Ale, Beer, Stout appreciation

I cracked and got the BA Decadence & Barley Wine. Got a bottle of Wild's BABS too which was even more £/l but sounds delicious. I'm thinkng about not buying any more beer until April for the sake of my bank balance.

neeeeepaaaaaah

Tiny Rebel - Welcome to the party, pal!
Snowball IPA, super tasty.
I'm not the biggest IPA fan, this is a bit sweet and not overly hoppy.
Would drink again (if only I could find it)

This is amazing. Huge Sherry / Port flavours.

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Heard amazing things about BABS. Might have to splurge on some.

Had this stashed away for the last 4 years. It does not taste 11% at all and I fear I may have necked it too quickly. Hic.

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(Edit) These look amazing, obvs.

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Go home RHB, you're drunk!
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Not sure how that happened, I thought I had just edited the original post to add abv. non-Ninja edit incoming.

I'll say again, it was an amazing beer. Probably not one for fortified wine haters though. I'm regretting my hasty pledge to buy no more already.

Defo hit up the BABS.

That Barley Wine sounds good too, 11% quickly drunk will hit the spot for sure.

I might stash the Marble BW for a while, but given covid/brexit I might be forced to get through everything stored and hopefully wake up smiling in April once it all passes.

This one’s terrible. Can’t sense that anything’s off but neither of us are able to drink it, going down the drain

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^ Cloudwater had trouble with an Apple beer a few years back, might be common denominator?

Gentle one here this evening before I hit the Port/Whisky.

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This will be my after dinner beer Christmas day.

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First christmas beer is a cherry La Chouffe. Tastes like blacking out with a cherry drop in your mouth.

Christmas selection.

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The HP Kellerbier reminds me of the Prince Charles Cinema 😭

I often meet my brother there without watching a film and have a few of those and write suggestions up on the chalkboard before going somewhere else. Prost!

Keeping Xmas Eve as a forum event. Got a lovely note and a free cycling cap with my order.

Delicious.

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I have a load of bootleg Lagunitas to work my way through. Gravity Well in Leyton is also doing 25% off 4 pint takeaways, plus their excellent Imperial stout is now available on draught. Not sure what sort of state I'd be in after four pints though.

Sorry to keep banging on about GW. I'm genuinely thrilled to have a brewery less than 400m away from my house

Wot ... ! ? I got two cases , and a load of the Three Sheets and Thrill &Spills - mmmmm- lovely .... and got a free beer mat ... must try harder ... !

The owners are old forum people I have known for years. And I bought several caps from them in previous orders. :)

I’m trying ...I’m trying ... !

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That had totally passed me by. I will have to drop in there after the war. Not far from Brooks Farm - should be able to make a family afternoon of it!

Maybe they’d even be up for the spinning of some tunes 🤔

I didn't realise they had brewed this again, I think this is their best beer by far.

After a few weeks and a bottle of champagne, I decide now is the right time for a Filler Vintage.

Pretty good this year. Surprisingly light taste for a punchy ale.
Glad I have a spare in the cupboard.

Not as malty as the last one I had (2012 I think, maybe 3 months ago) wonder if it will develop over time?

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This is liquid toffee

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I'll pop in on boxing Day. Turns out that 2 pints fits in a bottle cage with a bit of a shove.

They have an upstairs DJ booth bit? Might be up for it. Bit residential nearby though. We'd (you'd) have to keep it down a bit