What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[dan125]

Picked up a few of the new ones at Tesco today on the Ashbeck run.
But lubrucating the larynx with a HB lager... Still not clear - I don't have the patience to brew many of these

 

[Clint]

SAISON with saaz!

 

[dave_77]

First sample of my latest Belgian pale with EKG & Cashmere. Nice summer pale. Went with a blend of pilsner and ale malt to lighten up a bit. Think I would go again with this hop combo but add a small dry hop too as only had late and whirlpool for this batch.

 

[Clint]

Summer breeze..

 

[dan125]

This single hop Citra brew from Tesco is half decent.
The citra character isn't very intense but what is there is nice. Low bitterness, lovely soft mouthfeel and very clean.
What's not to like.

 

[dave_77]

My Czech amber up next

 

[Alastair70]

Getting to the end of my American Amber.
Conflicted about what to do next. Was going to pull back on the IBUs but then saw Brulosophy’s Make America Amber Again weighs in at a whopping 76 IBUs.

I’ve decided to go with the gut. “Show me the way to Amberillo” lined up for next month. Chinook getting swapped out fir Amerillo, and IBUs pulled back to sub 40.

If that doesn’t satisfy I’ll do Bru’s MAAA next time.

 

[Clint]

Now the epic 3c pale...

 

[Jim Brewster]

Couldn't resist the bottle of Westmalle Dubbel that I've been walking past in the kitchen. Took a nice first sip and decided to have some crunchy extra mature cheddar with it.

 

[Jim Brewster]

Less Campden, proper water treatment and less hops (both bittering and flavour) have left me with something far, far more like a proper German lager here so I really am quite pleased.

I've noticed in a lot of very good beers the hops are background and other flavours come through, past few days I've had a change from hoppy beers and it's been a nice change, sometimes less is more.

 

[matt76]

"Southern Softie" Southern Brown Ale by @pilgrimhudd

My only experience of any brown ale is Newcastle Brown Ale, which I don't like. This is much nicer.

Carbonation is low but sufficient, which suits me fine for this beer.

Looks darker and more black in the picture but this is definitely brown.

I don't get much aroma but the taste is quite a rich, malty, biscuitey sweetness - and that's sweet in a good way, not the cloying sickly sweet way.

I get a bit of pleasant fruitiness which I think is coming from the yeast - don't think you said in the recipe but I'm guessing S-04 judging by the way it stuck to the bottle.

It's growing on me actually, more than I thought it would at first sip. I don't think this is something I'd want to make a whole batch of, but that's just down to personal preference. But I'd definitely drink another one

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Having a Best Bitter tonight. Very few pints of this left so I’m rationing myself now. I do have a new batch in the fermenter but that’s at least three weeks from my glass.

 

[Clint]

Is that your standard Hazelwood Brewery bitter?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Is that your standard Hazelwood Brewery bitter?

Yes, that’s right.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Dry stout next.

 

[Clint]

I'm fresh out!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I'm fresh out!

Me too now! I didn’t do such a good job of planning another batch of the bitter!

 

[Clint]

I need to get one on! Plus another 3c pale...then SAISON! I can see a shopping list is in order!

 

[Brewnaldo]

I've noticed in a lot of very good beers the hops are background and other flavours come through, past few days I've had a change from hoppy beers and it's been a nice change, sometimes less is more.

Absolutely. I loved my last Helles, then one of my mates said "it's kinda like a lager/IPA hybrid". At that point I resolved to cut the hops and IBU and see how it planned out. So far, very well. Still a place for a hoppier lager mind you

 

[Donegal john]

A few “black beers “ for the day that’s in it. slainte mhath