What are you drinking tonight 2022?

[phildo79]

Wouldn't mind a recipe for this. I have one for their imp brown stout which has turned out very close to their version. Very similar to a Berclay Perkins recipe so perhaps this one can be replicated too. Hmmm, food for thought

The imp brown stout is nicer though, IMO. But not by much. And 7.5 seems handier to brew than 9.1

 

[phildo79]

Had a little trip out with my dad to watch the Hammers
Went to Old Street brewery in Hackney Wick before the game.
6% Cold IPA very nice
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Home now
American Wheat to calm the brain cells before bed
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£9 for a 7.7% IPA! They are taking the ****. That would need to be some pretty effing amazing pint for that price. Not that I haven't experienced the same in Belfast. And most of the time, they don't seem even close to worth it. We are getting ripped off left, right and centre ATM.

 

[dave_77]

£9 for a 7.7% IPA! They are taking the ****. That would need to be some pretty effing amazing pint for that price. Not that I haven't experienced the same in Belfast. And most of the time, they don't seem even close to worth it. We are getting ripped off left, right and centre ATM.

Their prices were pretty standard for London craft beer..cheaper than beer in the stadium and alot better...bit of a protest about beer cost in stadium at moment..£7 for amestel, makes brewery prices feel respectable and alot tastier

 

[phildo79]

I hear ya but where the eff are we ATM when we are justifying £9 pints! It's barmy. Last time I paid £9 for a pint was 5 years ago in Reykjavik. And it was TUBORG! Our wages simply don't reflect these prices. You will do well to get a pint of Guinness for under a fiver in Belfast city centre. For crying out loud, it's only brewed 100 miles away. Whereas in Dublin, you can get a pint of G for €4. Albeit not every pub sells it for that price. Temple bar (tourist hole) starts at around €7.50 and increases as the night goes on to help those poor, suffering bar staff that have to work unsociable hours.

 

[phildo79]

Love this brewery. Love the pint cans that are actually closer to 600ml. Bargain, when you consider some of the shyte that's out there.

 

[Leon103]

This time next year it will be a lot more.

I hear ya but where the eff are we ATM when we are justifying £9 pints! It's barmy. Last time I paid £9 for a pint was 5 years ago in Reykjavik. And it was TUBORG! Our wages simply don't reflect these prices. You will do well to get a pint of Guinness for under a fiver in Belfast city centre. For crying out loud, it's only brewed 100 miles away. Whereas in Dublin, you can get a pint of G for €4. Albeit not every pub sells it for that price. Temple bar (tourist hole) starts at around €7.50 and increases as the night goes on to help those poor, suffering bar staff that have to work unsociable hours.

 

[dave_77]

I hear ya but where the eff are we ATM when we are justifying £9 pints! It's barmy. Last time I paid £9 for a pint was 5 years ago in Reykjavik. And it was TUBORG! Our wages simply don't reflect these prices. You will do well to get a pint of Guinness for under a fiver in Belfast city centre. For crying out loud, it's only brewed 100 miles away. Whereas in Dublin, you can get a pint of G for €4. Albeit not every pub sells it for that price. Temple bar (tourist hole) starts at around €7.50 and increases as the night goes on to help those poor, suffering bar staff that have to work unsociable hours.

I definitely agree with the cost of mainstream beer being ridiculous over £5 a pint. I think craft beer is fairly relative to the ingredients used and the scale of the brewery. So under £6 in London for a well hoped pale from a small microbrewery I don't mind paying. If I want something that is a DIPA and has had a 15g/l dry hop I'm going to expect that to be £8-10. I don't like paying £5-7 for Stella, Heineken, Amstel or Guinness .

 

[samale]

I definitely agree with the cost of mainstream beer being ridiculous over £5 a pint. I think craft beer is fairly relative to the ingredients used and the scale of the brewery. So under £6 in London for a well hoped pale from a small microbrewery I don't mind paying. If I want something that is a DIPA and has had a 15g/l dry hop I'm going to expect that to be £8-10. I don't like paying £5-7 for Stella, Heineken, Amstel or Guinness .

Drink is getting expensive, £8-10 pound range is a ball buster. Last time I was in Liverpool I gave 7.80 for a pint in Hanover Street.

 

[SMP Brewery]

A pint of Jail Ale.

Enjoyed that, nicely kept beer.

 

[SMP Brewery]

Bought a 4 pack of different beers hope the others are better than this.

 

[dave_77]

It's the start of the weekend
Fuggles English pale

 

[SMP Brewery]

This is better got a chestnutty flavour to it, like the other find it too gassy.

 

[Donegal john]

It’s Friday. Pizza and loaded fries and a Belgian Homebrew. Lovely.

 

[Alastair70]

Happy Friday friends.
My competition Hefe hasn’t carbed yet, having an Amber instead. Cheers all

 

[Alastair70]

Wouldn't mind a recipe for this. I have one for their imp brown stout which has turned out very close to their version. Very similar to a Berclay Perkins recipe so perhaps this one can be replicated too. Hmmm, food for thought
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The imp brown stout is nicer though, IMO. But not by much. And 7.5 seems handier to brew than 9.1

Impy Stout for lunch, hardcore! Part of me is hopping you’ve moved at least 5 time zones east

 

[Pennine]

Finally got my hands on a couple bottles of this. Bottle date of 24/8/22 so very fresh.
Aroma was citrus and mango similar to that Simcoe pale ale I brewed then mellows to a piney hop. Tastes of orange, grapefruit and pine with a big malt backbone, it's grapefruit pithy bitter after the malt fades. Has an earthy finish, maybe from the Amarillo that I am not digging too much. Very balanced between malt and hops although It's a bit too alcohol heavy for me.

Overall it's not bad but over hyped in my opinion, I am glad I got to try it but would probably not buy it again. It's similar enough to a 2 hearted ale but way more expensive. Their STS was much better.

 

[foxy]

700 ml of ordinary bitter for me while preparing Dahi Chicken. I wanted cauliflower cheese but my wife is trying to lose her winter coat and she reckons cheese is the most fattening thing there is.

 

[phildo79]

Impy Stout for lunch, hardcore! Part of me is hopping you’ve moved at least 5 time zones east

12am, mate, not 12pm. Not that that would stop me having an imp.

My nitro reg arrived today so the Beamish got kegged and is now carbing in the fridge. Those beer mix gas cylinders are SERIOUS! 10KG and about 120cm tall.

 

[Donegal john]

Impy Stout for lunch, hardcore! Part of me is hopping you’ve moved at least 5 time zones east

Think you mistook the am for a pm Alastair
Phil beat me to it as I was typing

 

[MrJay83]

I’ve moved on to Maggie’s Leap, one of my favourite local beers.
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I have that same book and drinking a Maggies right now
Desperately trying to find a good recipe for it!