Ale, Beer, Stout appreciation

I’m buying from our local brewers during the lockdown but I think BrewDog have done a good job the past few weeks, supplying hand sanitiser free to the NHS, sending out free beer to over 900 furloughed staff. Their beers are decent and their 48 can packs are well priced.

I was given some bottle conditioned beer for my 18th. 10 years later, will it still be fit for human consumption?

Depends what it is. If it's something hoppy then no, if it's something more malt based like a fullers vintage or yeast based such as Lambic or strong like a barleywine or impy stout then yes.

^^ best way to find out is to try it!

More local happiness up here

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Yeah, that's the one. Anarchist Alchemist.
"Reminds me of Molotov Cocktail. Hides the booze well. Sweet, sweet, stupidness."

Do what Melissa Cole suggested the other night on the beer52 cyberfest thing and that is to try it and see how its held up. If it's nice, win. If it's shit, save it and use it for cooking. She went on to talking about cooking cheese in beer or something which sounds like something I need to follow up on. Not that I eat much cheese but if I can add beer to something I wasn't previously adding it to, well that's a win.

Trying this o e out this afternoon, seems a good a time as any. Baltic Triple at 9.5%

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I guess something like a trad strong IPA (8%+) might last OK? But there the hops is as much a preservative as anything and will mellow as the beer matures, as opposed to to a modern fresh hop bomb style that will go off.

But +1 for the suck it and see approach; worst case is just that it'll be flat and dull and need to be poured away, but you might get something rather interesting.

Yeah when I said a hoppy beer I meant a modern hop bomb

I enjoyed this back in November, and again now.

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BBE Dec 2019 found in fridge door, has lost it's elderflowerness and most other flavours.

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Not tried the Anti Social Social Club, but big fan of Weird Beard’s Mariana Trench. Coincidentally, just posted this over in COVID:

Breweries brewing and delivering:
1) Weird Beard (Hanwell)
2)

Tonight’s contender out of the Truman’s pack, it had a hint of a purple colour when pouring out of the can but looked normal in the glass, tasted as expected with a hint of fruit. Very nice.

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Yeah, I ordered a box the other week from them (including a couple of cans of ASSC) and it arrived in an hour. I just finished my stash of Jefferson Brewery Brightside which they also delivered to me and if you're building a list Dodo micropub are doing deliveries although I went and collected my order. Oh, Perivale also mentioned deliveries but I didn't partake even though I quite like their NEIPAs I've got two boxes from BD in recent weeks as well as a beer52 box.

[nods approvingly while perusing]
Cheers for putting Perivale and Dodo on my radar, will defo check them out.

OaP/Ealing aren't delivering but you can pickup from Northfields Ave micropub
http://markopaulo.co.uk/

I'm now avoiding ordering from anyone using APC, I've had a delivery from Track stuck in a warehouse for over a week, and neither the brewery or I can get through to anyone at APC at all.

I had issues with APC Overnight failing me years ago with a Torq order. But to be honest most companies have let me down at some point.

My last BD order arrived in 7 days (inc weekend) from DXSecure which is different to the previous order which used Parcelforce (my mate was waiting something like 2 weeks for his BD order so I think perhaps they changed supplier)

By BD order is 2 weeks and counting. There was a BH weekend after I ordered, so expected a little delay

They emailed me yesterday with a "your order is late AF! Lol, soz" message.

I think we should all be cutting these courier companies a bit of slack at the moment. There will have been a huge increase in demand at exactly the same time that staffing levels are going to be difficult to maintain.

I think everyone is struggling - I've had delays on almost everything. Its part of the deal at the moment.

Deya make very good beer and use Parcelforce Express 24.

Their delivery to me was rapid. I think the BD delay was due more to their business being rearranged to deal with running on a leaner crew, new safety measures, etc.
But they also mentioned issues with their courier company so perhaps some people had delivery problems too.

Scored a discount code (10%) for us from Pillars. Free delivery in parts of East London. I, and my wife especially, have been enjoying their 'Rebel Helles', which is just about due for a restock (Fri). Not just their stuff in the shop - lots of Siren.

PILLARS-CYCLINGCLUB

https://www.pillarsbrewery.com/