What are you drinking tonight 2023.

[Alastair70]

Checking out my Impy before I start posting them out. It’s mellowed really nicely, the roasted and caramel malts are now balanced really well. Looking forward to the feedback, I’ve drawn three experienced tasters in the swap.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Pale Ale and now Best Bitter. Just conditioned so tasting very fresh. Beautiful.

 

[samale]

Just checking out my imperial for the swap. Large head because I ran a short line from the keg. Coming along nicely

 

[samale]

Checking out my Impy before I start posting them out. It’s mellowed really nicely, the roasted and caramel malts are now balanced really well. Looking forward to the feedback, I’ve drawn three experienced tasters in the swap.

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What % did you hit

 

[Alastair70]

What % did you hit

ABV 7.2%, I was shooting for 8% but came up a bit short.

 

[samale]

Bier de garde next.

 

[Alastair70]

Last up for tonight is another stout, @phildo79 ’s 1890 Truman Export Stout. It’s got more chocolaty roast than my Impy and loads of dark fruit and raisin. I really love the rich inky mouthfeel and it’s long off-dry finish. I had some sticky toffee pudding with it and they were a marriage made in heaven. Cheers mate and thank you for sending it.

 

[samale]

ABV 7.2%, I was shooting for 8% but came up a bit short.

Imperial is 8% and above, since you organised it I will let it slide

 

[Alastair70]

Imperial is 8% and above, since you organised it I will let it slide

In my defence, I was using the dodgy hydrometer that read low at the time, it might be 8 after all. I’m in the ball park anyway.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

London Pride at the pub and now my own bitter as the rain starts falling.

 

[dave_77]

British pilsner for me.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

My wife and I went to a very small and very old pub not far from home today, the Little Gem in Aylesford. I enjoyed a pint or two of Goachers Gold Star and brought home a four-pint carry out of the same. My wife brought home a four-pint of rhubarb cider.

The entrance door to this place is tiny and is lower than my shoulder height. You also have to step down as you come through the door - a mechanism I can only assume is intended to stop people already drunk from entering the premises because without good coordination/balance you’re going to throw yourself across the floor!

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

It's a little early (Jim not even home yet) but I've poured a glass of his NEIPA

 

[micklupulo]

I am trying to abstain on weekdays but we are in Wales where rules are different on many things so who cares? This is a well kept pint of Ludlow Gold.

 

[micklupulo]

The Gold's gone now though clear to the end so now a Monty's Pale. Nice but thin by comparison.

 

[Alastair70]

I’m off tomorrow, no one needs a lift tonight, and I’ve got steaks! Friday night rules apply and it’s a NZ Pale to kick off.

 

[Clint]

I knew it was Friday!

 

[dave_77]

Watching the football, whilst brewing ..English pale as we are half way through the boil. Mrs sorted me out with some chicken curry & roti

 

[Alastair70]

Steak update. No.2 son says it’s one of the best we’ve cooked, and I have to agree. Hannon’s Mighty Marbled steaks are not Wagyu, but they’re as close as you can get with high welfare Co. Antrim beef. We went sirloin tonight.
It was cooked black ‘n’ blue on the Weber kettle over Stagg Hornbeam. Charcoal which has an aroma and flavour all of its own.
I can still taste it, and it’s put me in the mood for a stout.

https://stagbritishcharcoal.co.uk/products/6kg-hornbeam-charcoal
http://www.hannanmeats.com/our-meat/beef

 

[Jim Brewster]

Got this from Kirby Lonsdale brewery in wearherspoons, unfortunately was massively overcarbonated and half of it went over the table as soon as I opened it