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Visiting my bro. at Crystal Palace. Lovely Tribute but he keeps it a bit cold for me, hence the small glass for multipour warm up. He's on the bottled Guinnes Original.

Great beers, I partially remember them all from the tasting room by (below?) the canal in the brewery basement. Have you been there just recently? Or is it a selection box?

Gorgeous richly toffee and caramel. Thanks for the nod @Chippy_Tea 🍺👍

Had to have a 2nd of my blended ale whilst the pizza cooks. Great combo. Spicy prawn with the Hoppy beer. 🍕🍺

Right, on to this evening. Another try-out beer. This time my blended CADB. Not cleared as much yet as I'd thought or hoped. The Camden Ale hop aroma and especially flavour seem enhanced by the Hoppy Darkish Bitter component. Just like before blending them, when having a Camden ale after the...

This was drunk with a late lunch after racking from the fermenting 21 litre cask into two 11 litre serving casks. A Kent Gold ale using my own-grown this year's Prima Donna (First Gold) hop harvest at middle, end and for dry hopping. I say end hops, as I can't say whirlpool - the pump blocked...

Whoops, a bit late to the party, I've just seen the original posting date. Doh! Errr, I'm not totally sure about this, but Jim's beer kit site concurs with my thoughts: " DEXTROSE is totally fermentable - otherwise known as brewers sugar - It wont add any character to your beer and will be...

A 2nd cheeky Spirit of Kent preprandial, then rapidly into roast chicken dinner with Aussie McGuigan chardonnay. Both very tasty. 🍻🥂

A glass of the Westerham Spirit of Kent. My newest mongrel blended tails yesterday of 2 casks of my Camden Pale Ale III with 2 casks of my Darkish hoppy bitter to make a >10 litre cask of Camden Ale Darkish Bitter blend (CADB) is still dropping clear (I hope).

Perhaps the metallic Golden syrup twang would mature out if left a year or two or even more before opening? I know - not much chance of that happening! 😜🍻 I opened a bottle a year or two ago that was from the '80's (same beer but relabled as an Anniversary ale for a tied house management...

21Litres Kent Golden ale Total = 7190

And then tonight's Preprandial of the Westerham Spirit of Kent, then on to a recently bought Italian red Puglia Appassimento from Wine Superstore in Calais. Brilliant residual sweetness matches SWMBO'Ds casserole of pork with plums and peppers. Unlike last Saturday's wine, got the choice...

Last night's beers catchup. Lively 😜 Westerham Spirit of Kent. Well, it is 3 months OOD! Still lovely and fresh beer. Firstly mine and son's. Then SWMBO'Ds The Real Bud. Then my follow - ons. An unexpectedly tough end to the day, as my Hopcat pump blocked brewing a Pale ale using this year's...

Nice! Side by side matching chiminea and bottle shape. Oh, this is a beer site! Reliable beer, Duvel.

Nope, It's reusing a coffee filter 'cos I like the mocha flavour it adds to a wine. 🍷 Meanwhile back to reality, 2nd preprandial beer is my Camden Pale Ale clone.

You may open your door if you like , We believe that's the butler's duty to perform. 🎩

Happy Sunday all. Preprandial Darkish Hoppy Bitter for me, and starting as she means to carry on, A glass of the dinner Claret for SWMBO'D. 🍻

Cheers up HB, it'll soon be gone. That's the beer and the miserable weather. I pity the poor souls left on the Orkneys once @DocAnna had gone home. 🌧️🍺🌞

There we go - Austrian dry but fruity white. In all honesty not up to the Monkfish, my mistake.

Well, I poured myself a son's present Brugge Halve Mann beer, and SWMBO'D asked in a meaningful way where HER preprandial was. (if you're married you'll know what I mean 😉). So a G&T with freshly squeezed lime juice was rapidly prepared for her. Phew! 😅 I survive and will shortly be allowed...