What are you drinking tonight 2024.

[Donegal john]

Having a friend for dinner??!!

You went there

 

[SMP Brewery]

Having what is the only beers we have whilst watching the farmer rounding up the newly born lambs.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Today I’ve been cleaning my beer lines and I gave the taps a strip down and deep clean. Mucky little buggers needed it too. Taken the Porter off and put a stout in its place. This though is my ordinary bitter which I’m drinking outside in the hazy sunshine - wasn’t expecting much sun today.

 

[Alastair70]

Having a pint of Heverlee after a walk on Castlerock beach. What a great afternoon. (I’ve included my daughters finger for scale)

 

[Twostage]

Having a pint of Heverlee after a walk on Castlerock beach. What a great afternoon. (I’ve included my daughters finger for scale)

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Nice glass.

 

[micklupulo]

Not bad but a bit sweet for me but maybe all porter is? Head did not last long but salt from the crisps I scoffed probably didn't help!

 

[531Man]

Preprandial time!
My Camden Amber ale 'clone'.
Rich citrussy nose and taste.
Then I remembered SWMBO'd wine, so here it is:

I'll be on that soon with the Seville marmalade roast lamb. An Ottolenghi recipe I am reliably informed.
A full on Spanish red to accompany.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Having a pint of Heverlee after a walk on Castlerock beach. What a great afternoon. (I’ve included my daughters finger for scale)

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Ah…but how big is your daughter? She may be tiny in which case that’s a small beer, or she may be a giant

 

[Leon103]

Thought there would be more at the bar. Weather was decent today.
For me, a Märzen, trying to empty the keg.
I deserve this. Been chipping wood since 12, aching all over now.

 

[micklupulo]

This standby is much better balanced. As they might say in Woodsetton "It's bostin ay it?"

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m having a glass of that Stout I put on tap today.

 

[Leon103]

Same again for me. Goes nicely with a turkey sandwich

 

[Sadfield]

Having a friend for dinner??!!

They've left now, I dropped them off at the pool earlier.

 

[Clint]

Like two dead otters.

 

[Sadfield]

Mild and Milder. Marble vs Homebrew.

 

[Leon103]

Saison time

 

[Leon103]

DIPA time

 

[Sadfield]

Coffee for someone who doesn't like coffee. All the fruity roast without the awful starbucks/geography teacher aroma.

 

[Twostage]

Decided it was time to test the Biere de Guarde (wasn't planning to do them all in one go).

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From left to right is Huey (Blonde, spelled wrong on the label), Louie (Amber), Dewie (brown) and the base brew which I assumed would be like a lager.

Started with the lager which was flat. I'm assuming that I didn't put any sugar in when bottling, it was a massive bottling session. So I need to check another.

The blonde was really nice, the Missus approved "Very drinkable" and was surprised when I told her it was 7.7%.

I did the brown next as it was the lowest ABV of the three at 5.9% (probably below spec for a BdG). Tasted nice, thick mouthfeel. Needs to mature, though, I think.

Decided to save the Amber until tonight.

So...

Had the amber, very nice caramel flavour. Should be really nice once it has lagered for a while.

BUT...

Had another of the lager/base brew. Flat again. I tipped the bottle out and it had the carbonation sugar on the bottom of the bottle. I don't understand. The base brew was the heart of all of them and the rest have all carbonated. I had all four brews in demijohns and all were blipping away apart from the Amber which I had the temperature probe in. So they all had live yeast fermenting away and the lager/base tastes like beer not wort. So why have these bottles not carbonated ?

I'm assuming the fix is easy - open the rest of the base/lager bottles and add more yeast but what has happened ? Its like they have been pasturised

 

[marshbrewer]

1885 William Younger 100/-

A @patto1ro recipe. It's absolutely bang on. Lightly naturally carbed in cornie.