What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[starseeker]

This evening i have had a bottle of Belgium light ale home brew ,and a bottle of Bacchus Kriekenbier (cherry beer) bloody lovely .

 

[Donegal john]

Hefeweizen. Nice but wouldn’t want 19l of it

 

[matt76]

This evening it's a Tropical Stout-Off between me and @pilgrimhudd

First up, Tropical Stout by @pilgrimhudd

1.067 -> 1.012 => 7.5% ABV
Nice tan head that sticks around and leaves the glass. Carbonation spot on, modest but sufficient.

Initially I thought it had more body, quite thick, but it's actually medium and certainly drinkable.

To begin with I thought it was kinda raisiney, but maybe it's more chocolatey - perhaps fruit and nut without the nut, with the hint of fruitiness presumably coming from the yeast.

I don't get any overt hoppiness. But it certainly works: It's not excessively dry. It's not too sweet. There's enough malt character there to keep it interesting without being overly roasty or ashy.

Based on the initial review from @pilgrimhudd I suspect the flavours have rounded off a bit as it has conditioned. It's very nice and certainly very drinkable.

I see what you mean about it lacking a certain something but I'm damned if I know what - maybe worth playing with a more colourful yeast and maybe a combination of dark crystal malts and Special-B or similar???

But for sure I'd pay for a pint of this, and another one, with no complaints. Good work fella

And next, Tropical Stout by erm... me:

1.079 -> 1.023 => 7.7% ABV

Nice tan-brown head again - the head says it's more carbonated but it certainly doesn't drink "gassy". Decent lacing on the glass though.

I'm really struggling to avoid a cliché here but what the hell... it's like Terry's chocolate orange in a milkshake in a stout.

There's a lot going on - it's sweet but not cloyingingly so, more of a malt sweetness with lots of depth with the variety of malts in there.

I seriously doubt it fits the style with the orange notes coming through from the Amarillo & Citra dry hop - strong American Stout would probably be more apt. But it's certainly a tasty beer.

(Also interesting to note that my recent and much lower strength American Stout is much drier and more roasty - same yeast so I wonder if it's down to the different water additions)

I think my one is richer and has a much fuller mouthfeel than @pilgrimhudd 's, which is more drinkable. I suspect this has a lot to do with the fact that despite similar ABV's, each beer has a very different OG & FG.

But no mistake, both were really enjoyable, albeit totally different, interpretations of the style

 

[Pennine]

I have been wanting to try this one for a while. Picked up a 4 pack for 20 bucks, 12% so not a bad deal. It's delicious a little sweeter and smoother than the everything good in the world stout but similar.

Oh and looks like the brewery is a go in the new house. Just need to wire up some 220 and a 3 prong outlet.

 

[Gerryjo]

Tea and coffee needed for night shift...

 

[samale]

I have been wanting to try this one for a while. Picked up a 4 pack for 20 bucks, 12% so not a bad deal. It's delicious a little sweeter and smoother than the everything good in the world stout but similar.

Oh and looks like the brewery is a go in the new house. Just need to wire up some 220 and a 3 prong outlet.

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What's the plans, what size of brewery. Interesting times ahead

 

[CD]

Enjoyed a couple of pints of my usual tipple, and thought how perfect the lining was on the almost empty glass. You can count how many swigs it took me to drink it. Couldn’t resist taking a photo to share it with you.

 

[lupinehorror]

four days off so this afternoon i'm starting with some lubrication...

 

[Fuzzy Growler]

Picked this one up in Tesco from Northern Monk.... It's pretty fresh and quite bitter, but very juicy, think it may need a week or two to mellow out, £3 bargain.

 

[dan125]

A successful pressure test of my new fermenter deserves a beer I think.
An absolute cracker jack Belgian pale from @dave_77 :hat:
Crisp, dry, mild Belgian spiciness and a subtle almost saison pepperiness. Hops noticable but restrained. Really drinkable.

 

[dad_of_jon]

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I'm going to have trouble getting it through the door.
My Cali common that is

 

[dad_of_jon]

Managed to get it to the garden where m&s chicken munchies were waiting.

 

[CD]

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Managed to get it to the garden where m&s chicken munchies were waiting.

It changed colour as it went through the door. Clever.

 

[StoutWolf]

Sunny enough and warm enough to persuade me to crack open the first bottle of the cider I made in autumn.
Really pleased with this

 

[obscure]

With it being a tad cooler my unrefrigerated keg of Mild is once again at optimal drinking temperature (need to finish up the keg before too long as don’t have the room to refrigerate the keg).

 

[dave_77]

Picked this one up in Tesco from Northern Monk.... It's pretty fresh and quite bitter, but very juicy, think it may need a week or two to mellow out, £3 bargain.

I like the glass

 

[dave_77]

Sod it...it's a bank holiday . Belgian pale for me too

 

[obscure]

A second pint of mild based on how heavy the keg is I reckon there are two or three pints left in it may try and finish tonight (although with how good it’s tasting that’s not exactly going to be a hardship).

 

[dan125]

Trying to stay south of 5% while a make a shepherd's pie

 

[obscure]

Trying to stay south of 5% while a make a shepherd's pie
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I tend to make a point of doing any chopping (or anything with knifes) prior to drinking I have had one two many cuts to do it any other way.