What are you drinking tonight 2024.

[Donegal john]

Email confirms £100 evoucher....it will go towards refrigeration.
A tall larder fridge...FOR MY KEGS!!!!
AND...a box of beer has just been delivered.

Must feel like Christmas

 

[Leon103]

A well earned can of Tribute after a dreadful few days...strap yourselves in....
Last Wednesday fridge freezer in the kitchen was making a racket. Phoned British gas homecare...no engineer til Monday! Friday I got home from work and fridge even worse. Fresh stuff felt a big warm so got the brew thermometer out..18c! Binned the lot! Furious now! On to BG...still no one til Monday...Monday comes..fridge knackered,new one required. Monday dinner time delivery for a new one from Currys was Wednesday, Monday teatime...thus is now Dec 27th! Plus how it goes with BG,if it can't be fixed you get a divvy up based on age of appliance,so about £100 towards a new one. Fine..which could take upto 5 days to appear. Not fine. So I decided to knock that palaver on the head and visit a local supplier.
In the meantime Mrs Clint decided she wanted the nice shiny free standing one rather than another integrated. I explained the difference...which involves taking out the integrated cabinet etc and making level the floor as we had not long had the floor tiled and it just cleared the base plinth. Yeah OK then she says...that was me last night...dismantling kitchen cupboards and tiling the floor..which I got done! New fridge freezer being delivered tomorrow. Phew!
As an upside...the much scorned brew fridge in the garage was set to 3c and has enabled us to keep a small supply of fresh stuff handy. It's seen in a different light now.

Shambles. The wife reckons our oven is on the blink, hopefully it will last past Xmas, otherwise it's Turkey cooked in the caravan.

 

[Clint]

It was a shambles alright. It's a shame because previously I've had fantastic cover from BG with same day service on the odd occasion. Perhaps it's a one off..

 

[SMP Brewery]

In the meantime Mrs Clint decided she wanted the nice shiny free standing one rather than another integrated. I explained the difference...which involves taking out the integrated cabinet etc and making level the floor as we had not long had the floor tiled and it just cleared the base plinth. Yeah OK then she says...that was me last night...dismantling kitchen cupboards and tiling the floor..which I got done! New fridge freezer being delivered tomorrow. Phew!

I’ve been telling my wife this is impossible for years, which is bizarre as she normally doesn’t believe a word of my excuses.

 

[SMP Brewery]

Hmm so this was left over by friends, it’s ok as a mid week beer (3.4%).

 

[Clint]

I’ve been telling my wife this is impossible for years, which is bizarre as she normally doesn’t believe a word of my excuses.

Mrs Clint gets things in her head and sooner rather than later it gets revisited.
It's all done,fridge is delivered. I'm patiently waiting for the "6hours" standing time to expire so I can switch it on! I'm drinking my kegging dregs of the Pipster Pale while waiting...just up my street...bitter and fruity!
But...to be truthful I'm glad to see the back of the integrated fridge...and not long ago,the washing machine. Just the dishwasher remaining.

 

[Tanglefoot]

Nearly there, half day tomorrow !
Getting in the Christmas groove with a proper job.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Tonight I’m drinking my 4.6% Brown Ale “Mind The Gap” - brewed to fill the gap between my bitter and my porter. It looks like Titan because Titan is based on a stronger version of this beer.

 

[LesTom]

This is different, but pretty good.

 

[Leon103]

Beer to watch the football and it's a trial DIPA from Maverick Brewery. This is cracking, the aroma is filling the room.

 

[Leon103]

Onto something a bit different for the 2nd half.

 

[Agentgonzo]

A pint of get Locky. (Sorry, no can).

Very nice. Good body and a well balanced aftertaste. Thanks @chopps . Very much enjoying this one

 

[dave_77]

Had this kellerbier..very nice. Yesterdays advent beer

 

[Leon103]

A house pilsner to finish the night .

 

[SMP Brewery]

...to be truthful I'm glad to see the back of the integrated fridge...and not long ago,the washing machine. Just the dishwasher remaining.

Know what you mean, we have integrated Fridge a Freezer, oven and Dishwasher and it was ok back in the day but bending down for everything is now getting hard work on the back now!

 

[foxy]

Hmm so this was left over by friends, it’s ok as a mid week beer (3.4%).

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Why the name change? When I was in the UK in September I noticed amber ales. I associate amber ales with sweetness.
Below the Amber it has Bitter?

 

[foxy]

First beer off the ranks, India Pale Lager, Not one for those not keen on hop bitterness, I think the lack of ABV emphasises the hops this is going to be a satisfying summer thirst quencher.

Second drink of the evening is my kegged London Pride, even though using a floating dip tube, it is not as clear as I would like but still a very nice drop.

 

[Clint]

Why the name change? When I was in the UK in September I noticed amber ales. I associate amber ales with sweetness.
Below the Amber it has Bitter?

Amber sounds more trendy. Bitter sounds more beards and jumpers.

 

[foxy]

Amber sounds more trendy. Bitter sounds more beards and jumpers.

Or flat caps and whippets?

 

[Clint]

Yeah that too! If you look round the supermarket bitter or I should say decent bitter isn't to be found. If I was for the first time going out to buy some bitter to try and bought John Smiths,Tetley or Boddingtons, all which are a shadow of their former selves,I wouldn't be impressed! Tasteless hogwash....but they now match the majority of lagers available.