A glass of my Pirate Pale while bottling some beers and preparing for a brewday tomorrow.
What are you drinking tonight 2024.
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My son has just got a job with brewdog and I realised how negative I feel about the company, both the situation with sexual harassment with the founders, and the idea of selling out to the mass market. He’s challenged me about my views and today I’m in Aberdeen on the way up to Orkney and having lunch in the Brewdog here. So I asked the barman for a flight of the 4 beers that sold the least. He got brownie points for bringing 5 as it was an original challenge.
The 5 are (left to right ) King Crush, Dog M, Arcade mode, Mountain brew, and a barley wine I can’t remember the name of.
Overall I’m a bit stunned! These are really good beers, like I’d be super chuffed to make any of these except the Mountain Brew.
King Crush: New world stone fruit IPA - no hint of oxidation at all …. That’s far far harder than it sounds to make.
Dog M: This year’s release, an imperial IPA , my favourite, vanilla, oak and I’ve made something similar but annoyingly this is better
Arcade Mode: A close 2nd a new world fruity IPA - though more fruity than IPA , apparently a new hop variety - good
Mountain Dw: umm … nope.. lime, bitterness but too much sweetness, I’m sure it was meant to balance but nope doesn’t work
The barley wine: oooh yes ..sorry guys…. But this one does it for me… only reason it doesn’t reach the top spot is it is sooo caramel sweet it’s just a bit too much - small amounts only with other drinks
In last place, the accompanying chicken Caesar salad ordered for lunch. Judging by the brown edges to the lettuce I’m guessing not many people coming to a brewdog order a salad
The 5 are (left to right ) King Crush, Dog M, Arcade mode, Mountain brew, and a barley wine I can’t remember the name of.
Overall I’m a bit stunned! These are really good beers, like I’d be super chuffed to make any of these except the Mountain Brew.
King Crush: New world stone fruit IPA - no hint of oxidation at all …. That’s far far harder than it sounds to make.
Dog M: This year’s release, an imperial IPA , my favourite, vanilla, oak and I’ve made something similar but annoyingly this is better
Arcade Mode: A close 2nd a new world fruity IPA - though more fruity than IPA , apparently a new hop variety - good
Mountain Dw: umm … nope.. lime, bitterness but too much sweetness, I’m sure it was meant to balance but nope doesn’t work
The barley wine: oooh yes ..sorry guys…. But this one does it for me… only reason it doesn’t reach the top spot is it is sooo caramel sweet it’s just a bit too much - small amounts only with other drinks
In last place, the accompanying chicken Caesar salad ordered for lunch. Judging by the brown edges to the lettuce I’m guessing not many people coming to a brewdog order a salad
I'm now supping a pint of Dead Canary which is dead nice! Earlier it was cider at Erdigg Hall apple festival (see above)where I thoroughly enjoyed ruining the wife's photos!
Bottle conditioned Best Bitter. It’s still quite young and has a little chill haze as I’ve just taken it out of the fridge. Nice fresh flavour though and despite the haze it tastes clean.
My Red rye IPA looks better now, still cloudy but that’s not going to go, at least it’s a nice hue to it.
Been there several times and didn’t know it had that front as we are with the dogs and just walk the grounds.
Is the cider any good might go next weekend if the weather’s fine.
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A bottle of Sake my sister bought this back from Japan for me and yes it’s good it’s a little sweeter than some of the Sake I tend to go to but still very good.
This year it's just Rosies cider out of bag in a box. Previous years was pressed apples off the estate fermented in pressure barrels...proper stuff!
I like how it levitates...
That’s disappointing used to go to Clumber park and that was pressed cider.
On to my original NEIPA.
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Last beer of the weekend. The old colonial slang "sherbet" would be appropriate for this!
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Not tried this before - definite thumbs up from me !
I'm not a big stout drinker or brewer but I did make a Chinook Porter, also 6%, that was similar to this - rich, dark chocolate maltiness, decent hoppy bitterness, slight sweet finish.
My go to Belgian at the moment, 4 for 3 in Asda
I'm not a big stout drinker or brewer but I did make a Chinook Porter, also 6%, that was similar to this - rich, dark chocolate maltiness, decent hoppy bitterness, slight sweet finish.
My go to Belgian at the moment, 4 for 3 in Asda
Kegged Best Bitter. This keg is also getting low! 
How does it compare with your latest NEIPA?
Obviously not as hazy and the original is not as fruity as the second attempt. I prefer the second I think but they are both nice.
As it’s a little early for a beer I thought I’d sit outside with a coffee and a couple of chocolate danish pastries while mashing another batch of Pirate Pale. I’m quite keen though to see how my Belgian Dubbel is getting on…
Time for that taste. The beer is almost clear and has good colour, the head is foamy and long lasting. Aroma is clean and what you’d expect for a Belgian Dubbel although perhaps a bit muted. The flavour is caramelised sugar and those Belgian esters but the beer might need another couple of weeks for those flavours to clean up and really shine. Oops, better check that mash.
Late sum up of the weekend.
Saturday :
My bitter, followed by my Camden, then lastly for me, but preprandial for SWMBO'D I made a GnT, no photo unfortunately I forgot.
Then Waitrose b.o.b. Romanian Pinot Noir.
Latter had with Boeuf Bourgignon c/o SWMBO'D.
Sunday:
Same beers as last night my bitter, which is getting low, then my Camden pale ale.
Followed by a Vdp d'Oc Pinot Noir with roast pork.
Both very tasty.
Saturday :
My bitter, followed by my Camden, then lastly for me, but preprandial for SWMBO'D I made a GnT, no photo unfortunately I forgot.
Then Waitrose b.o.b. Romanian Pinot Noir.
Latter had with Boeuf Bourgignon c/o SWMBO'D.
Sunday:
Same beers as last night my bitter, which is getting low, then my Camden pale ale.
Followed by a Vdp d'Oc Pinot Noir with roast pork.
Both very tasty.
