What are you drinking tonight 2024.

[Hazelwood Brewery]

nice what is the Chocolate Stout like then?

Not sure as yet. Soon

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’ve been brewing this morning and I’m now having a spot of lunch while the brew is settling before I transfer it to the fermenter. Egg & cress banjo with a Steam Brew session IPA.

 

[Clint]

I wonder why it's a "spot" of lunch? It's like weather,for example, be a sunny "spell"...
Definitely sounds like something to do with witches.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I wonder why it's a "spot" of lunch? It's like weather,for example, be a sunny "spell"...
Definitely sounds like something to do with witches.

I’m not sure but I think “spot” has many meanings and uses in British English including “small amount”.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

nice what is the Chocolate Stout like then?

Having the stout now. It’s from Thornbridge so you would expect it to be a decent beer and it is. I have had more intense flavours from other beers though - the two I posted a couple of days ago were both more flavoursome for example. But, they were also stronger and twice the price so if you demand intensely rich flavours you might prefer the others, if you like good flavours at a more reasonable cost, give it a try. £1.85 at LIDL.

 

[Nicks90]

having just come back from a trip to Belgium and France - i brought a few samples back home with me.
Now what shall i drink tonight?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

having just come back from a trip to Belgium and France - i brought a few samples back home with me.
Now what shall i drink tonight?

Everything!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m now working my way through the cans of Faith.

 

[obscure]

Greene King Hopping Spring

Surprisingly good for Greene King not an exceptional beer but a very solid light easy to drink cask ale (helps that the pub in question seems to know what they are doing).

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Having a couple of bottles of Perry gifted to me. This is the first, which I’m sharing with my wife. This is a 6.2% Perry and is lovely - clean fermentation, fruity flavour, no hint of the alcoholic strength, very drinkable and very moreish.

 

[dave_77]

Just finished a very nice printable pale sent to me by @YeastFace .

I could drink pints of this beer..I think from memory it's galaxy and other Australian and NZ hops. It's not massive on the hop aroma , but it's got mango/citrus.
Flavours are more pronounced than the aroma, it's hoppy but more balanced which I like. It's got more of the mango and citrus but has a floral spice in there also. Hop flavours seemed appropriate for the body of the beer which made it very easy drinking. Had a snappy bitterness but not over the top which kept you coming back for more. Good job

 

[samale]

Just finished a very nice printable pale sent to me by @YeastFace .

I could drink pints of this beer..I think from memory it's galaxy and other Australian and NZ hops. It's not massive on the hop aroma , but it's got mango/citrus.
Flavours are more pronounced than the aroma, it's hoppy but more balanced which I like. It's got more of the mango and citrus but has a floral spice in there also. Hop flavours seemed appropriate for the body of the beer which made it very easy drinking. Had a snappy bitterness but not over the top which kept you coming back for more. Good job
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I had that beer, it's restored my faith in the style. I had given up on over happy beer, that's all you see on the shelf.

 

[YeastFace]

Thanks @dave_77.

I was a bit disappointed in the aroma, given the heavy whirlpool and dry hop (300g) and the varietals used (Ella, Motueka, Galaxy, and Hallertauer Blanc), but agree it came through well in the flavour.

The Ella and Motueka were from TMM's lucky dip selection so were older harvests (2021 from memory) so perhaps that muted their impact.

@samale Lovely of you to say that, thank you.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

We went out for a pub lunch and I was drinking “Fourty-niner”. I had ordered Tribute but it had to be taken off because it was past its best. The Fourty-niner was nice - but I was thinking about Tribute .

Home now and I’m having a bottled Tribute because I feel I’ve missed out!

 

[dave_77]

Nearly time for the I need a beer

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m having a glass of my own bitter now and already looking forward to the two new batches I’ve got fermenting.

 

[dad_of_jon]

it'll be beer but having far to good a time to post the pics via my phone. maybe tomorrow morning.

be seeing you!

 

[SMP Brewery]

Quality control taste of my TT LL clone as it’s only 4 days in the keg just to see if it’s carbonating. Colour wise it’s a bit too light still quite cloudy hopefully this should brighten up, but it tastes alright.

 

[NotSure]

Drinking the last of an IPA I made to propogate yeast for an American Style Barleywine. The IPA was 5kg of Golden Promise, 500g of Biscuit Malt, Vic Secret Hops for bittering and flavour, and Idaho-7 hops for flavour and aroma. Used US-05 yeast at 18C. Packaged about 24 litres at 4.6% ABV.
Looking forward to the Barleywine that's using the same ingredients at different proportions, currently sitting upon it's yeastcake.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

You gotta have Faith, Faith.
(I only have two)