Ale, Beer, Stout appreciation

I know all the tricks ;)

I want to go back to Czech Republic or whatever the fuck it's called now.

Actually the bottle shop I bought all these IPAs from had a load of German lagers. I love those, so perhaps I could get back into those bad boys. Mmm or just go right back to Rochefort 10s hmm

Slippery slope!

Thing is at this point in time I find most lagers very boring. It's all that crazy hopped up shit. Then I get sick of IPAs and go somewhere else. Nothing beats that first ice cold lager after running around Berlin for four hours trying to find a hotel or velodrome or whatever.

Actually it's not a Goze but a sour.

Still, great name though.

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Goze

I mean, I didn't pull you up on goze -> gose the first time but if you're gonna do it again... :P

Dig the name. What's it like? Bearing in mind I have no fucking idea what a gooseberry tastes like anyway.

but even I have to admit the sun has been out a lot this last month

I know. I should be ticking off Wainwright's at the moment...

I assume that your colonial youth was spent drinking XXXX (my colonial youth spent drinking McEwans Export, the original and worst IPA)?

Grumble, grumble, auto correct, grumble.

Well. It tastes like gooseberries.

Not sure what the nearest thing is to them. Grapefruit maybe?

Oddly enough, no. XXXX didn't become a thing in Vic until after I'd left. Now it's definitely up there in terms of 'have a bbq, smash a box and you're still sober enough to drive'* beers.

*not really, but kind of yes really

I actually hated beer and was a bourbon drinker until uni, at which time beer basically became free. It was free cans/bottles of VB (horrible shit) that got me drinking beer. It was some cycling mates and Mountain Goat Brewery that got me into drinking nice beer though.

I'll keep an eye out. My missus is a sour fiend and particularly anything with 'gose' on the can so she'll want to try it.

Where do you stand on warm bitter? IMHO one of England's only redeeming features

Belgian fun.

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I got accidentally drunk in the legs on that stuff in Brussels.

In a bar ordering some local delights, had one, loved it, had a 2nd and a 3rd.

Was going back to the hotel for a shower and as I stood up my legs went from under me, had no idea how strong it is.

I am a big fan.

Would love a Tannenzäpfle but no more in the country. And please, if you haven’t a tasty glass drink it out of the bottle.

Yeah, I'm down with most of the misery offered in 'old man boozers'. I try to keep it to winter (so just the 9 months of the year) though.

Love me a Tripel K but I threw up a little seeing the wrong glass in use. I jest, of course.

Is this better?

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My Stout to other beer ratio isn't right for this unreasonable weather, so I'm back on the cider.

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Ha, gotta love that Belgian wizardry of making 8-10% beers go down like a session ale!

Noooo

Now I regret not getting any Belgian beers. :S

I've got to admit that when I'm in the US I often end up drinking this or Coors Light after a week or so. American craft brewers still seem to be struggling with the concept of beer weaker than 7% or IBU lower than 100.

Another NEIPA, because one (hundred) are never enough.

That's because they all only drink one beer and go home.

Ha, not even half a point for the having a glass from the brewery. Reminds me of a few years back when I went to the German deli in Hackney Wick to buy supplies for an oktoberfest party I was having and the woman got arsey with me because I wanted loads of different sausages when I was only 'allowed' weisswurst.

I do love a pint of Wainwright's.