What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Don’t think I’ll bother with Electric Bear’s porter again. Luckily the goblins have brought me here...

 

[DavidDetroit]

Having one of these "tonight" turned out to be 15:45.

 

[cushyno]

St Austell Proper Job went well with stir fry. Following up with Dartmoor Jail Ale, nice and malty with a fabulous amber colour.

 

[DavidDetroit]

How much a case are those Dave?

24-pack? US dollars it's $64. This is for a regular store. Costco knocks off about $4--more or less--per four-pack.

 

[DavidDetroit]

Mmm cases of 2hearted at Costco you must be in MI.

I totally am. I live within Detroit city limits. Costco is six minutes, if that, by car to the north. I actually didn't know 2hearted ale was a Michigan brewing company.
Edit: the 2hearted ale is very nicely priced as well.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Finishing off tonight with a Dunkel. This is a photo from a few days ago but this is exactly the beer.

 

[dave_77]

American Amber is the last beer of the night whilst watch 50 best world cup goals on ITV

 

[DavidDetroit]

You folks may already do it, but it is really significant to note whether it's a HB (home brew).
Home brews are what it's all about. I love to to see them. Not that I don't love to see all the fancy UK beers, but the labor that goes into a HB is special.
Cheers.

 

[Jim Brewster]

Had a bottle of my ginger beer tonight amongst other stuff, been sampling this over the week since bottling and it's getting better, first it was weird but now its nice and refreshing, flavours are light and it's a bit dry due to the added sugar. Not sure I'd do it again... maybe.

 

[obscure]

Had a bottle of my ginger beer tonight amongst other stuff, been sampling this over the week since bottling and it's getting better, first it was weird but now its nice and refreshing, flavours are light and it's a bit dry due to the added sugar. Not sure I'd do it again... maybe.

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That takes me back I remember making Ginger beer when I was still at school in retrospect I’m not sure how I got away with drinking it in the school, canteen as despite my claims to the contrary it was, clearly quite alcoholic (can’t remember the exact recipie bit effectively sugar, fresh squeezed lemon, grated root ginger and powdered ginger fermented with what ever generic brewers yeast was available at the time).

If your okay to share what recipe did you use?

 

[Jim Brewster]

If your okay to share what recipe did you use?

Yeah, no problem. It's just something I made up for my own taste and curiosity, bit of a weird hybrid. The OG here ended up lower than estimated, I must have mis measured the sugars.

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/what-did-you-brew-today.64550/post-928823
5 litres

 

[Mrhandsome]

Had one of these yesterday.

Shouldn't have as I'm allergic to strawberries but it just sounded so nice.

 

[Banbeer]

Just started to cook the chilli for tonight so starting of with my AG homebrew(Just for @DavidDetroit ) APA.



Happy Friday everyone

 

[Banbeer]

Shouldn't have as I'm allergic to strawberries but it just sounded so nice.

I found out when I went to Canada a few years ago that I was allergic to barley (had a bad reaction to a beef and barley stew in a bar) I got checked out when I got back home and it was confirmed. I look at a lot of allergens on the side of food and most contain barley, still buy them though and also beers.

 

[obscure]

Verdant 20 Watt Moon (6.5%)

Being posting today in one of the price per pint threads that inevitably turn to minimum pricing suffice to say I don’t think Verdant are going to be concerned about minimum unit pricing.

However I am very strongly of the view that they are worth the price, described as: “A Strata-packed IPA backed up with a hefty dose of Citra! Dank pine needles on the nose, alongside clean grapefruit and tropical fruit flavours.” you defiantly get the grapefruit like flavour it is very clean and just genuinely lovely. I bought it in a mixed six pack three cans of of alongside three of Tomorrow Is Pale Ale.

 

[Pennine]

figured friday night would be a great time to give @samale 's imperial stout a sampling.

pours jet black and viscous with a small dark brown head that dissipates quickly. this is gonna be a rich one.

aroma is pretty feint surprisingly and i have stick my nose in there to get a good smell. i am getting dark bitter chocolate and coffee with a deep malty smell, like a very rich DIPA tastes. some light plum like esters and a slight bit of roastiness is there at the end. it gets much more aromatic as it warms up and then its yeasty bread dough.

tastes almost as i imagined it would, its thick, coating and sweet like a good imperial stout. lots of deep rich bready malt, dark chocolate again, a bit of woody bourbon and then a really good roasted coffee flavor, like a guinness but even more roasty. its really perfectly carbonated which balances the sweetness and the mouthfeel doesn't linger. the bitterness is nice and evens out the sweetness, it sticks around kind of like a cup of espresso does although its a slight bit acrid at the very end making me want to take another sip.

this is a really a nice one, kind of reminds me of a strong left hand brewing milk stout. i really like how much coffee i get from it and overall its a super roasty chocolaty stout which i enjoyed immensely. i am surprised at how little alcohol i am getting from it in the aroma and taste, i can definitely tell its there halfway through the bottle. the roasty sharpness at the end is probably the one thing i would take a look at and i am not sure if its roasted malt or harsh bittering hops that is causing it? or maybe the combo of the two. not thath big of a deal as another sip and its gone. Nicely done @samale i would stock a couple away for a long while to see how this thing ages if i were you.

 

[samale]

figured friday night would be a great time to give @samale 's imperial stout a sampling.

pours jet black and viscous with a small dark brown head that dissipates quickly. this is gonna be a rich one.

aroma is pretty feint surprisingly and i have stick my nose in there to get a good smell. i am getting dark bitter chocolate and coffee with a deep malty smell, like a very rich DIPA tastes. some light plum like esters and a slight bit of roastiness is there at the end. it gets much more aromatic as it warms up and then its yeasty bread dough.

tastes almost as i imagined it would, its thick, coating and sweet like a good imperial stout. lots of deep rich bready malt, dark chocolate again, a bit of woody bourbon and then a really good roasted coffee flavor, like a guinness but even more roasty. its really perfectly carbonated which balances the sweetness and the mouthfeel doesn't linger. the bitterness is nice and evens out the sweetness, it sticks around kind of like a cup of espresso does although its a slight bit acrid at the very end making me want to take another sip.

this is a really a nice one, kind of reminds me of a strong left hand brewing milk stout. i really like how much coffee i get from it and overall its a super roasty chocolaty stout which i enjoyed immensely. i am surprised at how little alcohol i am getting from it in the aroma and taste, i can definitely tell its there halfway through the bottle. the roasty sharpness at the end is probably the one thing i would take a look at and i am not sure if its roasted malt or harsh bittering hops that is causing it? or maybe the combo of the two. not thath big of a deal as another sip and its gone. Nicely done @samale i would stock a couple away for a long while to see how this thing ages if i were you.

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Thank you for the review. This was a first attempt at an imperial stout. The sharpness in the after taste was also picked up in last month competition. It's something I will try and correct the next time round. I used admiral for bittering and kviek yeast.
Over all I am happy as a first attempt and gives me a good base to work from.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Managed to squeeze a last pint and a half of my Galaxy/Citra ale out of the keg by chocking up the back but it’s now done

 

[obscure]

Verdant Tomorrow Is (5.2%) Pale Ale

Drinking side by side with the 20 Watt Moon this is quite distinctive still quite soft flavour although a little more bitter in my view. Overall though I think I prefer the 20 Watt Moon.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Never mind, this is the first pint from my NEW keg of Galaxy/Citra ale! The sun has also come out to celebrate