After the light refreshment it's off to the dark side . . .
Nowt special, but bloody good with a Garners and some cashews
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After the light refreshment it's off to the dark side . . .
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OK tonight Kronenberg 15 cans x 2 for £20 in Tesco i know it’s not craft it comes out a vat somewhere but i like it and at that money my wallet likes it
I FEEL LIKE I'M DIAGONALLY PARKED IN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE
Isn't that just one step up from 'wife beater', and no I'm not suggesting anything.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
"You gotta know when to hold em and know when to fold em".
Birra Moretti for me tonight. Really nice beer
Just a Guiness for me. It's a drink I never tried until a week ago but I've now got the taste for it.
I popped into the Mikkeller London bar on Wednesday for a swift half and selected “Do Stuff Together”, their American Pale Ale. Fruity, dry, not too bitter. Very smooth. I’m going to go back tonight.
Thursday night I wanted something different and this Key Lime Pie Sour IPA from Deya Brewing Co certainly lived up to its label. Unusual but very refreshing.
And last night, I popped into my local CAMRA spot for a couple of scoops of real ale. Geeves Clear Cut Pale Ale was fantastic. A dry, hoppy, resinous, bitter pale ale, and only £3.80 a pint in London!
Boo! from Fuzzy Duck was nice as a taster but I found a pint a bit too sweet. Somewhere in there was Parma Violets.
And finally, back home another from Deya to finish the evening off. A much-vaunted collaboration brew with Brooklyn’s Other Half. One of the best IPA’s I’ve had all year, super smooth.
I’ve finally found Cloudwater in Tesco. Sort of.
Having one of those paddle things in The Waiting Room on Whitby station
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At my mates for a few beers. He's presented this trio of McEwan's.
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Over to the dark side
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Maltsmiths IPA.
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On this cold, wet night some suitably dark ale is needed.
First up earlier . . .
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Keeping it in the family . . .
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Crap bottles of Coors.
It's not too bad actually.
Probably not in the spirit of the thread though...
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Fullers, honey dew for me tonight 👍
I had a bottle of Ghost Ship 0.5% ale tonight.
Smelt great and tasted acceptable for a low alcohol beer.
Will get a few more, I think.
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Currently on a US cruise ship. Bizarrely they have draught Newcastle Brown, served by the pint. It's nothing like Dog from a bottle but isn't half bad.
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A tasty Peruvian number.
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A lighter choice for lunchtime.
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Train fayre..... en route to London Town for a meeting tomorrow. Best I could manage at short notice from the garage en route to station!
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Had to pop up the Toon for something from L&D, so of course 30 secs down the hill to the Crown Posada . . .
Black Gate, I think this is a shot from last time I had it there . . .
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Of course one has to slog up Side en route to Central Station for the return train to Durham. The Bridge is a very well placed staging post, it would be rude not to pop in. First a porter to restore my spirits from the trek up Side . . .
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The porter was very good indeed. However, the Saltaire stout is truly marvellous . . .
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The downside of today's jaunt was that Fenwicks have moved their bottled beers from the wall shelving to a 4 sided afair in the middle of the department and there was no Smith's stout! There was some empty space there so perhaps it will return. Ho hum, on the train and back to a familiar haunt . . .
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Holidaying in Curacao. Just realised I bought the ‘Light’ version at 4.1% Can’t it from the 5% I’ve been on all week! Not my normal tipple, much prefer real ale but when in Rome etc. as they say
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Red Stripe for me, far and away my favorite in the "Cheap lager that does its job with no fuss"-segment.
Bottle / can share with a pal at home tonight and a takeaway while Mrs Me is out with her mates.
Bit of an eclectic mix. We started with Marble’s Metric, then worked through the two DEYA’s, onto the Lindeman’s Framboise for a palate cleanser,
Onto the Cuvee Renee for something funky and sour with Chinese food, and finishing on the West Coast IPA.
Rugby beer...
Not particularly cherry-y beer...
Nice zesty, hoppy beer...
A souvenir tonight from a recent holiday, that's the IPA in the glass and it'll be the red rye for seconds.
Islay Ales
Filled the footwells of the car up on a recent trip to Ireland for work. Delicious.
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Just the one tonight
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I'm not working this coming weekend so I thought I'd stock up in preparation today
Random Beers
After a bike ride went shopping at Tesco, dropped off the bags, came over thirsty and took a 3 minute walk out the back . . .
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Nipped up the Toon to look at something I want to photograph shortly. Such dedication merits a reward IMHO, so down the Dog Leap to Side . . .
. . . then a sharp right to the Crown. Crass stupidity you may think, and indeed it was . . .
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Back up Side (not the Dog Leap, great to descend, but . . . ;-) ) and inevitably to the Bridge. Very apt considering it's a pre train pint . . .
Both of today's ales were excellent, each with a nice pronounced flavour and just the right amount of burnt bitterness. I really don't know why people drink Guinness in pubs that serve ales like this.
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Pint of porter in Red House by the Quayside
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Mmmmm, looks good! What was it?
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