The Ultimate Beer Thread (No Carling allowed)

[Barrington Womble]

42 minutes ago, RJ Fan club said:

Double Punk is tramp juice. Tastes like Full on headache.

I've never had it. Is it really hoppy or have they just kept it the same and ramped up the abv? 

[RJ Fan club]

Just now, Barrington Womble said:

I've never had it. Is it really Holly or have they just kept it the same and ramped up the abv? 

The booze totally over powers it, 

[Barrington Womble]

9 minutes ago, RJ Fan club said:

The booze totally over powers it, 

That's a shame. I was chatting with my mate just the other day saying the amazing thing about well made IPA's is how you've generally no idea how strong they are once you get about as strong as a punk, about 5.4 and up. I think you can generally tell when they're on the weaker side - or certainly by the time you've had half a pint - but it's really tough to tell what is happening with a well balanced strong IPA, to guess withing 1.5% I think is quite an achievement. 

[Champ]

[Remmie]

23 minutes ago, Champ said:

That's lovely that stuff Champ good find

[Champ]

You’ve had it too?

[Remmie]

1 hour ago, Champ said:

You’ve had it too?

3rd September 2016 and I rated it 4.75/5

 

I raved about the coffee and chocolate flavours. 

 

I love my beer app. 

[Champ]

I would have said that I didn’t like beer as ‘heavy’ (is that the correct term?) this but I loved it so much that when I couldn’t find any more locally I ordered that case directly from the brewery. If only we’d put that word burning stove in when we had the chance

[Remmie]

15 minutes ago, Champ said:

I would have said that I didn’t like beer as ‘heavy’ (is that the correct term?) this but I loved it so much that when I couldn’t find any more locally I ordered that case directly from the brewery. If only we’d put that word burning stove in when we had the chance

There are loads of delicious Stouts nowadays with coffee and/or chocolate notes so don't be afraid to experiment though this one is amongst the very best

[Karl_b]

9 hours ago, Champ said:

I love Bateman's beers. I've been to the Brewery a couple of times as it's not far from my in-laws. Their XXXB is my all-time favourite beer. 

[Guest]

7 hours ago, Remmie said:

3rd September 2016 and I rated it 4.75/5

 

I raved about the coffee and chocolate flavours. 

 

I love my beer app. 

 

[Remmie]

It's called untappd. Add me my name is zebkg

[Champ]

3 hours ago, Karl_b said:

I love Bateman's beers. I've been to the Brewery a couple of times as it's not far from my in-laws. Their XXXB is my all-time favourite beer. 

You’ve given me an idea

 

https://www.bateman.co.uk/shop/products/batemans-pub-in-a-box/

[Champ]

10 hours ago, Remmie said:

There are loads of delicious Stouts nowadays with coffee and/or chocolate notes so don't be afraid to experiment though this one is amongst the very best

I can recommend Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout 

[RJ Fan club]

Cheers

[Guest]

On 28/09/2020 at 07:34, Remmie said:

It's called untappd. Add me my name is zebkg

Added and Added.

[Raymond Duck]

Finally manned up and put the Kwak in my perfect draft. 

 

Only had 3 halves watching the unmentionable, packs a punch.

[Champ]

5 hours ago, RJ Fan club said:

Cheers

It looks a fine selection but there’s something about beer in cans that doesn’t have the same appeal for me

[Remmie]

Bottled beer does have a certain je ne sais quoi about it

[RJ Fan club]

20 hours ago, Champ said:

It looks a fine selection but there’s something about beer in cans that doesn’t have the same appeal for me

While I always liked good beer and didn’t settle for cans of carling, I wasn’t really into craft ale till last year.

 

I was suspicious of cans too. Paying £5 upwards for a single can seemed madness and the cam was part of the sticking point.

 

But after having tried a few I was happy to be proved wrong. Whilst there is an increased risk of it being ruined by the canning process, if it’s done well, kept chilled and drunk youngish so the hops remain fresh, then really it doesn’t affect the beer and is good.

[Atticus Finch]

Every year I call in at the Cromarty Micro brewery when I’m up in Scotland to pick up a supply of their award winning “Red Rocker” beer. This time I was lucky enough to chat to the head brewer while in their shop and after noticing majority of their beer range now available in cans I asked him why the change  According to him cans are the future, the quality & taste of the beer is not affected due to a plastic coating inside the can. He said beer quality in bottles is more likely to be affected by sunlight where cans are not, plus it’s cheaper for the brewery. Craft ale out of a can does take some getting used to though. 

[Sugar Ape]

Fucking glorious this Franziskaner Royal. Best wheat beer I’ve ever tried. And certain events currently occurring in Manchester are making it taste even sweeter. 
 

 

[Barrington Womble]

I had 2 cans of verdant for the match. Completely ruined by what happened on the pitch. 

[RJ Fan club]

20 hours ago, Barrington Womble said:

I had 2 cans of verdant for the match. Completely ruined by what happened on the pitch. 

If you had 2 cans of their pavement licker it might have improved the viewing 

[Barrington Womble]

5 minutes ago, RJ Fan club said:

If you had 2 cans of their pavement licker it might have improved the viewing 

they were both 8%+ and it unfortunately didn't!