottles (we almost had a 72 pint keg coming with us but decided against it considering we all have babies) and will go to a supermarket to stock up sometime this week. Also, any suggestions for specific beers welcomed.

[Giggles]

What's the best supermarket for a range of decent beers? Going away for a long weekend with a few other couples so will be taking a few cans/bottles (we almost had a 72 pint keg coming with us but decided against it considering we all have babies) and will go to a supermarket to stock up sometime this week. Also, any suggestions for specific beers welcomed.

What sort of beers? Here Tesco is best, but in NI I've found the best range in Asda (best for price too).

[Mike]

I like Morrisons over Asda, they have a big selection and a nice 3 bottles for a fiver thing.

[Giggles]

If I lived over there I'd be balls deep in cider.

[Ian]

What's the best supermarket for a range of decent beers? Going away for a long weekend with a few other couples so will be taking a few cans/bottles (we almost had a 72 pint keg coming with us but decided against it considering we all have babies) and will go to a supermarket to stock up sometime this week. Also, any suggestions for specific beers welcomed.

Honestly any of them (as long as you're in a proper supermarket and not a Tesco Local or equivalent) seem to have decent selections these days. What sort of beer d'you go for when you say "decent"?

[Baz]

Anything that’s not your bog standard ten lagers, really. I think I’d like a selection of different 330ml cans of weird and wonderful flavours.

[Ian]

In which case what you probably want is a wanky beer nerd shop rather than a supermarket but you'll get a decent-ish variety in any of the big ones, probably.

[Baz]

Went to Asda (https://i.imgur.com/Haerj6i.jpg) and they had quite a lot of choice and a lot in the 4 for £6 deal; then went to Morrisons (https://i.imgur.com/OpexJWq.jpg) and it was even better cos every beer was in the same priced deal. :drool: Ended up with 4 from Asda and 8 from Morrisons.

Go To IPA (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/stone-go-to-ipa/253833/) by Stone
Lagunitas 12th of Never (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/lagunitas-12th-of-never/433573/) by Lagunitas
Lawless (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/purity-lawless/257747/) by Purity
Fourpure Session IPA (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/fourpure-session-ipa/238308/) by Fourpure
Wild Gravity (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bad-wild-gravity/288852/) and Boston Tea Party (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bad-boston-tea-party/559498/) by BAD Co.
All Day IPA (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/founders-all-day-ipa/141611/) by Founders
Little Rock IPA (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/harbour-little-rock-ipa/405311/) by Harbour
Flight Suit (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/de14-flight-suit/597728/) by DE14
Twisted Grapefruit IPA (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/belhaven-twisted-grapefruit-ipa/460292/) by Belhaven
Disco Forklift Truck (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/drygate-disco-fork-lift-truck/436722/) by Drygate
Mangoes On The Run (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/innis-and-gunn-mangoes-on-the-run/619134/) by Innis & Gunn

Roll on Friday.

[Raoul Duke]

Any recommendations for a wine version of Beer52?

[Giggles]

Nope, grow a penis.

[niko_cee]

Aren't there (literally) a million different wine club type things? HSBC or someone (Amazon?) is always hawking flyers for something like Laithwaites (?) whenever they send me anything in the post, but that looks more of a mixed case wine merchant jobbie.

[Raoul Duke]

I was hoping for something that isn't generic bollocks, obviously

[Kikó]

Why don't you just pop into Majestic?

[Ian]

Had Tynt Meadow last night which is brewed by some monks in Leicestershire and is the first English Trappist beer. Very nice it is too.

[Baz]

What % is it?

[Ian]

About 7 I think.

[Magic]

Stella. :sick:

Had 3 tins and had about 7 pisses and a shit.

[Spikey M]

Stella gets an unfair amount of shit. It’s no worse than any other mass produced larger. Carling is by far and away the most offensive of that particular family tree.

[Magic]

Lager. :sick:

[Baz]

Stella’s the best of the “available on tap in most pubs” lager.

[Spikey M]

On to happier news. 4 bottles of McEwans No. 1 Champion in the fridge.

[Giggles]

I've 8 tins of lovely generic stuff from Aldi.

[Magic]

Second shit in as many hours.

[Giggles]

Rheinbacher.

[Samadini]

Rheinbacher.

I drink this quite often now. 99p a bottle :cool:

[igor_balis]

£5.50 pints of staropramen all week at the fringe! :uhoh:

[Mike]

Was on passion fruit Malibu last night. Tasted good!
Also had some Leffe blonde

[Ian]

Had possibly the worst ever pint of Blue Moon in some noisy Glasgow shithole. Probably my own fault for not getting a slice of orange to swirl and slam dunk.

To think of all the good shit sitting in my kitchen.

[John]

Going into Glasgow on a Saturday night as a man in his thirties was your mistake.

[Ian]

I wholeheartedly agree. I dunno when the last time was I was in the town centre on a Friday or Saturday night but I was both nights this week and sober to boot and it was a depressing experience, what with jakeys crying and arguing outside McDonald's, couples squawking at each other at taxi ranks, etc. It would have been a sobering experience even were I not already sober.

[Giggles]

The Rheinbacher wasn't up to much after but I'd got one bottle of Schöffehofer to try as well and it was lovely stuff.

[Ian]

I didn't know that 6 Degrees North have a bar in Glasgow. And being by Partick station it's not even that much of a pain for me to get to if I'm heading into town anyway.

[Foe]

I didn't know that 6 Degrees North have a bar in Glasgow. And being by Partick station it's not even that much of a pain for me to get to if I'm heading into town anyway.

One in Aberdeen is all of a 10 minute walk away. Shame I don't really like beer, but they quite regularly have guest fruity beers which aren't too bad.

Two brewdogs and a 6 deg north are not far off being my locals actually.

[Ian]

Yeah they had a couple of fruity ones in the Partick one. 29 taps too. :|

[Spikey M]

Just imagine how many absolute soppers have claimed to have done all of them in a night.

[Giggles]

I'm supping a Carlsberg.

[Baz]

How is Dinkelacker?

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[Ian]

I have never heard of it.

[niko_cee]

Was bought a bottle of Wild Beer Ninkasi (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wild-beer-ninkasi/197379/) the other day and I know I'm drinking it all wrong (going off the shit on the back of it) but it is absolutely brutal. The only good thing about it is the bottle. 750ml as well. Avoid.

[-james-]

Found a bottle of Rittenhouse Rye at the back of the cupboard. Lovely stuff.

[Ian]

Was bought a bottle of Wild Beer Ninkasi (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wild-beer-ninkasi/197379/) the other day and I know I'm drinking it all wrong (going off the shit on the back of it) but it is absolutely brutal. The only good thing about it is the bottle. 750ml as well. Avoid.

Almost everything Wild Beer do is a bit marmite because of the unusual combinations they have in most of their beer. I actually think I might like that one but in a one-is-enough sort of way.

[Magic]

Got a bottle of Dead Man's Fingers for £18 from ASDA.

Was it worth it to go in to that hellhole?

[Ian]

At Brewdog having a Black Forest edition of Ten Ton Truck. Imperial stout with chocolate and cherries and that. I could die happy.

[Baz]

Might be having some of that Dinkelacker tonight :drool: so long as it’s not too strong (I’m driving)

[Giggles]

I'd a few tubes of Hüfi left and got a couple of some IPA I can't recall the name of on the way home.

[Giggles]

I should have remembered, it's named after me (and I'm not clever :henn0rz:)

http://i64.tinypic.com/2r7y3k8.png

[Ian]

Got some lovely-sounding dark and Belgian beers in for the weekend from the Quite Excellent Beer Hawk.

Starting off with an 8% stout called Crate Digger. A chocolatey coffee thing. It's ace.

[Raoul Duke]

I have a mix of my Beer52 selections left, which are from German and London breweries.

Also, I was drinking Blue Moon last night. Lovely stuff.

[Baz]

No Dinckelacker until next week so ima go hard on it on 13th October (grand final day) when we go the beer festival.

Instead I’ve had two shandies (warsteiner & veltins) and am now on the pepsi max :(

[Ian]

I have a mix of my Beer52 selections left, which are from German and London breweries.

Also, I was drinking Blue Moon last night. Lovely stuff.

Did you swirl and slam dunk, though?

[Giggles]

I'd rather a Pepsi Max than this Clever Man.

[John]

Would never have imagined you buying something with 'British' on the bottle. Did it burn you when you lifted it?

[Giggles]

Would never have imagined you buying something with 'British' on the bottle. Did it burn you when you lifted it?

So it does. Presumably we're talking about an era where Dublin born meant British anyway though.

[Raoul Duke]

Did you swirl and slam dunk, though?

I...don't know? Is this an ad or something?

[Jimmy Floyd]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AILMrJu7xXs

It actually took a while to find that. The authorities are after us.

[Ian]

https://youtu.be/AILMrJu7xXs

I like a Blue Moon but I think of that every sodding time.

Edit: damn it, Jim.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Two Lovejoys is better than one. I see he also showcases the little known speciality ale 'Fullers London Pride' in another episode. Truly a man of the world.

[Ian]

At least it's not that fucking pasta advert.

[Pepe]

I don't like Blue Moon.

[Raoul Duke]

Never seen that, and like fuck am I watching it now. Beer was good though.

[Mike]

No Dinckelacker until next week so ima go hard on it on 13th October (grand final day) when we go the beer festival.

Instead I’ve had two shandies (warsteiner & veltins) and am now on the pepsi max :(

I am not sober. I no longer have hiccups so it’s all good!

[igor_balis]

I had two Super Bocks that my adorable 70-something Portuguese customer gave me. He said "Igor, you like...Portugal beer yes? I buy?", I gladly accepted but didn't except him to actually do it. Quite nice.

[Ian]

Giggles You had Boyne's sherry cask Imperial Stout? Really nice.

[Giggles]

Giggles You had Boyne's sherry cask Imperial Stout? Really nice.

Not tried it yet but I had a few of their Session IPA a few weeks back and it was the nicest one I've ever tasted. I think they're fairly new but been meaning to get more of their stuff.
The session IPA is weirdly fizzed, more like the way a sparkling wine is than a beer, and it's all the nicer for it.

[Spikey M]

I had two Super Bocks that my adorable 70-something Portuguese customer gave me. He said "Igor, you like...Portugal beer yes? I buy?", I gladly accepted but didn't except him to actually do it. Quite nice.

Take your anti-Brexit rhetoric to the politics thread, mate.

[Ian]

Not tried it yet but I had a few of their Session IPA a few weeks back and it was the nicest one I've ever tasted. I think they're fairly new but been meaning to get more of their stuff.
The session IPA is weirdly fizzed, more like the way a sparkling wine is than a beer, and it's all the nicer for it.

Seemingly they have about four variants of this Imperial Stout, I think a normal one and three different barrel ages.

[Kikó]

Wife works in wine so vineyard producers visit the office now and again. This lot came in who are producers on an island off Venice which experiences flooding, they are the only ones who grow the dorona grape. https://www.venissa.it/en/wine/ pretty immense stuff, almost like a dessert wine but not as sweet.

Also the Tomatin is in , not opened it yet https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/tomatin/tomatin-cu-bocan-1988-vintage-limited-edition-whisky/

[Spikey M]

Open and report back immediately.

[Kikó]

Not sure tonight's the night. Feel like I need someone over or a reason to celebrate. Got this as well which I'm waiting on opening https://www.arbikie.com/arbikie-launches-its-highland-rye/

[Ian]

I'm with Spikey.

You're outvoted.

Open it.

[Giggles]

Seemingly they have about four variants of this Imperial Stout, I think a normal one and three different barrel ages.

The website is just showing the Oatmeal stout but it's not even showing the one you're drinking so they might be seasonal.

http://boynebrewhouse.ie/beers/

[Ian]

http://boynebrewhouse.ie/beers/legend-beers/imperial-stout/

That's the one I'm on. Ratebeer has others but yeah, they might be limited editions or something that are now hard to get unless you find a random bottle somewhere.

[Giggles]

http://boynebrewhouse.ie/beers/legend-beers/imperial-stout/

That's the one I'm on. Ratebeer has others but yeah, they might be limited editions or something that are now hard to get unless you find a random bottle somewhere.

The good off-licence in town has that one you're on in stock for definite. I must go and get a look in the local place tomorrow and see what they have.

[Ian]

Go and get one, it's swish.

Currently having a 'Wildebeest' by Wild Beer. I don't dislike some of their more unusual stuff but when they want to just do a really good, "normal" beer (in this case an imperial stout) they fucking nail it.

[Giggles]

Ian

http://i67.tinypic.com/2lnzmh.png


EDIT: Also, free glass with 4 bottles :cool:

It's really nice stuff.

http://i66.tinypic.com/2b5dw4.png

[Ian]

Good haul, that.

[Giggles]

Good haul, that.

The difference between that stout and something like the Narwahl Sierra Nevada is massive. Both around the 10% but the Boyne is full of flavour and the SN is just like methylated spirits.

[Giggles]

Good haul, that.

Also get some White Hag if you see it anywhere. Along with Blacks of Kinsale they're still the peak of brewers here, the New England IPA is gorgeous.

[Ian]

I've had some White Hag stuff before, I think they were at a couple of the CAMRA festivals round Glasgow this year too.

[Giggles]

The Boyne lager isn't very good.

[Spikey M]

It’s lager. Passable is about the best you can shoot for.

[Giggles]

It’s lager. Passable is about the best you can shoot for.

Something like Tom Crean is lovely stuff, this has a bit of a putrid taste off it.

[John]

Good dark glass too so it's unlikely to be mercaptan build up making it stinky.

[Giggles]

I'll put it down to a bad one, especially when their other stuff is so nice. As Spikey says, the worst you could say about a lager is that it's tasteless but this was rank.

Went to the pub now anyway to see what's stirring and this Heineken is infinitely better.

[Ian]

"All The Leaves Are Brown" by Tempest. A maple-infused, bourbon barrel aged imperial stout.

Fuuuuuuuck.

[Baz]

Beer festival at the Cricketers tomorrow. Literally been counting down the days since July. My rugby lad mate Tom can’t come this time (he’s at the rugby) so we’ve subbed in a lad called Allan. Be sure to follow me on Twitter (https://twitter.com/baz9torres) for Untappd (https://untappd.com/user/baz9torres) reviews of each and every beer we try, complete with a photo of whoever is drinking it.

Can’t wait to try Dinkelacker. Might be a mistake to get it first drink (imagine going a beer festival full of potentially okay-to-iffy beers but starting with a lovely pint of Erdinger, would you wanna switch? I would cos the risk is part of the enjoyment, but it could end up in multiple pints of disappointment) but I probably will.

Going at 12 this time too, whereas last time we only got there at about 3:30, so loads more time. Rugby doesn’t start til 6 so hopefully by then we’ll be drunk and skint and happy to go home before it gets too rammed.

So excited. :drool:

[Giggles]

Had a heap of O'Hara's IPA tonight. Good shit.

[Mike]

I shall be joining Baz and, as always, drinking lager apart from one pint of disappointment while it’s a beer festival.

Ooh and the Erdinger rip-off we’ve both waiting so long for.

[Spikey M]

Beer festival at the Cricketers tomorrow. Literally been counting down the days since July. My rugby lad mate Tom can’t come this time (he’s at the rugby) so we’ve subbed in a lad called Allan. Be sure to follow me on Twitter (https://twitter.com/baz9torres) for Untappd (https://untappd.com/user/baz9torres) reviews of each and every beer we try, complete with a photo of whoever is drinking it.

Can’t wait to try Dinkelacker. Might be a mistake to get it first drink (imagine going a beer festival full of potentially okay-to-iffy beers but starting with a lovely pint of Erdinger, would you wanna switch? I would cos the risk is part of the enjoyment, but it could end up in multiple pints of disappointment) but I probably will.

Going at 12 this time too, whereas last time we only got there at about 3:30, so loads more time. Rugby doesn’t start til 6 so hopefully by then we’ll be drunk and skint and happy to go home before it gets too rammed.

So excited. :drool:

Has Allan ever had a retarded pet duck?

[Kikó]

Dundee brewed IPA/L 71 IPL. Decent.

https://preview.ibb.co/def9T0/MVIMG-20181019-180353.jpg

Red Ale - Ferrous Red
https://preview.ibb.co/i0YJML/MVIMG-20181019-183908.jpg

[Ian]

Got my Beer52 box today so I'm just getting the Pilsener out of the way first.

[Raoul Duke]

The Balkan one? It's alright so far - bit too heavy for me, kinda like the Polish one. Nothing that's really stood out.

[Ian]

Yeah that's the one. Only about to go for the next one now the pils is out of the way.

[Baz]

Why do you get it if you don’t enjoy it?

[Giggles]

Why do you get it if you don’t enjoy it?

I think it's part of a pack with other beers in it.

[Boydy]

Dundee brewed IPA/L 71 IPL. Decent.

https://preview.ibb.co/def9T0/MVIMG-20181019-180353.jpg


Take your tampon off the table.

[Giggles]

Is it a clothes peg? Not that I'm surprised, was probably part of the food presentation.

[Kikó]

Clothes peg on the menu for the bin beers.

There's some surprisingly wanky places in Dundee including a speak'easy.

[Ian]

Why do you get it if you don’t enjoy it?

Yeah it's a subscription thing and they send you a bunch of beers with a theme. So this one's theme was the Balkan. I've been quite happy with the others I've had so far I just think pilseners are a total waste of time.

[mugbull]

Pilsners are easily the best type of beer

[Ian]

This Ailyak New England IPA is a bit more like it.

[Spikey M]

Pilsners are easily the best type of beer

It’s alright, but ‘best’? Mate.

[Giggles]

If you'd said you didn't like a can of shit then mokbull would rock up an say it's the best.

[Ian]

This Pozoj IPA is the best one I've had out of this box. Left all the dark ones until last.

Pilseners are fine if you want something on a hot day and don't want to be impeded by anything confusing like flavour.

[igor_balis]

I wish I could just sample a few cans of poncy IPA of an evening. Having "a couple" has never done shit for me. Just end up feeling tired and sloppy whilst simultaneously wanting to keep drinking until I'm wankered.

Being provided with the telephone number of a private pharmacist who delivers locally has introduced a new issue, in that I find it very difficult to resist texting him when I am properly pissed, and I really can't afford it and it makes me feel like shit for days afterwards. I would just stop drinking entirely but real life can be quite boring. Currently experimenting with a teetotalism work pattern of ~6 weeks on, 1 day off, and just accepting the inevitability of getting into a dodgy man's car (not like that) at some point.

[Baz]

I had a bottle of non-alcoholic Cuba Libra today.

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2071/7563/products/teetotalcuba.png?v=1527215126

Tasted exactly like one. Felt pissed driving home.

[mugbull]

If you'd said you didn't like a can of shit then mokbull would rock up an say it's the best.

And Guinness is absolute trash. Fight me

[Giggles]

And Guinness is absolute trash. Fight me

You're a simplistic little fellow aren't you?

[Spikey M]

And Guinness is absolute trash. Fight me

Never seen Giggs mention the stuff in fairness (although it can be filed under ‘alright’ too).

You want dark ales 6%+ if you want to be a swagger don.

[Kikó]

https://preview.ibb.co/kmBq6L/IMG-20181021-WA0014.jpg

Slainte from the Caledonian Sleeper.

[Shindig]

Did you ask for a clean glass?

[Ian]

Even More Jesus is still an amazing stout. Fucking deadly in a pint can at 12% though.

[Giggles]

Had two pints of their own stout in what is apparently the oldest pub in Ireland. Nice gear.

[Giggles]

Pints of Jet Black Heart now. First milk stout I ever drank that wasn't vile.

[Ian]

Oh now I like a milk stout. Jet Black Heart is what my dad tends to have in.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, I bought a crate of that a while ago and it was alright.

On the subject, I'm just working my way through a box of Bad Co (http://wearebad.co/product/mixed-12-pack/) stuff and I think I'm going to try the milk stout. Rest of it has been pretty decent.