What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[DocAnna]

I had those kitchen tiles!

We've had the house for 10 years but can't really afford to replace the kitchen, so we live with blue tiles and blue electrical sockets . I'd love a new kitchen but fixing the walls and roof come first!

Anna

 

[samale]

I went over mamore gap one time in the snow. The sun had hit the buncrana side and melted all the snow but hadn’t reached the Clonmany side so it was completly frozen by the time I got as far as the frozen side it was too late. Had a company car a Skoda octavia automatic and went down the windy side with the door open and a leg out in case I had to jump. Fu”k the car lol

You won't get a better view in the world when you reach the top.

 

[samale]

Just had a pale from @Leon103 . It had one of the New Zealand hops think it was Riwaka or Riwaku...bloody marvelous :hat: . Nice citrus aroma. Looked paler in the flesh. Flavour was piney and citrus. Lovely, good job mate
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Looks well I have one of these swimming across the Irish sea

 

[Clint]

We've had the house for 10 years but can't really afford to replace the kitchen, so we live with blue tiles and blue electrical sockets . I'd love a new kitchen but fixing the walls and roof come first!

Anna

I won't say when we had them...

 

[Alastair70]

Another of my favourite local beers, this one brewed in Castlewellan, a stones throw from the Mourne Mountains, one of the most beautiful places on the island of Ireland.
An ABV of 4.8% means you can have a proper charge at it, aroma is a perfect balance of bready malts and citrus hops.Taste is hop forward, very citrusy so I’m guessing the American C’s predominate in the mix. Beautiful long dry bitter finish.
A lot of local craft breweries are making really great IPA’s, but this is probably the top of the tree in my book.

 

[LesTom]

Time for this malty cracking IPA from Williams Brothers

 

[samale]

Another of my favourite local beers, this one brewed in Castlewellan, a stones throw from the Mourne Mountains, one of the most beautiful places on the island of Ireland.
An ABV of 4.8% means you can have a proper charge at it, aroma is a perfect balance of bready malts and citrus hops.Taste is hop forward, very citrusy so I’m guessing the American C’s predominate in the mix. Beautiful long dry bitter finish.
A lot of local craft breweries are making really great IPA’s, but this is probably the top of the tree in my book.
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That's a lovely beer

 

[samale]

Another of my favourite local beers, this one brewed in Castlewellan, a stones throw from the Mourne Mountains, one of the most beautiful places on the island of Ireland.
An ABV of 4.8% means you can have a proper charge at it, aroma is a perfect balance of bready malts and citrus hops.Taste is hop forward, very citrusy so I’m guessing the American C’s predominate in the mix. Beautiful long dry bitter finish.
A lot of local craft breweries are making really great IPA’s, but this is probably the top of the tree in my book.
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Have you tried any of kinnegar range.
To be honest 8 degrees north IPA is hard to pass as well.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Drinking @matt76 hurricane porters. Sorry about the picture, I'm bottling at the same time in the utility.

so hurricane porter wy1318 first, aroma is malty with some stone fruit, black as soot, decent head, which lasts half the glass. Flavour is smooth, malty, some residual maltiness, and slightly fruity. Easy drinking, the sort of pint you could have a few of and not realise it. Nice but not stand out

Hurricane porter with mj m36, aroma wise more chocolate, some malty stone fruit. Roasty. Again, looks the same, black, good head etc etc. Flavour, pow, big strong roasty flavours, some smokiness like opening a pack of old holborn, quickly dissipating into a sweet malty aftertaste. This has got a lot going on. This one is my favourite, and unbelievable that the yeast makes so much difference. I could drink this all night.

 

[Alastair70]

Have you tried any of kinnegar range.
To be honest 8 degrees north IPA is hard to pass as well.

Oh yes, most recently at Lough Eske Castle last summer. It’s a corker. Planning a return visit there once things reopen again. Unfortunately it can be hard to get in bottles round my parts.

 

[Alastair70]

This one is my favourite, and unbelievable that the yeast makes so much difference.

I’m finally happy that I’ve got my head and palate around the malt and hop contributions to flavour. Yeast is next. My last few ale brews have used fairly neutral strains, mostly US-05 and BRY-97. Next lot will have something more characterful under the bonnet, and I’m also well overdue a hefeweizen brew.

 

[samale]

Oh yes, most recently at Lough Eske Castle last summer. It’s a corker. Planning a return visit there once things reopen again. Unfortunately it can be hard to get in bottles round my parts.

We must arrange a swap. I am only down the road

 

[samale]

Early try of my Belgian single. Lovely flavour but needs more time to condition.

 

[Alastair70]

We must arrange a swap. I am only down the road

Woo hoo. Two reasons to go back now!! I’ll give you a heads up if I’m over that way

 

[Tommo 2]

My Court Jester Golden Ale

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You got the recipe for the harvest pale please.

 

[samale]

DIPA from @Donegal john next
Magnum citra Chinook

Really nice, different to what I normally make. Again I would say this is a well conditioned beer. Big piney and slightly spicy. Getting very little of the citra but that's ok.
Another well made beer
Big strong bitterness,

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

You got the recipe for the harvest pale please.

Sure. Its in my brew day thread here:
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/mark-k’s-brewdays.91047/page-3#post-1025839

 

[samale]

Woo hoo. Two reasons to go back now!! I’ll give you a heads up if I’m over that way

Sorry I am in Derry. I only wish I lived in Lough Eske castle

 

[Tommo 2]

Sure. Its in my brew day thread here:
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/mark-k’s-brewdays.91047/page-3#post-1025839

Cheers for that, appreciate it

 

[samale]

Lemon and rosemary rye Saison