What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[Pennine]

Just finished second bottle of my Trappist Single, coming along nicely
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Now my last of my Christmas treats, a Dubbel that I haven't tried before
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Brewing one of those now! First time a single.

 

[Pennine]

Wife keeps suggesting we take ours down. It’s still Christmas! ☃ ⛷

Mine dissapears at 7am on the 26th... I don't even have to do it!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

There are 12 days of Christmas not just one. Ours come down on the 5th January.

 

[lupinehorror]

the last pint and a half of my red imperial ale.
tenaciously emptied the PB so that the latest stout had a home.
what a trooper

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m sticking with my German Pilsner for now. With an early-ish start to the drinking it’s probably as well to warm up with something below 6%!

 

[Pennine]

Alright I have two more to go. Testing out the Golden Pride before the Broadside. This one is really nice, smooth, nicely balanced but leans to malt and sweet. And remarkably drinkable for 8.5% I highly recommend this one.

Current rankings:
Shepherd and Neame Christmas Ale
Golden Pride
Fuller's Vintage Ale
Old Crafty Hen
King Goblin
Old Peculier
Abbot Reseve
McEwans Champion
Fullers ESB
Fullers 1845
1698
Old Tom

 

[Pennine]

I’m sticking with my German Pilsner for now. With an early-ish start to the drinking it’s probably as well to warm up with something below 6%!

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How is it? I am curious about the differences to your Czech version.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

How is it? I am curious about the differences to your Czech version.

It’s nice

It’s still fruity but less so (Tetnang vs Saaz), a bit more neutral in flavour generally, just a tad more bitterness. Still clean, fresh, and dry. It’s also lower alcohol (5.1% vs 6.3%) so is a bit more sessionable - I’m sure that’s a word

Want one?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

3 pints of the same beer in a row - must be good

German Pilsner - again!

 

[Rodcx500z]

It’s got a proper fizz on now

 

[Pennine]

It’s nice

It’s still fruity but less so (Tetnang vs Saaz), a bit more neutral in flavour generally, just a tad more bitterness. Still clean, fresh, and dry. It’s also lower alcohol (5.1% vs 6.3%) so is a bit more sessionable - I’m sure that’s a word

Want one?

I'd love one, that sounds great. I always struggle with brewing only 5% beers, but I do rather enjoy them.

I also love tettnang, such a good hop.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I promise something different next time!

 

[Richard_H]

Testing my Dunkel Weizen after 2 weeks in the bottle, seems it will need longer conditioning time compared to a Hefeweizen but so far this has a nice strong malt character with that yeast profile I was hoping for. Kept it simple with 50% wheat, 45% dark Munich and 5% chocolate malt

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

To finish the week-end (maybe) a Belgian Tripel. At 8.1% it might just be me that’s finished.

 

[dave_77]

Brewing one of those now! First time a single.

What yeast did you go with?

 

[Pennine]

What yeast did you go with?

I am trying out wyeast 1214, I think it's the Chimay strain but not sure.

 

[foxy]

Dinner duties again tonight, nothing special for dinner, cold roast pork and a fry up. But on the beverage scene!

Best Bitter, no not a dirty glass that is carbonation.
Second ESB,

Both of these were brewed specifically for comps, the Best Bitter is ready to go, the ESB another couple of weeks to reach prime.
Third Irish Extra Stout. Wouldn't have been drinking this but the discussion in another thread had passed on a sublime message. Weak I know but ceded to that message.

 

[lupinehorror]

my first ever stout. coopers irish which was pimped a bit.
bit lively as it's the first one out of the PB but tasty and head remains to the bottom of the glass.

cheers.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Went to check all was well in the brew-shed came back with a pint of American Pale

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Bavarian Weizen. I’m still getting only the merest hint of banana on the finish and no clove but we’ll see if that changes as the beer warms a little.