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Now I’m feeling paranoid is the pub across from the station paying kickbacks to the train companies to break the air conditioning on hot days. Could have being worse a few years back they couldn’t turn the heating off (in August) not fun.

I know it’s a beer made by a macro brewer, and their are many many stouts that are arguably better, but sometimes I have a craving that other Stouts can meet.

Surprisingly good session IPA from Greene King (4%) may be due to being a ice cold beer I’m having it just after getting off a train with broken down air conditioning but I’m honestly impressed.

Haven’t had this in years but saw it on Amazon basically a ‘Greek Brandy’ (in the sense that it is distilled wine) which is perhaps a tad unfair as it’s very much a drink in its own right. It’s very smooth hints of raisins and orange just very pleasant.

As you would expect on a bank holiday the weather outside is frightful so settling down with a glass if Jura.

A bottle of my own Marzen.

A bottle of my own dark mild, think I have a tad too much crystal as it’s a tad sweeter than I prefer but very drinkable non the less.

A glass of Talisker.

I suspect it’s mostly down to lost revenue although with beer the worst you are likely to get if you mess up is a bucket of vinegar with distillation you could well end up with methanol which is a big reason legal or not I wouldn’t give it a go. The full image.

Sake haven’t had any in quite a while very smooth and refreshing and should go nicely with the planned Thai takeaway.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/excise-notice-39-spirits-production-in-the-uk/excise-notice-39-spirits-production-in-the-uk Think on this one HMRC is pretty clear, still amazed Malt Miller is being so blatant most places at least try to give a veneer of deniability I.e. it’s for...

I’m on leave tomorrow so starting the weekend early with an Ordinary Bitter.

Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley extremely drinkable refreshing white wine.

An Oatmeal Stout smooth lots of flavour just nice to drink

Roast beef at a local pub with a couple of pints of Brakspear (a bitter) made for a very pleasant Sunday.