RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2018 Went a bit upmarket on Saturday night with a meal at Roth's Bar & Grill, part of the Hauser & Wirth complex in Bruton. Pre-meal beer from a craft brewery I had not come across before: More of Bristol. I had Raw, an unfiltered, unpasteurised pale ale. Very tasty. I think the lager was from the same brewery but sold under a different name. With dinner, we had some of the first wine from their own vineyard onsite. A Pinot Blanc/Bacchus blend. Nice, with much more Pinot Blanc character, but clearly from vines that need a few more years yet to produce their best grapes. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2018 I'm guessing Old Pec. & and Lightfoot for the beers but I'm darned if I can get the brewery Best bitter and OP. And it's not going to be at Black Sheep is it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Best bitter and OP. And it's not going to be at Black Sheep is it? Damn, almost guessed at the 'best'! But I will take 50% Old Peculiar is one of the best beers I have tasted and I think I could happily retire to Masham! (Pronounced 'Massam' as my father-in-law was vociferously reminded by a local last time we visited). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Both from a 6 pack my daughter bought me for my birthday. Very drinkable without being exceptional. They are unfiltered beers and veggie/vegan friendly. steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2018 Nice one doing the rounds locally: Hopshed Wybar Worcestershire Amber. Only 3.6% but full of taste. Brewed on a Hop Farm: http://www.thehopshed.co.uk/the-beer/ Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2018 Yes, cider didn't used to attract duty until the 1970s. But it certainly attracts a price mark-up these days. A long time ago (when I was a lad), Cider used to be a lot cheaper that beer (and was usually cloudy) Nowadays most beers are cheaper than cider, which is AFAIK easier to produce. Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 But it certainly attracts a price mark-up these days. A long time ago (when I was a lad), Cider used to be a lot cheaper that beer (and was usually cloudy) Nowadays most beers are cheaper than cider, which is AFAIK easier to produce. Keith That's marketing for you. steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2018 But it certainly attracts a price mark-up these days. A long time ago (when I was a lad), Cider used to be a lot cheaper that beer (and was usually cloudy) Nowadays most beers are cheaper than cider, which is AFAIK easier to produce. Keith Depends what you mean by easier. Beer involves more actions but much harder to get wrong. Also, cider relies on supply of a raw ingredient which is only available for a couple of months of the year. So more capital intensive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 A bit 'off the wall' tonight for a post match beer with a very silly IPA from the Black Sheep brewery at Masham- Monty Python's Flying Circus IPA 4.5%! I didn't take up the food match though- Bereft of life Norwegian Blue parrot with a wafer-thin mint to finish! Very silly! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2018 Very enjoyable BBQ last night at Exton Park vineyard. Apart from some sensational sparkling wines (keep a look out for The Grange which is to be launched soon), the real highlight was an English Pinot Noir which really could have been a good Burgundy. Wow! Sadly, they only made 250 bottles of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 More birthday beers This I could have glugged down in about 2 goes, very thirst quenching on a hot day. Had to restrain myself! Now moved on to this: steve 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 5, 2018 Today's lunchtime pint (or 2) was Yeovil Ales Summerset. A citrus IPA but not quite so in-your-face as some. They describe it as "tangerine" which is about right. Venue, a pub that I have passed many times, but never been in to - The Scott Arms at Kingston Matravers. View over Corfe Castle to Poole Harbour is sensational. And a very good range of food too, including Jamaican. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 5, 2018 To continue on from the thread title. ...lots of water! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 5, 2018 To continue on from the thread title. ...lots of water! Mike. What temperature are you at there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 To continue on from the thread title. ...lots of water! Mike. Adams Ale! 100% proof? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Lunchtime today, had a bottle of Adnams 'Ease Up' IPA, which a friend gave me to try last week. Described as brewed in the 'modern style' and is an American style IPA. Apparently Adnams use the title 'Jack Brand' for their modern recipe brews, hadn't heard of it before. It's brewed with lager barley and a variety of hops, giving it a hoppy flavour with a citrus taste. Could certainly taste grapefruit with hoppy tones. Very refreshing on a hot summer day with the lunchtime meal. Also described as a lower strength beer, what at 4.6%, what do Adnams mean by lower strength!. Will definitely get some more for the summer. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) Lunchtime break today at The Drovers' Arms at Gussage All Saints, a community-owned pub reopened a couple of years back. Surprisingly busy on a weekday for a pub in the middle of nowhere which is not very well signposted. Pint was their own brand, a light session bitter (3.6%). Perfect for a hot day sat in the garden (dog was with me) and only £3 a pint which is a bargain around here. Edited August 7, 2018 by Joseph_Pestell 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 7, 2018 What temperature are you at there? Currently peaking at 44 up here in the mountains, a few miles away on the coast 5 to 8 less. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Currently peaking at 44 up here in the mountains, a few miles away on the coast 5 to 8 less..... Fairly mild by your standards, then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 After I'd mentioned that this was available in our local Morrison's, Mrs Unicorn came home with this yesterday. Just about to tuck in! Les 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Old Peculiar is one of the best beers I have tasted ... I'll probably get slagged for this, but ... IMO Old Peculiar is the Marmite of beers, and I do not like it. I used to live in North Yorkshire (and play football once a season in Masham), and it wasn't universally liked even by North Yorkshiremen! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) When my wife drinks beer, she'll usually have a lager. Several years ago, on holiday in Florida, she had a lager she really liked. We found it also in Georgia and North Carolina, but have never seen it anywhere else since. Our son was in New York State last week on business, and saw that beer. So, being a good boy to his Mum, he brought a six-pack home for her. (He also brought a six-pack for himself, but CBSA opened his case and repacked it with a large rock sample on top of the beers, splitting one inside his case, so he's only got five.) Here's the beer: We have sampled it tonight, and it's as good a lager as we remember. Edited August 23, 2018 by pH 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) I'll probably get slagged for this, but ... IMO Old Peculiar is the Marmite of beers, and I do not like it. I used to live in North Yorkshire (and play football once a season in Masham), and it wasn't universally liked even by North Yorkshiremen! One man's poison as the saying goes- it's all down to,personal taste so no slagging off you will be glad to know! I make an exception for John Smiths though Tonight's post match tipple is from Masham - Venus & Mars a very nice Black Sheep Ale! Edited August 23, 2018 by 43110andyb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinZaPint Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Tried this at my local JDW's @ 4% very quaffable! and a minor success managed to get my camera pic to display the right way up! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted August 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2018 Tried this at my local JDW's @ 4% very quaffable! 33810068b02928621cdb149f7f0434f89c98ddc31c6f7ae276effee012125103297800fa.jpg and a minor success managed to get my camera pic to display the right way up! Since discovering this ale on my first visit to North Yorkshire, in the mid 70s, I have quaffed several gallons over the years and still do at every available opportunity. Last year in Whitby it was £3.50 a pint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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