What are you drinking tonight 2024.

[obscure]

It’s being a long time since I last had Orval and I’ve forgotten just how distinctive it is that slight spicy fruity bitter taste delicious though.

 

[Alastair70]

Still cooking. Need another Irish Red.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Starting tonight with -

 

[Donegal john]

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Gets no better than this

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Great day at the beer festival. Home now and I have a couple of bottles of my favourite port. Nice!

 

[Alastair70]

Another Dungarvan beer from the lucky bag.
Tart aroma followed by ‘Band Aid’ phenols in abundance. Looks like there’s an infected batch on the go.
I’ve emailed them.

 

[LesTom]

A late one but an absolute cracker

 

[531Man]

Preprandial Camden pale ale clone, after my afternoon my hop harvesting.
Then sweet soy grilled mackerel with sasame soy beans and Aldi best vin de pays rose.

Very tasty, and a good match if I say so myself.

 

[Alastair70]

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Preprandial Camden pale ale clone, after my afternoon my hop harvesting.
Then sweet soy grilled mackerel with sasame soy beans and Aldi best vin de pays rose.
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Very tasty, and a good match if I say so myself.

The mackerel looks great, but how did the crossword go?

 

[531Man]

The mackerel looks great, but how did the crossword go?

Fine, except we didn't know which county has the capital Tashkent.
Uzbekistan obs.

 

[Alastair70]

Fine, except we didn't know which county has the capital Tashkent.
Uzbekistan obs.

That would have stumped me. I like the cryptics because they give you the answers and tell you how to spell them. I’m a bit behind this week, here’s my progress so far with Thursdays offering, the NW corner was particularly enjoyable.

 

[Donegal john]

Pic of my van in the dusk
Had several glasses of wine and some whiskey before heading to bed. Not so good this am.

 

[SMP Brewery]

Picked up a 6 pack of mixed beers from Pig Brewery, starting off with Session a nice beer hopped with Citra and Prima Donna which they grow on site.

 

[Harald]

Today in first tasting my Black IPA (version 1) "Black Devil" brewed as a split for a competition.
9.2% alcohol by volume.
50 IBU
Stw. 19,5°P

 

[samale]

Today in first tasting my Black IPA (version 1) "Black Devil" brewed as a split for a competition.
9.2% alcohol by volume.
50 IBU
Stw. 19,5°PView attachment 103716

9.2 is a bit light for an IPA

 

[Harald]

9.2 is a bit light for an IPA

Yes, it is the upper limit of the tender.

 

[samale]

Today in first tasting my Black IPA (version 1) "Black Devil" brewed as a split for a competition.
9.2% alcohol by volume.
50 IBU
Stw. 19,5°PView attachment 103716

Did you cold steep the grain. I would be interested in seeing the recipe

 

[samale]

Pic of my van in the dusk
Had several glasses of wine and some whiskey before heading to bed. Not so good this am. View attachment 103707

The simple life will do Me John.

 

[micklupulo]

Had this earlier. It's Badger Golden Glory. Not that golden nor glorious but OK.

 

[Donegal john]

The simple life will do Me John.

Spectacular landscape up there and the weather was amazing. The sunsets are unreal. Amazing place we live in.