What are you drinking tonight 2022?

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m on Karmeliet Tripel at the moment.

 

[Alastair70]

Siren West Coast. Loaded with grapefruit and pine.

 

[SMP Brewery]

As it’s a cool evening the wine monkey is out it’s a Merlot keeping warm on the cadac.

 

[Alastair70]

Another Siren IPA, Californian this time with Citra and Simcoe. More pine with cleaner citrus flavours. I preferred the first one, but this is still great.

 

[LesTom]

A personal favourite for a Sunday evening

 

[DocAnna]

My not as bitter as I’d like Korev clone v1.1 - this is the Saflager W34/70 fermented half of a split batch that tastes noticeably different from the Omega Bock version. Not sure yet which one I prefer.

 

[Alastair70]

An American Stout kindly sent to me by @pilgrimhudd. I’ve been sitting on this for a couple of months waiting for the hot weather to pass and it was definitely worth it.
Medium carbonation, pours with a tan head that lasted the whole pint and laced the glass. Aroma and flavour are bit of dark roasted malts. I tasted coffee and dark chocolate initially, but as it warmed up dark fruit flavours come to the fore. There’s little or no sweetness, the mouthfeel is great and the finish is dry. It’s a top brew, well balanced and perfect for my taste. Thank you for sharing it.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

An American Stout kindly sent to me by @pilgrimhudd. I’ve been sitting on this for a couple of months waiting for the hot weather to pass and it was definitely worth it.
Medium carbonation, pours with a tan head that lasted the whole pint and laced the glass. Aroma and flavour are bit of dark roasted malts. I tasted coffee and dark chocolate initially, but as it warmed up dark fruit flavours come to the fore. There’s little or no sweetness, the mouthfeel is great and the finish is dry. It’s a top brew, well balanced and perfect for my taste. Thank you for sharing it.
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Glad you enjoyed it!

 

[Alastair70]

It’s a stout off, and in the other corner @samale.
Again; great pour, lovely clarity when held to the light and a tan head lasted the whole pint. The aroma is coffee roast with a bit of dark fruit. ABV is 6%, not that you‘d know it. It’s very smooth on the palate, mouthful is soft full and round. I‘m getting more roasted character with dark fruits and possibly some yeast ester character sitting in the background. The overall balance of flavours is spot on.
Another really great stout. Whilst seemed very similar in style at first sip, the differences became more apparent the further I got into this one. Both were excellent, and thank you both brewers for a lovely end to my Sunday

evening

 

[samale]

It’s a stout off, and in the other corner @samale.
Again; great pour, lovely clarity when held to the light and a tan head lasted the whole pint. The aroma is coffee roast with a bit of dark fruit. ABV is 6%, not that you‘d know it. It’s very smooth on the palate, mouthful is soft full and round. I‘m getting more roasted character with dark fruits and possibly some yeast ester character sitting in the background. The overall balance of flavours is spot on.
Another really great stout. Whilst seemed very similar in style at first sip, the differences became more apparent the further I got into this one. Both were excellent, and thank you both brewers for a lovely end to my Sunday View attachment 74738evening

I need to get a stout on for the winter, I have a busy brew schedule lined up

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Vocation, Hop Skip & Juice
Verdant, 5 AM
Verdant, Trust the Diagram

 

[foxy]

My not as bitter as I’d like Korev clone v1.1 - this is the Saflager W34/70 fermented half of a split batch that tastes noticeably different from the Omega Bock version. Not sure yet which one I prefer.
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Well it looks appealing. What hops did you use?

 

[foxy]

With the going down of the sun, a couple of Baltic Porters. Definitely not a session beer, but happy with it. Carbonation is spot on, it's just these noble hops, they don't give it enough oomph.

 

[DocAnna]

Well it looks appealing. What hops did you use?

Thank you it tastes a lot better now it's carbonated properly. Magnum, Hersbrucker, and Saaz. I'm fairly sure my mistake was to use my whole Saaz hops which I think are a bit old so don't have as much alpha acids as expected. I'm going to try another split batch another time with pelleted Saaz and another couple of yeasts as it's a wee bit drier than aimed for, at 1.005 rather than 1.007

 

[531Man]

Claret, the temporary solution to all life’s problems. This one is hitting the spot perfectly.

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Not a Claret but a Rhone as we were on pork for dinner last night.
Spookily similar composition otherwise, eh @Alastair70 ?
Note the under cupboard downlighters and even eggs out on the worktop!
Our knife block is at the other end, so can't be in shot, as are our spatulas.
The Rhone is our last from Majestic, Calais.
They have shut down in France now.
The business model does not work post-Brexit apparently.

 

[SMP Brewery]

When in Cornwall.

Came here 6 years ago at this time of year and there was just me and a local having a beer, today have to squeeze on a small table.

It was here I learnt I was a NWAND by the above local, which is those people who come away after the school holidays.

Newly Wed & Nearly Dead brigade and I’m definitely not the former.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Also in Cornwall, I’m having a pint of Hicks at The Old Inn, Mullion.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Popped in to a local farm shop selling cider, beers, spirits, and liqueurs. We bought a bit of everything but this is my haul for today.

 

[DocAnna]

Also in Cornwall, I’m having a pint of Hicks at The Old Inn, Mullion.

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I know it's popular but I really didn't like the Hicks when I tried it while visiting this summer, not often I try a beer that I really don't like - I get the feeling I must be missing something about it??

 

[SMP Brewery]

Decided not to try something new tonight.