Ale, Beer, Stout appreciation

Saltaire Triple Chocoholic Stout

Tasty!

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reminds me of the first beer festival i went to
wigan beer festival 1989 got the ptogranmme with all beers listed
started off all keen, careful notes neat handwriting, accurate detailed descriptions of malty / hoppy taste
looking at it the following morn in my room i halls of residence i think i could read my handwriting up till about the 4th pint ( there were a couple of 8%'ers drunk quite early on ) from there on, spiders walking across the page would be quite a good description, and i'll be damned if i could read a word of it
subsequent beer festivals i just sampled the beers and did less of the note taking !

You ever have the Battersea Brewery Porter? That was tasty. You're right about Meantime. Though anything Fullers produce has that slight taste of cardboard.

I haven't tried the Meantime porter, but their IPA is fucking rubbish.

Their best is still the coffee beer.

Agreed. The meantime London pale ale is dull as dishwater. Their wheat beer on draught though is utterly fantastic....

Wallington Beer festival on Saturday for me, proper locals there... it's like a freak spotting nirvana, while having some rather fine local ales (50 mile radius I think)

wallington - is that the upwardly mobile name for croydon now..?! ;p

Hackney Brewery, Pale Ale. Spent yesterday supping this at the BFF Polo tourney. Tasted great. In future, I'd even part with your actual cash money for it.

wallington - is that the upwardly mobile name for croydon now..?! ;p

heh, no, it's it's own place... same borough though.

I never use croydon in my address I use Addiscombe. sounds much nicer

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Two Cumbrian ales my parents gave me as a present from their holiday. I will be cracking these open this afternoon.

Yum!

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Drinking Owd Rodger, as it's strong and tasty, and strong.

^^bought a bottle of poachers choice the other day. Bleurgh. Do not want. Tastes like summer fruits cordial.

Currently drinking McEwans Champion. Next up two bottles of bred dog double ipa 9.2%. Tramp beers!

An acquired taste I reckon. I just seem to have acquired it rather quickly ;-)

I have previous with summer fruits favouring, it offends me deeply! I just chose it for the name to be honest but I much prefer Blandford Flyer.

Got some of that too! Lovely for the Winter! Mmmmm....gingery.

Tis good, just about to open the first double ipa, Tasty and strong, mostly strong!

Good luck! If I have anything that strong nowadays, all I can taste is vomit & pain.

^that would be tomorrow if I have too many. I know my limit now thankfully. I get The Fear when properly hungover..

where can i buy this in London tonight? http://www.capeannbrewing.com/fishermans-pumpkin-stout/

Or any Pumpkin Ale for that matter

New brewery stocked in the local shop, Stroud brewery, will enjoy trying their darker ones...

Enjoyed a pint of Titanic, and a pint of Bitter and Twisted, at The Tabard, Chiswick, last night. Very pleasant indeed.

trying to drink asahi
not doing very well, it's fucking foul.