What are you drinking tonight 2023.

[YeastFace]

Happiness is… a fully inflated smack pack

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My neck, my back; my swollen Wyeast pack

 

[YeastFace]

Another glass of the Italian Pils before I let it condition a bit longer.

Very drinkable but I'm getting a distinct strawberry or raspberry note in both aroma and flavour. I know that can be a yeast-derived ester, but don't think that's the case here

Was late and dry hopped with Saphir and the notes from TMM for that batch are:

Didn't read that before ordering so not what I was expecting or really wanted (wanted the lemongrass and floral notes previous harvests were typical for).

Reminds me when I used Hüll Melon before actually.

Think I'd carbonate a bit more too to accentuate the dryness.

Hopefully might round out in another few weeks.

 

[YeastFace]

Moth Aperol Spritz.

These cans aren't cheap (75p off with your Nectar card though), but they are magnificent. Use decent liquor, rather than watered down generic industrial alcohol, are all decent strengths (none of that 5% you normally get with RTDs) and taste beautiful.

And that's goodnight from him.

 

[foxy]

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We can distil our own? I had a really nice one from a club member, been thinking about giving it a go but we aren't allowed to talk about it in Australia not sure if the same applies here. Also had a gin with a tish load of botanicals, bloody marvelous. Tells me it cost him $10 for 2.5 litres (about 5 GBP over there)

 

[foxy]

Chicken tandoori for the air fryer along with a tray of Bombay spuds. Having a few Best Bitters, tweaked this recipe a fair bit but the tweaking days are over. I doubt I could improve on this batch.

 

[Donegal john]

We can distil our own? I had a really nice one from a club member, been thinking about giving it a go but we aren't allowed to talk about it in Australia not sure if the same applies here. Also had a gin with a tish load of botanicals, bloody marvelous. Tells me it cost him $10 for 2.5 litres (about 5 GBP over there)

No distilling. Brother in law is becoming a whiskey snob. Some very nice drops there especially the redbreast 21. Price is scary though

 

[foxy]

No distilling. Brother in law is becoming a whiskey snob. Some very nice drops there especially the redbreast 21. Price is scary though

When I was in Tasmania recently, (where they distill a lot of whiskey and gin) it was very expensive. I believe there is a song with the lines, 'whiskey and gin'

 

[An Ankoù]

When I was in Tasmania recently, (where they distill a lot of whiskey and gin) it was very expensive. I believe there is a song with the lines, 'whiskey and gin'

Did you get out to Byron Bay for gallon or two of Pacific Ale? Had one of my home grown last night. Didn't have enough self control to photograph the whole glass, though.

 

[foxy]

Did you get out to Byron Bay for gallon or two of Pacific Ale? Had one of my home grown last night. Didn't have enough self control to photograph the whole glass, though.

No never been there but I have drank their beers. An ex girl friend of one of my sons is in Byron, teaching yoga, got all the ironmongery through her nipples, nose and tongue and belly button, heaven only knows where else. Not really a place to go unless one is a hippy.
Have read that Stone and Wood have sold out yet again!

 

[An Ankoù]

No never been there but I have drank their beers. An ex girl friend of one of my sons is in Byron, teaching yoga, got all the ironmongery through her nipples, nose and tongue and belly button, heaven only knows where else. Not really a place to go unless one is a hippy.
Have read that Stone and Wood have sold out yet again!

Puts a whole new dimension on the idea of being a "babe magnet"! Yeah, I understood they sold out to Lion some little time ago.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Today we're trying another one of the beers sent by @DocAnna

This one is a Cosagach soft sour. Even though I've no idea what that means I can tell you it's very refreshing and yummy!

We can pick out all the different fruits stated on the can, and the sourness level is just right for our taste palette. It's also a stunning colour.

Personally I get a slight candy fruit sweetness on the finish, which I really like.

Thanks very much Anna - thoroughly enjoyed this.

 

[DocAnna]

Today we're trying another one of the beers sent by @DocAnna

This one is a Cosagach soft sour. Even though I've no idea what that means I can tell you it's very refreshing and yummy!

We can pick out all the different fruits stated on the can, and the sourness level is just right for our taste palette. It's also a stunning colour.

Personally I get a slight candy fruit sweetness on the finish, which I really like.

Thanks very much Anna - thoroughly enjoyed this.

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Thank you for your kind comments, Cosagach is the Gaelic word most closely aligned with Hygge- the idea of feeling snug and warm when the outside is a bit grim. It was a bit of an impulse to call this beer Cosagach as it felt sort of soft, fruity, a bit snuggly but the sourness stopped it being overly sweet…. Well that was I thought anyway. I’m certainly going to try to copy it again in future.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

We can distil our own? I had a really nice one from a club member, been thinking about giving it a go but we aren't allowed to talk about it in Australia not sure if the same applies here

It is illegal to distil here without a licence so discussing the process is not allowed in the forum.

 

[YeastFace]

Peach Saison. Burst carbed a bottle when kegging yesterday.

Pretty pleased with this.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Thank you for your kind comments, Cosagach is the Gaelic word most closely aligned with Hygge- the idea of feeling snug and warm when the outside is a bit grim. It was a bit of an impulse to call this beer Cosagach as it felt sort of soft, fruity, a bit snuggly but the sourness stopped it being overly sweet…. Well that was might thought anyway. I’m certainly going to try to copy it agin in future.

Absolutely yes - definitely not a sweet beer, just a hint of something I got on the finish. Really nice beer

 

[Donegal john]

Bank holiday punk. Beautiful day

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Just home from a pub lunch. They only had Doombar on cask so I had a couple of those. It was well kept and tasted fresh so although not my favourite beer it was still quite nice.

Back home and starting with a best bitter.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

This Vocation box is ruining my diet!

Another lovely but very strong one. This one has more depth and balls to it though. Cue the smut lol

You can't drink more than half a can a time of these, they're too sweet. Best to find another lovely person to reluctantly share with

 

[Alastair70]

Half way through the boil on todays brew, time to sit down with a Belgian Wit. It’s hitting its stride nicely.

 

[obscure]

Good old reliable Weissbier.