kevpeo Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 (edited) Proper Black, my favorite! I was gutted when the local Tesco stopped stocking it. Kev. Edited December 27, 2018 by kevpeo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted December 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2018 Hot lemon, ginger & honey. Stinking cold, so no alcohol for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted December 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2018 Had a pint of Theakston's 'Christmas Ale' tonight, I'm not a fan of fruitcake and christmas pudding etc and it has a bit of the taste of those but I quite enjoyed it, nice and warming, went back to Theakston's 'Pale Ale' after though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinZaPint Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 In my local Spoons yesterday saw this on the pumps and as I was walking thought I'd give it a try I really like a dark ale at this time of year and for me this was a corker! Got to go past there again this evening, I can resist anything except temptation! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted December 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2018 Sounds like a tough choice, but someone's gotta do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2018 And perhaps a bit of Brickwoods that encroached from its spiritual home in Pompey? I'm a tad young to have sampled any but apparently it was mostly pretty dire stuff, quickly dropped by Whitbread when they bought them out in 1971 for the tied estate pubs. ISTR that Whitbread introduced some demon tech devices into Brickwoods’s brewing process. Like thermometers. It improved the quality no end. And Brickwoods did some rather nice bottled beers, like Pompey Dark and Little Brickie. Sherry and I were sampling glühwein in Germany before Christmas, or gløgg as it was called in Copenhagen. A bottle of glühwein from. Lidl in Torquay seems to have travelled well with us to la France profonde, and has now been enjoyed chez nous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted December 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2018 Ahhhh, I was auf den Glühwein im Weinachtsmarkt Dortmund! Bratwurst & Glühwein-a heady mix! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Purity Lawless Lager, has a very nice taste too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 One of the mixed pack of six my daughter bought me for Xmas. steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Torper Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 Bit of a disaster to start the new year......About 18 months ago I bought a 5-litre keg of Adnams Ghost Ship for an upcoming party. Sadly, most people were driving and abstemious and It never even got opened, so I put it away at the back of a cupboard and of course forgot about it. Today I found it again, dusted it down, ignored the "Best before" date (over a year ago), thought "It's beer, it's been sealed, it'll be fine" and poured myself a glass. Unfortunately it wasn't fine. That's not to say it's bad, it just wasn't right. I've put it aside to give it more time to settle and will have a another shot at it, but if that's no better it'll be 5 litres of Adnams down the sink....... Apart from that, I've been enjoying Oakham Brewery's Citra which is my current bottled session ale of choice. Hoppy, touch of lemon and grapefruit, not spectacular but really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 Bit of a disaster to start the new year......About 18 months ago I bought a 5-litre keg of Adnams Ghost Ship for an upcoming party. Sadly, most people were driving and abstemious and It never even got opened, so I put it away at the back of a cupboard and of course forgot about it. Today I found it again, dusted it down, ignored the "Best before" date (over a year ago), thought "It's beer, it's been sealed, it'll be fine" and poured myself a glass. Unfortunately it wasn't fine. That's not to say it's bad, it just wasn't right. I've put it aside to give it more time to settle and will have a another shot at it, but if that's no better it'll be 5 litres of Adnams down the sink....... Apart from that, I've been enjoying Oakham Brewery's Citra which is my current bottled session ale of choice. Hoppy, touch of lemon and grapefruit, not spectacular but really nice. citra.jpg Usually its only bottled beers that remain drinkable. I still have some bottles of Chimay Blonde with a best before date of 2007! It is still drinkable and tastes perfectly OK, I had a bottle over Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2019 Bit of a disaster to start the new year......About 18 months ago I bought a 5-litre keg of Adnams Ghost Ship for an upcoming party. Sadly, most people were driving and abstemious and It never even got opened, so I put it away at the back of a cupboard and of course forgot about it. Today I found it again, dusted it down, ignored the "Best before" date (over a year ago), thought "It's beer, it's been sealed, it'll be fine" and poured myself a glass. Unfortunately it wasn't fine. That's not to say it's bad, it just wasn't right. I've put it aside to give it more time to settle and will have a another shot at it, but if that's no better it'll be 5 litres of Adnams down the sink....... Apart from that, I've been enjoying Oakham Brewery's Citra which is my current bottled session ale of choice. Hoppy, touch of lemon and grapefruit, not spectacular but really nice. citra.jpg If it's undrinkable, save it for the slugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 My local has Adnam's Mosaic on hand pump - not often seen in these parts, trouble was I could only have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted January 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2019 Enjoying a pint (or two) of Edinburgh Castle, in Edinburgh listening to some live music... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2019 Good grief, was I the last to post here? Anyway, just opened a bottle of Theakston's XB. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Will be having a glass of Black Sheep later. Also tried Blandford Fly by Badger recently; quite nice, got a bit of spice in it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted February 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2019 Franziskaner Weißbier Alkoholfrei is tonight's tipple. Mrs Rodent and I are into that and Erdinger Alkoholfrei. Might dip into some of my Xmas beer stash later though-a Bath Ales Gem may accidentally spill into my glass! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, SVRlad said: Will be having a glass of Black Sheep later. Also tried Blandford Fly by Badger recently; quite nice, got a bit of spice in it though. There is one of those staring at me, might be tempted... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Wily Fox brewery "Dublin Up" Irish Stout. 4.5% & very nice. Posted pix to test this new site - easy !! Brit15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted February 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2019 Went for Wolf Rock Red IPA in the end. 4.8%, nice ruby red and a rounded taste to go with it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 31/12/2018 at 20:47, steve1 said: One of the mixed pack of six my daughter bought me for Xmas. steve I experienced this on my last trip to York. Pretty decent stuff IIRC. I also visited Valhalla, a Viking themed bar which boasted its own micro-brewery and a selection of meads. Had I had more time in the city, my liver would probably have taken issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Torper Posted February 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2019 Brewdog Quench Quake. This claims to be "bright, zesty and refreshing with a twist of pithy acidity. Aromas of grapefruit and tangerine peel, hints of lime, and a touch of apple pie, followed by flavours of lemon juice, grapefruit, orange, tangerine, and a dry biscuity malt note supporting them. A juicy tartness gives this beer a short and snappy finish". Well, I'm afraid for me it did indeed have a short snappy finish - down the sink. To be fair to Brewdog this was my first venture into sour beers and it'll probably be my last. I really wasn't expecting it to be as sour as it was - not to my taste at all. To take the taste away I had, of all things, a glass of port (Dow's). I've recently got into port again after a lapse of many many years and I'm really enjoying it! DT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I tried Brewdog Nanny State (a non-alcoholic beer) in the summer - didn’t enjoy it at all. Becks blue on the other hand is a nicer non alcoholic beer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 27/12/2018 at 19:25, rodent279 said: Hot lemon, ginger & honey. Stinking cold, so no alcohol for me Personally I would go for removing the ginger and adding shot of Whisky! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2019 Enjoyable evening back in Newbury on Friday night at the Watermill Theatre to see Macbeth. Great production as usual there. Enterprising bar manager had got in a stock of Macbeth by Shakespeare brewery, a brown ale but with just a hint of bitterness. You would think that the brewery might keep an eye on the programmes at theatres across the country to sell their beers to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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