What are you drinking tonight 2024.

[dave_77]

Currently involved in trying to brew this stuff, which is a bit daft because I don't know what it's supposed to taste like. It seems getting hold of the right yeast is the problem. Got two 6-litre batches in fermenters at the moment and I've very high hopes for the first one.
Oh, Why? Sussex Best is a bit of a Holy Grail around these parts as I've a fellow brewer who swears by it and is dedicating his life (and now mine) to making a decent copy.
Is it any good?

It's a nice best bitter.. personally I think it's got a lot of popularity around Sussex where is fresh but outside of the area I can't see it having the same draw. I have been drinking a lot of Five Points Best recently and that is more to my taste than Harvey's.

 

[Donegal john]

Bank holiday sips.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Pint of Flack's Breweries Hedge Hop today in my weekly visit to spoons. This is probably my favourite of the last month or two. Challenger, Pilot and English Cascade in this one, really good.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Certainly better than the reading material.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I seem to be spending a lot of time in pubs recently (no complaints! ). Today at a local Marstons drinking Pedigree. It’s not the best maybe but I still managed a few.

 

[SMP Brewery]

Evening all, first time sat outside in a t-shirt this year. A Belgian pale.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Another cracker, crisp best ale malt amber and biscuit with progress hops, so simple but very very good

 

[Rodcx500z]

Wonderful just wonderful

 

[Herms bay]

Just trying to perfect a light lager for the summer, got this with 25% rice and used a slight hint of citra with the hallertau mittelfruh. quite nice! next one is more rice and soachi ace.

 

[Caramel Ox]

Only a little drink today, not offensive but not good either. 1 left in the fridge then I will have completed 12 beers of Xmas.

 

[foxy]

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Only a little drink today, not offensive but not good either. 1 left in the fridge then I will have completed 12 beers of Xmas.

I wonder if BrewDog is in decline. Used to be in the major stores a few years ago now it is only Aldi that stocks them occasionally.
They certainly haven't done themselves any favours over the past couple of years.

 

[foxy]

The only beer I can taste at the moment got my first dose of Covid.

 

[Caramel Ox]

I wonder if BrewDog is in decline. Used to be in the major stores a few years ago now it is only Aldi that stocks them occasionally.
They certainly haven't done themselves any favours over the past couple of years.

I realise that a mixed case will tend to have the cheapest beers in, and they did manage 12 different cans to their credit. Too many session pales which many brewers seem to suffer from, it’s extremely hard to get right. Their best beer is Hazy Jane. Punk is acceptable (I never tried the original) but isn’t as good as eg Greg Hughes American IPA.

 

[Leon103]

I wonder if BrewDog is in decline. Used to be in the major stores a few years ago now it is only Aldi that stocks them occasionally.
They certainly haven't done themselves any favours over the past couple of years.

In the UK they have a massive range in all the major supermarkets with new beers added every 6 months. They are pushing everyone else out of the supermarkets

 

[Herms bay]

In the UK they have a massive range in all the major supermarkets with new beers added every 6 months. They are pushing everyone else out of the supermarkets

It could be worse, it's better than the Bud/miller type water filling the shelves, or the Heineken group of beers that were good until they got bought out by them.
It seems like flavour is not wanted in most beers. It seems a shame that the best ales are in pubs but they are all disappearing, or like where I live £7 a pint.
That's why I brew my own!

 

[Leon103]

It could be worse, it's better than the Bud/miller type water filling the shelves, or the Heineken group of beers that were good until they got bought out by them.
It seems like flavour is not wanted in most beers. It seems a shame that the best ales are in pubs but they are all disappearing, or like where I live £7 a pint.
That's why I brew my own!

I have no problem with it, stops ruining other breweries that might have thought about going down the supermarket route.

 

[Pavros]

I have no problem with it, stops ruining other breweries that might have thought about going down the supermarket route.

I agree, the price point that supermarkets want to sell at forces the breweries to cut back on hops etc - Brewdog have sold their souls to go down this route to maximise sales to the detriment of their beers. I haven't had an exceptional new Brewdog beer for a long time. Some of their older beers which have been reformulated to meet the price point have also gone downhill (I'm thinking of Punk, Elvis Juice and Dead Pony Club here).

Beavertown also seem to have gone down this route. Northern Monk are just about keeping their standards with some of their new supermarket IPAs (Outcast, Horde, Order of the Faith etc) but some of their weirder ideas are just pish. They also don't appear to have reworked Faith or Heathen (yet).

 

[Leon103]

I agree, the price point that supermarkets want to sell at forces the breweries to cut back on hops etc - Brewdog have sold their souls to go down this route to maximise sales to the detriment of their beers. I haven't had an exceptional new Brewdog beer for a long time. Some of their older beers which have been reformulated to meet the price point have also gone downhill (I'm thinking of Punk, Elvis Juice and Dead Pony Club here).

Beavertown also seem to have gone down this route. Northern Monk are just about keeping their standards with some of their new supermarket IPAs (Outcast, Horde, Order of the Faith etc) but some of their weirder ideas are just pish. They also don't appear to have reworked Faith or Heathen (yet).

All very true, haven't been in a BD bar for a couple of years but did find the quality much better, albeit the beers were ones your wouldn't find in a supermarket.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’ve finished working in the garden today so it’s time to enjoy a beer in the sun. It’s 19C here today with lots of sun and barely a breath of a breeze so while I can I’ve uncovered the garden furniture and put out the cushions. Glorious!

The beer is my DIPA

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

The sun is getting lower in the sky now and the temperature is starting to drop a little but it’s still a beautiful day and got me right in the mood for summer . Still on the DIPA.