Ale, Beer, Stout appreciation

Well jel. That looks like a wonderful time ahead of you. Enjoy! 🍻

Dull but interesting long read about Sam Smiths.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/dec/19/humphreys-world-how-the-samuel-smith-beer-baron-built-britains-strangest-pub-chain?

Some of this year's supermarket haul.

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Rochefort 10, my favourite, nice!

Wish my supermarket sold Rochefort 10 🥲

Same, it is depressing how prevalent Brewdog is these days, I refuse to buy their sexpest nazi beers but it seems to be 60%+ of the selections outside generic lager.

I'm in France so nothing out of the ordinary here, can't resist though. Rochefort and St Bernadus are so good, it's hard to believe how they make such strong beers as easy drinking as they do.

@DethBeard brewdog is everywhere over here definitely the most ubiquitous uk or us beer. My mother in-law's favourite beer is hazy jane. I bought a load, fuck if I'm getting into a discussion about their working practices over Christmas 😂

Picked up some general bottles from Sainsbury's last night, some Five Points Best, Landlord and Guiness Original. Planning to head to Hop, Burns and Black Deptford when I finish up at lunch today for some more exotic options.

Went minimal this year

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Had a really nice Monks stout by Dupont, was quite classic old school stout and not too sweet.
Have a Kernel export India porter and some table beer.
I fall asleep after one beer so might not even get through these till into new year.

Naughty

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Didn’t go for anything Christmassy in the end.

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Love 5 Points Best 🧡

Yum. Speyside barrel aged, mixed ferm,cherry wee heavy.

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When you find landlord on cask in a place with a decent cellar.

Finally cracked this one open.

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Nice. Never had a bad Dogs of War.

Opened this, regretful purchase.

This is not to my tastes.

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Fantome are a bit marmite, I love them but they're definitely not for everyone

I love Fantome. Always super super farmhousey, super herbal and spicy
propa saison

It is rather goat-y

It's growing on me.

Have moved onto one from the stash. Vanishing Point 4 from Innis & Gunn

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^^^^ do you want some beer with that head ?

A lovely Shirker’s Best at the Shirker’s Rest for my first drink today.

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I always degas beers, but this was especially lively!

This Smoothie Sour was interesting, a head like the scum you find at the top of a weir but pretty tasty (you’d definitely not want more than one though)

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