What are you drinking tonight 2024.

[Donegal john]

First try of My porter, big head as the gas was on high. Still needs some time, chocolate is very dominant. Made this loads of times before so I am sure it will come good
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Must be like looking in the mirror for you

 

[Leon103]

Beer no4 from @dave_77

 

[samale]

Next try is My American amber, cascade and talus hops. Clear for a beer that's only in the keg over a week. Hop aroma is strong, this should be good for Christmas

 

[531Man]

2nd up my most recent Golden ale of Kent brewed with my own East Kent First Gold hops ('cos that's where I live).
Much better sequence; Drunk after rather than before the bitter pale ale blended beer.
Strange that, but I then did expect something of the sort.
So that's how I'll serve them to houseguests over Christmas.

 

[531Man]

Dangerous stuff this at 8.5%
Tasty though, barley sugar twist followed closely by treacle toffee.
Sweet and bitter and powerful.

 

[Leon103]

And here they are.

Excellent selection

Beers 1 to 4, right to left.

 

[Leon103]

Nothing better than a night with 3 of the best brewers the forum as produced. Geography means we can't be there in person but we talk everyday without fail.

@dave_77
@Hoddy
Maverick Brew Co.
We are now online
https://ygk5i1-id.myshopify.com/

 

[dave_77]

Just having a Maverick Brewing prototype DIPA..8.5% ..... Banging webshop is open for his core beers. If they are as good as this

 

[Druss]

Time for a scotch I think...

 

[Donegal john]

Time for a scotch I think...

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What’s your thoughts on this ? Finishing my wine and thinking on a nightcap. Have to drive tomorrow night

 

[Druss]

What’s your thoughts on this ? Finishing my wine and thinking on a nightcap. Have to drive tomorrow night

It's a bit...moreish, or maybe that's just to my taste

Nice enough, not my all time favourite but good for it's price range, definitely an acceptable 'end of evening' tipple!

Edit: it's an amazingly calming dram, managed to stop me having a full blown panic attack after SWMBO asked me to administer an 'at home piercing kit (basically a big needle with an attached catheter) to her nose. I'm not freaking out at all now...just a little shaky

 

[phildo79]

My own, which is far nicer than the stuff I had in one of the oldest, most famous pubs in Ireland.

 

[obscure]

Nice... is a little train to dusseldorf planned?

While tempting as would only be about half an hour by train I’m only in Cologne for the weekend so probably not.

 

[obscure]

A half litre of Hefeweizen with lunch, normally I think of this as a summer beer (and summer this is not) but sod it who cares.

 

[obscure]

After successfully navigating Cologne’s public transport (I only had to get off once walk up a flight of stairs and back down to get onto a tram going in the correct direction) I feel a Kolsch in the hotel bar is only appropriate.

 

[Donegal john]

Out tonight for dinner and a comedian so wetting my whistle as they say with this.

 

[obscure]

According to google Translate I’m in the small tax office

 

[obscure]

Another Kolsch pretty certain your choice here is Kolsch or Kolsch or Kolsch

 

[Donegal john]

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Another Kolsch pretty certain your choice here is Kolsch or Kolsch or Kolsch

And schnitzel

 

[LesTom]

A cracker of a wheat beer