What are you drinking tonight 2023.

[LesTom]

An astonishingly good Doppelbok

 

[Leon103]

Starting with a sharer

 

[matt.]

Mangrove Jack Baltic Porter.
Started 19/9/23
Bottled 3/10/23
5.86%
It was a short dated kit so not the best . I don't think I'll be buying short dated kits again, just to save a few £.
Cheers

 

[Alastair70]

Second beer from the Christmas box. Not bad for a sub-4% brew, but I’m going for something bigger next.

 

[Kit-brewer]

In Budapest for NYE and having a meal, with a lovely Dreher Bak!

 

[Leon103]

Marzan time

 

[samale]

Red wine for me, was out mountain biking this morning. Glenveagh and Gartan, soaked and freezing

 

[Leon103]

Same again for me


I was planning on drinking a couple of commercial versions alongside to compare but still feeling rough so going to wait to appreciate it all.

 

[Sadfield]

Erstwhile...catching up on the new series of Fargo, with Porter and a chaser.

 

[531Man]

Mangrove Jack Baltic Porter.
Started 19/9/23
Bottled 3/10/23
5.86%
It was a short dated kit so not the best . I don't think I'll be buying short dated kits again, just to save a few £.
Cheers

Interesting.
How out of date, and why wouldn't you do it again, ie what's off with it?
Interested as I'm a penny pincher.

 

[samale]

American pale ale, galaxy and Azacca

 

[samale]

American amber, Amarillo and strata

 

[Donegal john]

Some red wine and some surprisingly nice crisps from Aldi

 

[foxy]

Cool. Was it yours or did the owner step away for long enough for the picture ?

No not mine, but the owner wasn't that pleased with me, his wife of 6 weeks drove his car to San Francisco from L.A. to attend the same wedding as myself. I drove back with her to L.A. diverting to L.V for a couple of days before returning to L.A.
I did hear later his marriage never got past 7 weeks.

 

[dave_77]

American amber, Amarillo and strata
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How's that beer tasting, sounds like a good hop combo?

 

[matt.]

Interesting.
How out of date, and why wouldn't you do it again, ie what's off with it?
Interested as I'm a penny pincher.

I think there was a month left before ' best before ' date.
It has turned out flat. And just not ' good '.
Yes, I know there could be many reasons but it has that not the best feeling.
Only way to get a good head is a pour from height. Not a deal breaker of course but an indication that something is wrong.

Pleased to hear there is another penny pincher here?

 

[Twostage]

Lagerish, larger malt, magnum and styrian Golding, midland yeast bloody wonderful View attachment 94049

Interesting, lager with an ale yeast. I'm going to do the opposite in an upcoming brew, ale malts with a lager yeast. Does look nice by the way.

 

[Twostage]

No not mine, but the owner wasn't that pleased with me, his wife of 6 weeks drove his car to San Francisco from L.A. to attend the same wedding as myself. I drove back with her to L.A. diverting to L.V for a couple of days before returning to L.A.
I did hear later his marriage never got past 7 weeks.

Hmmm, doesn't sound like a solid marriage does it ? Nice car though.

 

[samale]

No sign of @Hazelwood Brewery at the bar this Christmas

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

No sign of @Hazelwood Brewery at the bar this Christmas

I had some sad news about a close friend of 30 years and it threw me. I haven’t felt much in the mood to post during the last couple of weeks but all is well. Save me a seat at the bar and have a Happy New Year