What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Now that's just not fair

I should say I’ve never had this before, you happened to mention it a few days ago as I was putting in an order for some beers. You brought it on yourself I’m afraid

 

[strange-steve]

I would happily share.

Then you're a better man than me, I'd have somebody's hand off if they came near my Rochefort

 

[strange-steve]

I should say I’ve never had this before, you happened to mention it a few days ago as I was putting in an order for some beers. You brought it on yourself I’m afraid

So what's the verdict? Pretty bloody amazing is the correct answer by the way

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

So what's the verdict? Pretty bloody amazing is the correct answer by the way

meh



Actually it’s really intense and puts me in mind of a really good brandy or port - not the flavour of course but something to be savoured, consciously.

 

[Buffers brewery]

Had a fit of nostalgia this afternoon. With today’s heat down here on the south coast (31.5 in our conservatory) I fancied going back to when I was 17 (c.1966) and had a lager and lime trouble is SWMBO bought lime cordial with........MINT! Tasted orrid! . Never go back they say. Now where’s my Yorkshire bitter?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Had a fit of nostalgia this afternoon. With today’s heat down here on the south coast (31.5 in our conservatory) I fancied going back to when I was 17 (c.1966) and had a lager and lime trouble is SWMBO bought lime cordial with........MINT! Tasted orrid! . Never go back they say. Now where’s my Yorkshire bitter?

...taking me back to 17...

Ah, Maria

 

[strange-steve]

meh

Blasphemy, people have been smited for less

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Now for @samale bock, pours lovely, good head, not much of an aroma but becomes more malty as it warms in the glass. Think it's slightly undercarbed.

Looks dark amber, a very nice looking beer.

Taste wise, initially dark malt roasty then moving towards raisin and dried fruit. Good mouthfeel and for me perfect for the style. Leaves a lovely aftertaste, almost like rum, or demerera sugar.

I think I'm drinking this a little young, nonetheless I think it's a nice beer, the flavours are excellent, it just needed a bit more carbonation in my opinion. Cheers mate, enjoyed it!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Pic

 

[Hanglow]

Golden ale, second week in the bottle. Slowly clearing up at least and much the better for it.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Golden ale, second week in the bottle. Slowly clearing up at least and much the better for it.

Looks like a summery drink!

 

[Hanglow]

Certainly is!

All homegrown hallertau mittelfruh, crisp extra pale and best ale malt. k97 yeast which I used for the first time, it takes a while to clear apparently

 

[samale]

Now for @samale bock, pours lovely, good head, not much of an aroma but becomes more malty as it warms in the glass. Think it's slightly undercarbed.

Looks dark amber, a very nice looking beer.

Taste wise, initially dark malt roasty then moving towards raisin and dried fruit. Good mouthfeel and for me perfect for the style. Leaves a lovely aftertaste, almost like rum, or demerera sugar.

I think I'm drinking this a little young, nonetheless I think it's a nice beer, the flavours are excellent, it just needed a bit more carbonation in my opinion. Cheers mate, enjoyed it!

That's my experience of it so far, lovely flavour of the beer. It's still very young I hope the carbonation improves. My carbonation level has changed since I started using my fermentation fridge. Any beers I cold crash don't seem to carbonate as well. That bock is carbonated to 2.5 vols.
Thanks again for the review

 

[pilgrimhudd]

2.5 volts would seem enough to me, I have found carbing to be a bit of a mystery to me occasionally.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Just went to check on my ipa that I brewed today, bubbling nicely in the fv. I remembered that I found a bottle of my mild that I brewed last march, its oxidized a touch but still has that stone fruit taste, its lovely and no probs with carbing, 17.5 volts in this baby! Like champagne going off.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

After several strong beers including the 11.3% Rochefort, time to slow down again as I’ll be up about 6:15 for work

 

[foxbat]

Next up for me is this De Molen Red IPA. I'm loving the boiled sweet fruitiness from the cascade dry hop. I really must use cascade more.

That's a good photo , just needs a little lens distortion correction so the bottle doesn't lean to the right. A fine ale too I'll bet.

 

[DavidHatton]

Then you're a better man than me, I'd have somebody's hand off if they came near my Rochefort

Always in the market for some cheap meat, whats the worst that can happen...

 

[dad_of_jon]

Fuzzy Growlers Salted Caramel Stout. (SCS)
YUM...
A lovely session-able 6.8% beer. It's really a treat to end the night as It is sweet. I loved it. Rich & Chocolaty For those moments when you can't decide whether to finish on a beer or a dessert. This gives you both I didn't let the Mrs have any because it would be too sweet for her. (that's my excuse anyways) - She does all the healthy eating in our house. This was decadent. A great way to end the evening. This was after a judas, life & death and a duopolis. - A 4.7% ipa I like - shock horror.

Now all I have to to is exercise will power to not dispatch the 2nd SCS in the next day or so.

 

[dave_77]

It’s time.

American Amber from @dave_77.

Just a non-threatening light psst when I cracked the bottle open. Nice clear toffee coloured ale, medium carbonation giving a nice head when poured with a little height that dissipated but didn’t quite disappear, leaving a ring around the glass that stayed the course.

On the nose, surprisingly malty with toffee and caramel. A little resinous aroma is released when I swirl the glass which I guess is from the Columbus hops. There’s a subtle fruitiness but no big hitting hop aroma.

The flavour is also malty with a buttery toffee note. I’m not sure if there’s a little diacetyl perhaps (no slippery mouthfeel so I’m not convinced). Whatever, it’s nice in this beer. There are several hops in this beer and they are more noticeable in the flavour than they were on the nose with Mosaic and Simcoe more evident than Citra and Columbus I think. The beer doesn’t taste particularly alcoholic despite being 6.4% but you can taste the alcohol, and the body and flavour tells you it’s no lightweight.

The mouthfeel is soft, no astringency. Moderate bitterness but balanced with the malty flavour so you barely notice.

Would make a really nice autumn beer and I can’t help wonder what it might be like with the addition of a little smoked malt.

Thank you Dave!

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I'm glad it was still ok and had some carbonation as it was bottled off the keg a few weeks ago now with my DIY bottle filler