What are you drinking tonight 2023.

[YeastFace]

Chocolate Hazelnut Stout flavoured with Frangelico and aged on Oak.

Just a taster to see how the oak is developing. Very happy with this but does need some more time for the oak to come through properly.

 

[Leon103]

Hazy pale to start

 

[dlowe1992]

Time for a drink. I'm super thirsty so starting with a rhubarb sparking water, and Jim has a Mad Squirrel big sea west coast.

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I was reliably informed recently that Mad Squirrel Big Sea is a very nice drop. Haven’t seen it anywhere to try yet. Any good?

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Probably last one I think cos I want to be reasonably fresh for the flight tomorrow afternoon.

Jim got another big sea by mad Squirrel, and I have a skydust. Didn't order this, but they were out of what I ordered.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I was reliably informed recently that Mad Squirrel Big Sea is a very nice drop. Haven’t seen it anywhere to try yet. Any good?

Yes husband loves it.

 

[Sneedhearn]

A familiar one from the ever popular Kinnegar.
Scraggy Bay IPA.

I like this beer.

 

[LesTom]

This is amazing, well balanced and you'd struggle to know there's alcohol in it (it's 16%) as it so well brewed- astonishing stuff.

 

[Alastair70]

Happy Friday lovely people.
I was designated driver earlier so I’m late to the bar. Kicking off proceedings with one of my favourite cocktails, a Negroni.

 

[Donegal john]

Cold ipa from Otterbank.
Pic is the brewer sitting in his living room drinking one and he’s not shy in posting the ingredients on the can either. Nice beer very refreshing

 

[pilgrimhudd]

That's me done for Christmas and a well deserved Chinook Porter for me, a little young but pretty decent.

 

[dave_77]

Door No 22 was a very nice Belgian Blonde. Yeast character was at Duvel levels I would say. Nice noble hop character, says 4 hops used in this beer but not what.

 

[Leon103]

A guest beer up next

 

[dave_77]

Now on to a Cold IPA kindly shared by @Alastair70 . Looks good with decent head on it, there was nice lacing on the glass.
Aroma was on the low side, slightly apricot type aroma maybe. Got a crisp mouthfeel with a balanced bitterness, not in your face making easy drinking. Hops give flavours of mandarin and peach for me.. doesn't strike me as American hops..can't put my finger on it..maybe Oz/NZ hops. Nice, clean easy drinking pint. Thanks for sending

 

[Donegal john]

An apa now from errigal brewing co in Donegal citra full on in this

 

[531Man]

A guest beer up next

Not surprised.
I love Burnt Mill brews.
We dropped in there when passing by and bought a mixed case (with a few chucked in for free).
All clean and very tasty.

 

[531Man]

Now on to a Cold IPA kindly shared by @Alastair70 . Looks good with decent head on it, there was nice lacing on the glass.
Aroma was on the low side, slightly apricot type aroma maybe. Got a crisp mouthfeel with a balanced bitterness, not in your face making easy drinking. Hops give flavours of mandarin and peach for me.. doesn't strike me as American hops..can't put my finger on it..maybe Oz/NZ hops. Nice, clean easy drinking pint. Thanks for sending
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You've just described Ernest.
Just as a possibility mind you.

 

[531Man]

Served these as a family preprandial taster. My Camden pale ale clone.

To give them some scale:

I'm not letting Christmas overwhelm me nor going overboard with generosity this year!

 

[Alastair70]

Now on to a Cold IPA kindly shared by @Alastair70 . Looks good with decent head on it, there was nice lacing on the glass.
Aroma was on the low side, slightly apricot type aroma maybe. Got a crisp mouthfeel with a balanced bitterness, not in your face making easy drinking. Hops give flavours of mandarin and peach for me.. doesn't strike me as American hops..can't put my finger on it..maybe Oz/NZ hops. Nice, clean easy drinking pint. Thanks for sending
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Cheers, glad you enjoyed it. There’s been a bit of hop fade creeping in. El Dorado was the big hitter hot side, and it got 80g total of El Dorada, Citra, Chinook and Centennial as a dry hop.
I’m a big fan of the style and will be doing a few more of these next year, different recipe next time.

I’ve moved on to Rust Bucket (no photo, sorry) also on the to brew list. I got a kilo of Rye malt in the last GEB delivery.

 

[Leon103]

Not surprised.
I love Burnt Mill brews.
We dropped in there when passing by and bought a mixed case (with a few chucked in for free).
All clean and very tasty.

Yes, this is very nice. M&S

 

[Sneedhearn]

A large rum over ice for myself and Mrs. Sneedhearn...