What are you drinking tonight 2023.

[Alastair70]

There's a wee man bathing in your Guinness!

That’s Keith, and it’s his round.

 

[NormanHurst]

Staying outside Oxford. Acceptable bottled local bitter. Badly named though as it is more a light amber.

 

[Alastair70]

Moving on to the Irish Red from Five Lamps. It’s one of my favourite Red’s. Nice balance of roast and crystal malt.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Bitter at 10 days it is good bloody good cheers

 

[pilgrimhudd]

First of the day @Agentgonzo saison, 5.4 %, opened with a little hiss and poured with a thin head which dissipated pretty quickly. Well carbonated for the style. Cloudy but nicely golden. Aroma, typical saison, spicy, citrus and almost lemongrass or maybe cardamom. Taste very similar, nice level of bitterness, perhaps more than I'm used to but it's nice. Nicely dry and refreshing, perfect to start the days drinking with. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Leon103]

In the Taphouse, Deal
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I had this last night on keg. Didn't like it that much.

 

[Leon103]

Starting with a westie

 

[pilgrimhudd]

2nd one, @Agentgonzo Wit, this is a lovely beer, nice hiss, thin head which disappears quite quickly. A beautiful golden colour, nicely carbonated. Little aroma to speak of. Taste, I'm struggling to describe, it's really nice, kind of saison light, touch of bitterness and spice and there are other flavours...but I just can't quite place them. . Medium to dry mouthfeel with a bit of sweetness late on that's not cloying. I really like this one despite my inability to describe it properly. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Agentgonzo]

despite my inability to describe it properly

I know exactly what you mean. I have difficulty describing flavours and smells. This is beer is very similar to Hoegaarden (the quintessential witbier imo, but that's because it's what I grew up on). I have no idea how to describe it either apart from "like Hoegaarden" .

When I introduced some friends at uni to Hoegaarden they said it "tasted of baked beans".

 

[Agentgonzo]

Glad you enjoyed them both.

 

[Agentgonzo]

nice level of bitterness, perhaps more than I'm used

I had to deviate from my house recipe. I normally use challenger, but I ran low without realising it so had to substitute EKG for the remaining bitterness. The EKG had low AA values, so I had to add a lot more than normal, and I think the other compounds in the hops pushed the perceived bitterness up higher than I wanted.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I know exactly what you mean. I have difficulty describing flavours and smells. This is beer is very similar to Hoegaarden (the quintessential witbier imo, but that's because it's what I grew up on). I have no idea how to describe it either apart from "like Hoegaarden" .

When I introduced some friends at uni to Hoegaarden they said it "tasted of baked beans".

Yes, hoegaardeny!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Loral lager to refresh the palate during bedtime stories.

 

[Leon103]

First try of my saison. Kegged yesterday, brewed 2 weeks ago. Still young but loads of promise.

 

[Leon103]

Enjoyed the last one so going in again.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Starting the night with -

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Another guest beer, after a dubbel watching argyle lose in the last minute....

Thus one's @dave_77 saison, nice hiss on opening, very well carbonated, decent head which last the whole glass. Not much aroma, bit of spice if pushed. Nice and dry, moderate bitterness, well balanced fruit and spice, and very refreshing. Light bodied. Very nice beer, very clean, my one critique would be that I prefer my saison slightly stronger and like that alcohol warmth, but that is just personal preference. Thank you for sharing!

Can you guess the Arnie film....

 

[Leon103]

A honey porter to finish

 

[dave_77]

Another guest beer, after a dubbel watching argyle lose in the last minute....

Thus one's @dave_77 saison, nice hiss on opening, very well carbonated, decent head which last the whole glass. Not much aroma, bit of spice if pushed. Nice and dry, moderate bitterness, well balanced fruit and spice, and very refreshing. Light bodied. Very nice beer, very clean, my one critique would be that I prefer my saison slightly stronger and like that alcohol warmth, but that is just personal preference. Thank you for sharing!

Can you guess the Arnie film....

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glad you enjoyed it. I haven't a clue what that film is

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Terrible pic, the Running Man!

Nice beer, probably should have had it earlier in the night though.