Ale, Beer, Stout appreciation

Couple of 8+%ers for this evening, Northern Monk DIPA and Sly Fox Odyssey Imperial IPA.

Last night had Magic Rock Vinification & Farmhouse IPA both hitting the spot nicely before dinner at 6%+ each. Followed up some grub with Portobello APA which was quite drinkable.

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stocking up

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^^ yet to have those cans as the Northern Monk DIPA was on at the local, half a pint of that plus half a pint of Rapture pre dinner had to take it easy on gentler IPA's after otherwise it could've got messy...

The DIPA was like chewing a Genoa Cake.

Anyone else looking forward to Cloudwater DIPA v4 & v5 coming this Friday?

Sadly (or not sadly) I will be at a works do which has free drinks all night

From what I've heard V5 is better. I'll try to pop into The Bottle Shop on Saturday for a couple of bottles.

KLAXON

New batch of Yellow Belly is being brewed right now

^ still got my first bottle Yellowbelly. Thought it was a keeper, not found right night to drink it yet.

Think i may dabble in the v4 & v5 depends how pricey they've got them at.

@rhb you've been restrained enough to not have the yellow belly yet? It's so damn good.

Yeah, just not had right occasion plus it's at back of cupboard as a keeper.

Managed to pick up the DIPAs yesterday, will crack them open at the weekend. Nearly bought Thornbridge's sours (Love Amongst the Ruins and Days of Creation) but balked at the £14.95 each for 375ml price tag.

^ Ale, nice but a bit pricey?

How much $$$ for the DIPA's?

Have to buy in pairs, £9 for both

That's not bad. Looks like I missed out at my LOL judging by their tweets.

yellow belly

On it now. Pretty damn good.

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Rainwater beer:

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jul/10/rainwater-beer-amsterdam-hemelswater-rainfall-climate-change-de-prael-brewery

Seven Bro7hers IPA & Stout are 3 for £5 in my local coop. The IPA was nice enough this eve.

Berlin beers were good, more about those another time though...

Just opened a bottle of De Struise/Bridge Road's Imperialist - didn't realise it was a lager (well... imperial larger) when I bought it, thankfully it's not dressed up Special Brew! Tasty, thankfully not too fizzy, would drink again.

Went to a bottle share hosted by Tim Anderson, head chef at Nanban. He gave us a bottle of his latest collaboration with Weird Beard called Sally Squirrel Teenage Detective. It's a walnut, chokeberry and miso porter fermented with saki yeast. Bloody mental but tasted incredibly savoury and moorish, umami central.

Sally Squirrel Teenage Detective

Great name, not in my Local yet.

Did get:

Cloudwater DIPAv4 (no v5)
Vocation Smash & Grab
Buxton Imperial Black
Blackjack / Thornbridge Choc Orange Milk Stout

Vocation v.tasty, lots of peach.

Woah!

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Off work Tuesday and planning a little jaunt out, was going to find some small brewery in Essex and fill the panniers. Any recommends?

From Beermoth?

Yes, it's pricey... £6 or so, but that can... 13%... stout... killing the breakfast beer game

Gonna see if it's local, Can is awesome, beer sounds awesome.

None of the awesomeness from ^ at my local. Got some first chop & two roads brewery cans. TR Lil' Heaven session IPA is nice enough, about to hit the slightly stronger Honeyspot Rd.