Beer, revisited

Furey1878 · May 9, 2015

Boss when first opened, depreciates somewhat if you don't finish it within 10 mins.

Comes in a smart little bottle, though.

Furey1878 · May 9, 2015

Anyway, this is still my go to beer:

ste d' indica · May 19, 2015

Another one from Siren, 7 Seas Black IPA. Very complex, big malt body turned bone dry with a mix of seven US and German hops. Interesting but way too hoppy for a dark beer in my book.

COYBL25 · May 19, 2015

Furey1878 said:
Anyway, this is still my go to beer:

Always found that this is a nice beer in moderation . Got smashed on it once and had a hangover that you'd normally only get from a session on dark rum. Had to lie in a dark room most of the following day to recover and stil felt like crap 48 hrs later.

obc · May 19, 2015

Furey1878 said:
Anyway, this is still my go to beer:

heh. we get that down here, will buy one or tw of the larger bottles when it's FIFA15 night. an easy beer with more flavor than the watery lager down here, but still light enough for 40C 60% humidity days.

amusingly we also get a chunk of the German beers I've seen posted the last couple days. German beers never seem to taste as good out of the bottle as they did on my trip to Munich. Hacker Pschorr (any) and Paulaner's Munich Lager are the only I get intermittently.

DualityNSNO · May 20, 2015

obc said:
heh. we get that down here, will buy one or tw of the larger bottles when it's FIFA15 night. an easy beer with more flavor than the watery lager down here, but still light enough for 40C 60% humidity days.

amusingly we also get a chunk of the German beers I've seen posted the last couple days. German beers never seem to taste as good out of the bottle as they did on my trip to Munich. Hacker Pschorr (any) and Paulaner's Munich Lager are the only I get intermittently.

Probably because it's rare that they're actually made in Germany and shipped to wherever, so in essence they are a slightly different beer. Usually at least.

Heineken here tastes slightly different than the Heineken back home, for example. It's also 5 times more expensive.

SerenityNigh · May 20, 2015

Tried a Saison Sour recently, interesting style/blend (although weirdly BeerAdvocate lists it as an IPA).

joey_macmo · May 20, 2015

330ml Cans of Moretti only 59p in Home Bargains atm, much better than Peroni imo

Eggs · May 20, 2015

....dark beer, it has to be dark beer. Guinness, I really like Guinness.

AlE · May 20, 2015

Is ale a thing for older blokes??! I can't stand the stuff but everyone I know over 40 odd loves it.

Give me a few bottles of Peroni and I'll be sorted. Sorry lads....

COYBL25 · May 21, 2015

AlE said:
Is ale a thing for older blokes??! I can't stand the stuff but everyone I know over 40 odd loves it.

Give me a few bottles of Peroni and I'll be sorted. Sorry lads....

Give these three a go mate as an alternative to Peroni.

Available in most supermarkets and they normally do three for a fiver - Asda doing 4 for a fiver at the mo.

They're all quite "sweet " and the rarities in Ale, as they can be put in the fridge and drank cold ( in bottles anyway ).

Tribute is my favourite

blue61 · May 21, 2015

Drinking a belting pint of 'Brown Cow' a Sheffield brew, in Wetherspoons in Chesterfield at this very moment. Nice nutty notes.

coollino · May 21, 2015

AlE said:
Is ale a thing for older blokes??! I can't stand the stuff but everyone I know over 40 odd loves it.

Give me a few bottles of Peroni and I'll be sorted. Sorry lads....

There are so many different types of ale these days you could easily find one you like. Many keg ones too, making the texture more of that of a lager.

bring the ghost on · May 21, 2015

AlE said:
Is ale a thing for older blokes??! I can't stand the stuff but everyone I know over 40 odd loves it.

It's a slightly more acquired taste, but once you get into real ales, you'll wonder why you wasted so much time drinking lager.

Try Brewdog Punk IPA, great hoppy IPA aimed at slightly younger people.

COYBL25 · May 21, 2015

coollino said:
There are so many different types of ale these days you could easily find one you like. Many keg ones too, making the texture more of that of a lager.

Not splitting hairs here mate, but real ale only ever comes out of a cask, the stuff your talking about that comes out of a keg is possibly what's known as " Craft Beer ". This is kind of a mix between the two.