88D Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 25/11/2020 at 18:44, Liam said: Perhaps it wouldn’t have been awarded 2nd best beer if the judges weren’t wearing blindfolds! I remember seeing a map of the UK which listed the favourite beers by geographical region and for some unknown reason John Smiths was the favourite for Yorkshire and Humber. I’ve spent a lot of time in Yorkshire over the past few years and I’ve yet to hear anyone from the county say anything positive about John Smiths... It used to be good when it was a proper hand-pulled beer, but they sold their soul to the devil. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
88D Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 I’m not normally a fan of Porter and stouts (except Sam Smith) but I like this one. Just as wee as I have two bottles! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Korev by St Austell Brewery tonight. A very decent lager and probably level with Spitfire Lager. There have been some very good lagers coming out of real ale breweries recently. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 M'lady is clearly in a cheeky & cheerful mode. She bought me home a couple of bottles of beer. Then she said "They suit you". I'm shocked, shocked! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMW Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Currently drinking Red Red Robyn, as the name suggests a ruby ale which has been adapted from a Hobgoblin clone. An all grain recipe with a full mash finished to 7.2%. It was brewed for a group get together in the summer which of course didn't happen so I have 3 kegs to get through. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
88D Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 9 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: M'lady is clearly in a cheeky & cheerful mode. She bought me home a couple of bottles of beer. Then she said "They suit you". I'm shocked, shocked! Does your wife know mine? My wife bought me Derail for my birthday, and has bought me Old Peculier this week! 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 A dark ale variety box from Red Rock brewery gives us Friday nights treats: Craft Red Ale. Very tasty ale, very moorish Dark Ness, a smooth brown ale 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 From todays Sydney Morning Herald Will not be bullied': citizens around the world told to buy Australian wine in stand against China London: Millions of people around the world are being urged to buy an Australian bottle of wine or two, as a way of showing Chinese President Xi Jinping that the world will not be intimidated by his "bullying of Australia". The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), comprising more than 200 MPs from a range of political parties and representing 19 country legislatures, has launched a campaign to convince people to buy and drink Australian wine in December, as a show of solidarity. It comes after China slapped tariffs of up to 212 per cent against Australian wine producers, which Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said would spell a "hellishly tough time for Australia’s winemakers." The global alliance of cross-party representatives, who have banded together to try to counter China's increasing aggression particularly against Australia, released a video in which MPs from Japan, Italy, Germany, the United States and even Australia's wine-producing rival New Zealand, among others, urge their citizens to enjoy an Australian drop. The video is subtitled in Chinese and English. "Italy is the country that exports the most wine of any country in the world," Italian Democratic Party Senator Roberto Rampi says in Italian, holding up a bottle of Italian red. "C'mon, who needs wine when you have Aquavit?" jokes Norway's former Liberal party leader and MP Trine Skei Grande. "You know what? Japanese sake is the best!" says Shiori Yamao, an independent member of Japan's House of Representatives before Republican Senator Ted Yoho declares "two words - Napa Valley", before saying it is time to "drink something a little bit different" and buy Australian wine, "because our friends need our help". "We are asking you all to join us in standing against Xi Jinping's authoritarian bullying," says Miriam Lexmann, a Christian Democrat Member of the European Parliament. "By drinking a bottle or two of Australian wine and letting the Chinese Communist Party know that we will not be bullied," says Swedish Christian Democratic, Elisabet Lann, a municipal councillor who holds up a glass of Penfolds. The video features one Australian MP — Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching from Victoria — who said that China's attempts to bully Australia, including its list of 14 grievances, was an attack on "free countries everywhere". It also features footage of Zhao Lijian, the Chinese government spokesman and Foreign Ministry official, who posted an inflammatory tweet on Monday showing a fabricated image of an Australian soldier slitting the throat of a child. "Australia is not alone," Samuel Armstrong, London-based spokesman for the IPAC told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. "When China threatens Australia, it threatens us all. Standing up for our allies and shared values is sometimes costly but when the drinking is this good, doing nothing to protect our Antipodean friends would not just be immoral, it would be a good bottle wasted." The IPAC was founded by former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith in June, when it counted with 19 legislators who wanted their governments to take a tougher and collective stance towards China. Its stated aim is to collaborate to safeguard the international rules based order, uphold human rights and promote trade fairness among others. Florida Republican Ted Yoho, who in July had an infamous clash with New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez whom he called names, joined the campaign. The campaign follows a groundswell of online support amongst diplomats and China-watchers across Europe who have also urged the drinking of Australian wine. "It’s not a bad idea to buy some extra wine these days to show solidarity," Sweden's former prime minister Carl Bildt said this week. He predicted that China's attempts to weaponise trade in its political disputes would backfire but urged the world to pay attention to the developments. Even the US National Security Council tweeted that Australian wine would be featured at a White House function this week. "Pity vino lovers in China who, due to Beijing’s coercive tariffs on Aussie vintners, will miss out," the post said along with the hashtag "AussieAussieAussieOiOiOi". But any drive to drive sales of Australian wine will need to be significant to have any impact for winemakers. Australia exports wine to 117 countries but 39 per cent of it goes to China. Its next biggest markets are the US and the United Kingdom which make up 15 and 14 per cent of total Australian wine exports respectively. The export market was valued at $4 billion in September, before the tariffs came into place. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Day 1 of 24: Edited December 2, 2020 by black and decker boy 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 14 hours ago, black and decker boy said: Day 1 of 24: Try the 5am Saint red ale which is hopefully in your pack. Wonderful stuff ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium airnimal Posted December 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 3, 2020 Tried one of these last night. I am not a fan of can beers remembering drinking can beers in the 70's. Although I like some of there cask ales this one is an acquired taste. It was like fizzy Bovril. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted December 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 59 minutes ago, airnimal said: Tried one of these last night. I am not a fan of can beers remembering drinking can beers in the 70's. Although I like some of there cask ales this one is an acquired taste. It was like fizzy Bovril. Perhaps, on a site of railway enthusiasts, we should point out that BREL is not a reference to British Rail Engineering Ltd. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 One of my local micros seems to have thrived under this years events and has just innovated again with this: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 4 hours ago, airnimal said: Tried one of these last night. I am not a fan of can beers remembering drinking can beers in the 70's. Although I like some of there cask ales this one is an acquired taste. It was like fizzy Bovril. Talking of truly awful canned beer, this reminded me of "Grotneys" party seven. Thank the lord we've moved on since those days with the craft beer brewers of today being of true excellence. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted December 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 Beer technology has indeed moved on a lot with a lot of beer recipes being formulated specially for canning. Sales of canning lines to small breweries have been very strong over the last few years. I had some cans of Whitstable Bay IPA yesterday evening. Very enjoyable. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted December 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Joseph_Pestell said: Perhaps, on a site of railway enthusiasts, we should point out that BREL is not a reference to British Rail Engineering Ltd. A famous Belgian (one of three). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted December 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Welchester said: A famous Belgian (one of three). I suppose that depends a bit on what you mean by famous, but I can think of a few more than three. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted December 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Joseph_Pestell said: I suppose that depends a bit on what you mean by famous, but I can think of a few more than three. I can too, but it's the old joke. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted December 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 Tonight's tipple will be Shipyard American IPA, another beer that seems to survive canning. Both the can and the cardboard wrapper have "Portland, Maine, USA" writ large upon them. You have to read the small print (very small) to find out that it is really brewed in Wolverhampton by the ever-expanding Marston's - which indeed is not even Marston's now. I usually avoid beers brewed under licence on principle but I do like this one. Maine looks rather nice and I hope to try the real thing some time over there. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
88D Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Eight of these for a tenner at my local Sainsbury. Not bad, eh? Cheers. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 hour ago, 88D said: Eight of these for a tenner at my local Sainsbury. Not bad, eh? Cheers. Don't drink them all in one go! Hic! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 It must be winter! Roll out the Riggy! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted December 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2020 Tonights tipple comes from a Czech brewer, Bernard. This, as the bottle says is Bohemian Ale. Light coloured, strong flavour, rich flavour but far too drinkable considering its 8.2% heft. A favourite of mine. Rob. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) On 03/12/2020 at 10:10, black and decker boy said: One of my local micros seems to have thrived under this years events and has just innovated again with this: Now, that is a good idea, see good can come from bad! Edited December 23, 2020 by leopardml2341 Speeling 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 On 26/11/2020 at 23:32, KeithMacdonald said: M'lady is clearly in a cheeky & cheerful mode. She bought me home a couple of bottles of beer. Then she said "They suit you". I'm shocked, shocked! On 27/11/2020 at 09:27, 88D said: Does your wife know mine? My wife bought me Derail for my birthday, and has bought me Old Peculier this week! Can you be certain it's not the same person? Ok I'm off........ Can't catch me! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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