Lime pickle on cheese on toast ...mmmm:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by millipede
Fraoch heather ale tonight. Makes a change from Landlord.
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Lime pickle on cheese on toast ...mmmm:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by millipede
Fraoch heather ale tonight. Makes a change from Landlord.
A bottle of Shepherd Neame Early Bird. Ironic seen as I have to be up at half five tomorrow.....
still on the wagon...only a week to go...really shouldn't be looking at this thread! :-(
but looking forward to a snecklifter cometh the hour.......!
Revolutions Brewery Co London Porter last night at the Kings head, Silsden. Fantastic, tasty dark porter-style beer. 4.5% from Leeds brewery run by music fans (their beer is all either 3.3% or 4.5%) . Well worth looking out for! :thumbup:
you have confused Axe Edge with Moor Top. It's the little brother, apparently Axe is double everyhting in Moor Top. Just bought myself a bottle, so i'll report back later.Quote:
Originally Posted by dogruf
Also picked up
Buxton Spa
Magic Rock, Bearded Lady & Magic 8 ball
Thornbridge, Halcyon
Mikkleler, Simcoe
happy nights. just gotta do Rombalds tomorrow then I can celebrate in style!
i can report that , as expected, Moor Top is excellent 7/10.
a subtle pale ale with a gentle grapefruity twang followed by a semi-dry bitter finish. the aroma is quite heady. a remarkably tasty beverage for it's meagre alcohol content. well done Buxton
Just checked their website out SF Guy and i see what you mean regards moor top but ive tried that in bottles and its definatley not what id had at beer fest [nice but not lip smackinly hoppy] just wondering if it was a festival special but pretty sure it was called axe edge allthough twas only 3.6% [maybe someone from Buxton brewery might read this and clear it up].Quote:
Originally Posted by superflyguy
I do know these things happen after visiting a local small brewery to cadge some yeast just as they were running ale into fermenter, when they checked their readings and realised the brew had turned out at 5% rather than usual 4% both brewers looked accusingly at each other, you weighed grain out said one to which other started blaming dodgy scales, outcome was they both started laughing saying 'well we cant sell that as our usual best bitter we,ll just send it to stamford bridge ale fest and think up a fancy name, nice to see even pro's can drop a b****ck.
Re magic rock only one ive had was called rapture [handpulled] well impressed
5 bottles whats that then your hydration plan for rombalds :wink:
mickleden straddle sun for me if snow allows
I've just moved to old Hartlepool, and have started frequenting a 'proper' pub called 'the globe', where they serve the local brew of Camerons 'Ruby Red' Strongarm, at £1.90 a pint :) the stuff is beautiful and tastes all the better at that price!! Worth a trip to the Headland if anyone ventures to these parts!!
Last night was a bottle of Titanic Stout which was very nice. Tonight was Lancaster Black, which is tremendous !
Might not be venturing up there Rev. Hopefully the beer will travel south as far as Ilkley !
Very impressed with my bottle of Innis & Gunn rum finish ale. Nearly as good as Robinsons Old Tom - almost! Will be getting some more at the earliest opportunity.
i agree. Was surprised to be honest, thought it would be typically bland supermarket fare. It's actually full of body and a complex hoppy flavour with a huge roasted malt backbone that produces loas of chocolate, coffee and licorice flavours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
tonight it's Magic Rock - Magic 8 Ball astounding! 9/10
massive hop profile. grapefruit, mango, passion fruit all balanced out with deep dark malty flavours. find a good bottle shop and buy one (or three) or indeed anything from Magic Rock
Sounds like good stuff Super. Might have to see if Booths stock it. They're the best Supermarket for ales.
Dorothy Goodbody’s Wholesome Stout for me tonight. Brilliant stuff & the best stout I've tasted.
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Originally Posted by superflyguy
Some of the beers that'll be on at the Old Hall Winter Beer Festival on 24th-26th February.. handy it's only a 10 minutes walk for me
www.old-hall-inn.co.uk/
Abbeydale Brewery
Ancient Greece 4.4% (Pale) A pale beer with a rounded full-bodied flavour. The aromas are grassy and herby while the flavours are herby with spicy fruits and hints of blackberry and melon. The finish is dry and has a long-lasting bitterness.
Duck Baffler 4.1% (Pale) A pale beer with light, passion fruit and lemon aromas and flavours and a refreshing bitter finish. Made with 100% low colour Maris Otter malt and Citra hops from North America.
Deception 4.1% (Pale) Very pale beer made with fabulous Nelson Sauvin hops.
Black Mass 6.6% (Stout) Strong black stout, quite bitter and dry but full-flavoured with a characteristic hop aroma. Aromas of dark chocolate, coffee and burnt toast. Lingering bitter finish.
Acorn Brewery
Old Moor Porter 4.4% (Porter) A full bodied Victorian style porter with hints of liquorice. The initial bitterness gives way to a smooth, mellow finish.
Allgates Brewery
Wai-iti 4.1% (Light) Rare Hops
Amber Ales
Blonde 4.0% (Light) A light drinking ale version of a German lager-Blonde is packed full of taste despite a low ABV and malt content. Well balanced and hopped with Saaz, liberty and hallertau.
Ashover Brewery
Light Rale 3.7% (Light) Light with slight citrus hop, very pale and a easy drinking session beer.
Poets Tipple 4.0% (Mid) Chestnut to amber balanced malt beer. Triple hopped with English challenger hops for a traditional bitter flavour. Designed for the Poets Corner, home of Ashover Brewery
Bank Top Brewery
Barley to Beer 3.6% (Light) A blend of English malt and Eastern Europian hops resulting in a pale bitter with a citrus lemon and herbal finish
Batemans Brewery
All Seasons 4.2% (Light) A very light hoppy bitter, well balanced and very thirst quenching. Brewed with a fine blend of Fuggles & Cascade hops. A drink to suit any occasion.
Bath Ales
Golden Hare 4.4% (Light) A rewarding light ale that bursts with flavour and brims with condition. It’s skilfully brewed using floor-malted Maris Otter barley and the very aptly named Goldings hops. Golden Hare contains wheat and barley malt
Beartown Brewery
Ginger 4.0% (Mid) The flavours from the malt and hops blend with the added bite from root ginger to produce a superbly quenching finish.
Beowulf Brewing co
Dark Raven Mild 4.5% (mild) Traditional, Flavourful mild.
Bottlebrook Brewery
Two Tuns Pale Ale 3.6% (Light) Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Brampton Brewery
Impy Dark 4.3% (mild) Packed to the gunwales with roasted coffee and chocolate aroma and flavours. Delicately hopped, Impy Dark is just how a mild should be. Voted Mild of the Festival at Leicester BF 2008.
Brunswick Brewery
White Feather 3.6% (Light) Very Light, yet deceptively full of body, with loads of citrus hops
Burton Bridge Brewery
Damson Porter 4.5% (Porter) A dark fruity beer with added damson juice, which gives a distinctive bitterness
Castle Rock Brewery
Harvest Pale 3.8% (Light) Using gently kilned malt with a wonderful blend of American hops are added during the brewing process gives this pale beer beautiful poise. The hops are very noticeable and lead to a crisp aftertaste. Champion beer of Great Britain for 2010.
Derby Brewing Company
Dashingly Dark 4.6% (Dark) Eight malt varieties produce this dark rich moreish brew, with a smooth finish.
Triple Hop 4.0% (Light) A Pale, Classic, Smooth, Well balanced, easy drinking beer with goldings, challenger and Northern Hops.
Derventio Brewery
Emperors Whim 4.2% (Light) A golden hoppy ale with a long bitter finish.
Boars Head Premium 5.5% (Porter) Strong red hoppy premium bitter
Fuzzy Duck Brewery
Thumb Ducker 3.9% (mid) Copper coloured session bitter. Finished with Goldings and Fuggles hops.
Hartington
Arbour Light 3.6% No Tasting Notes
Flower Power 5.3% Intense citrus flavours Dry finish and very hoppy aroma.
Hook Norton
Hooky Dark 3.2% (Dark) A dark chestnut coloured ale, crammed full of roast malt flavours, and complemented with superb dry-hop aromas from East Kent Goldings.
Hop Back Brewery
Entire Stout 4.5% (Stout) A rich characterful stout with a strong roasted malt flavour and a long, smooth aftertaste.
Summer Lightening 5.0% (Light) Straw coloured with an extremely pleasant bitter, straw coloured beer with a terrific fresh, hoppy aroma. This, coupled with an intense bitterness, leads to an excellent long, dry finish.
Kelham Island
Big Black Blue Sound 5.3% (Dark IPA) No Tasting notes
45 RPM 4.5% (Pale) A hoppy pale ale that screams fruit.
Bohemian Rhapsody 4.7% a golden continental style beer brewed with the finest aromatic Munich and Vienna malts and a trio of Styrian Goldings. This beer is fermented with a German lager yeast to give a refreshing beer with fruity estery notes which combine with the crisp floral hop character for a
flavoursome pint.
Bete Noire 5.5% (Stout) A dark, ruby winter beer with little aroma. Malt and caramel, along with some fruitiness and dryness, are in the taste, which also has plum notes and chocolate, and develops into a dry, but sweet, aftertaste.
Pale Rider 5.2% Camra ‘supreme campaign beer of Britain’
Lymestone Brewery
Stone Faced 4.2% (mid) A light orange-red coloured beer with subtle citrus and toffee flavours that are extremely well balanced by hoppy aromas and a pleasant bitter finish.
Marble
Lagonda 5% (Light) A classic Indian pale ale, immense citrus and floral hop notes balanced against a dry bitter finish.
Pint 3.9% (Pale) A medium bodied, golden/pale with a sharp hoppy aroma with a strong hoppiness carrying through with a fresh citrus grape aroma and a dry bitter finish.
Ginger Marble 4.5% (Golden) Organic beer that is intense, full bodied and fiery. This beer takes no prisoners!
Mauldons Brewery
Blackberry Porter 4.8% (Porter) A full bodied, black porter, with a balanced hop aroma and rich blend of chocolate and roast flavours, giving way to a subtle sweet fruit finish.
Milestone Brewery
Crusader 4.4% (Light) Beautiful blonde Belgium style beer. Well balanced with a citrus accent. Deceptively drinkable ale.
Lionheart 4.4% (mid) A rich creamy smooth English ale. Fit for a king.
Millstone Brewery
Tiger Rut 4.0% (Light) A very pale and hoppy ale. Using only Chinook hops, mellow bitters make way for a distinctive citrus aroma.
True Grit 5.0% (Light) A very pale and hoppy strong ale. Well hopped using only the Chinook hop, the mellow bitters make way for a distinctive citrus/grapefruit aroma.
Moorhouses Brewery
Black witch 4.2% (Dark) A smooth satisfying dark beer with a full round distinct chocolate malt body and a pleasant hop aftertaste.
Oakleaf Brewery
Quercus Folium4.0% (mid) A traditional mid-brown beer. Hops are present initially leading to a long bitter and sweet flavour. It's Latin for Oak Leaf - obviously!
Offbeat Brewery
Kooky Gold 4.1% (mid) Golden session ale, with light bitterness but with a tasty burst of citrusy cascade hops which make it a great easy drinking pint.
Out of Step IPA 5.8% (Light) The Perfect Balance between malt and hops in an American style IPA. Generously hopped with abundant citrus flavours, leading to a dry, bitter finish.
Peerless Brewing Company
Full Whack 6.0% (Strong) The high level of alcohol is complemented by increased bitterness and the fruity hop finish is derived from a combination of Fuggles and First Gold hops.
Raw Brewery
Blonde 3.9% (Light) Refreshing pale ale with German hops for a dry lager style.
Roosters Brewery
Yankee 4.3% (Light) Pale coloured premium, aromatic bitter. Aromas of Turkish delight, lychees and Muscat grapes with a soft bitterness.
Saltaire Brewery
Triple chocoholic 4.8% (Dark) Sweet chocolate flavours in the forefront of a smokey, malty background.
Raspberry Blonde 4.0% (Light) A Refreshing blonde ale infused with a hint of raspberries.
Salopian Brewery
Hoptwister 4.5% (mid) A rich gold coloured ale, with a floral hoppy nose, plenty of fruit, body and hop and with a lightly bittered finish. Very much in the Midlands style.
Summer Wine Brewery
Barista 4.8% (Stout) A full flavoured stout with a deep, complex malt body infused with ground coffee beans. An espresso aroma and flavour balanced with a soft roast bitterness.
Titanic Brewery
Captain Smith 5.2% (mid) A red/brown, full bodied beer hoppy and bitter with a sweetness and roast malt flavour and a good strong finish
Plum Porter 4.9% (Porter) This beer is dark, strong and well rounded; the richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring.
Chocolate and Vanilla Stout 4.5% (Stout) Brewed using Roast Barley and Maris Otter Pale Malt which give a huge amount of rich body to the beer and a generous amount of English North down hops to create a bitter edge, the sweetness comes from the addition of Chocolate and Madagascan Vanilla. It is so rich and opulent that it seems like a pint and a half in one glass!
Iron Curtain 6.0% (Stout) An Imperial Russian Stout brewed using the finest ingredients including roast barley which gives rich body to the beer and a huge charge of hops to give a powerful bitterness.
Thornbridge
Ashford 4.2% (Brown Ale) Floral and berry hop charcters tickle the nose followed by gentle coffee and roast hazelnut aromas. Smooth in the mouth with more roasted malt and coffee characters and a nice dry, toasted astringency and hint of bitter.
McConnels Vanilla Stout 5% (Dark) A creamy vanilla stout with raspberry flavours and a dark, chocolatey, bitter finish.
Pollards 5% (Stout) A coffee milk stout. Huge coffee aroma then the taste is like cold creamy coffee with a very thick mouthfeel.
Jaipur 5.9% (Pale) A citrus dominated Indian Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth and yet builds to a cressendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring bitter finish.
Kipling 5.2% (Pale) Golden blonde beer with an exquisite passion fruit, gooseberry and mango aroma. An initial sweetness and full body are balanced by a lasting grapefruit-like bitter finish.
I want to see a review of each one Nikalas ;)
I was in last night and apparently there are more to addQuote:
Originally Posted by Fleeter
Back on the Titanic Stout tonight...................
wow! great selection.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fleeter
Marble Pint, Castle Rock Harvest Pale, Roosters Yankee and all the Thrornbridge ones would be first on my list.
bottle of Buxton Spa for me this evening before spending 4.5 hours sitting in a white van driving an almost perfect circle round the Peak Disstrict tomorrow. is it better than sitting behind a desk for 7.5 hours?
Washing down a couple of glasses of Malbec with a bottle of Marston's Oyster Stout tonight. Anybody tried it ?
a strong match for guinness but not as good as Titanic and i'd take an Old Peculiar over any of those. But topping pretty much every dark beer i've had was last nights Buxton Imperial BlackQuote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
Sundays treats were:
Buxton Imperial Black 9/10
Mikkeller Simcoe IPA 9/10
Cheers Superfly. I have to say I thought the Marstons Oyster Stout was superb, my favourite stout thus far ! So I must track down the Old Peculiar & Buxton I.B.
Village Bike will be "available" in Heptonstall after Sunday's Mag7
Magic Rock - Bearded Lady
fantastic!
10.5%, but really easy drinking. deep black. loads of coffee and chocolate with a little spice and a resinous texture.
9/10 (head didn't last long enough for full marks!)
Rotherham ale fest last night, avoided more obvious beers top 3 for me was
windsor castle -jacks pale ale ,nelson sooooovin3.8%
cullercoats -jack the devil, lovely rich bitter 4.5%
brass castle -bad kitty, amazin choc porter 5.5%
detoxing with homebrew before norton 9m r**d race tmrw
Brewdog 5 am Saint. Sublime :)
Finally had some ale last night after only having Lager available whilst away.
TT - LL
Leeds - Pale
Badgers -
Thwaites - Wainright
Adnams -
Sainsburys - Westmorland
I'm not normally a cider drinker but how could I resist?
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I may have just discovered a new favourite ale!:) Just wish my running lived up to the name! (Maybe it would if I cut out the ale!)
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Marstons Oyster Stout tonight. I was fantasising about it from about mile 10 of The Howarth Hobble today.
Aaaah! Brewdog!! I desperately want to try the Thermal Nuclear Penguin!!...and some of the very very very expensive record breaking alcohol level stuff too! However prices are prohibitive!! :sneaky:
I'm on Ilkley Mary Jane. I was fantasising about it from about mile zero of the HobbleQuote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
Good to see you earlier Jez and well run
You've both earned it today, good to see you briefly mate:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
A pint or two of 80/- (or heavy) brewed about 3 weeks ago.
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and, for Derby Tup and Jez, I've had my 1983 Walsh PBs re-soled by LSR:
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You too DT. Mine went down very well. Also had a bottle of M & S Irish Stout, which was pretty decent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
BL, surely you have to retire those shoes sometime soon ? How much is it to re-sole ?
I think I paid £25. Should be good for another few years. I took the leather tongue out of a pair of old boots to repair the holes in the uppers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
BL, good to see the Walshes still going well. Ino-who? :closed:
Had a few over the last few days, stand out brews:
Leeds - Yorkshire Gold
Hopstar - Dizzie Danny
I've just slipped a Hobson's Town Crier in the fridge for this afternoon's post-run refreshment. It's a new one on me.
Preston Beer Festival starts on Thursday through to Sunday at St.Walburgs church hall, usually a good selection.
www.prestonbeerfestival.co.uk Think I'll be sinking a few on Thursday
Leeds Beer Festival started today - had 7 different halfs (halves?) tonight from as far afield as Bedfordshire, Shropshire, North Yorkshire, Northants, Snowdonia, Cragg Vale & Otley!! :)
http:/www.copperdragon.uk.com/ - we a get a mention on the news page - Copper Dragon have donated a keg of Pippin and 36 Bottles as prizes
Can't wait for Sunday