This Weekend's Beer Mk. V - Stout Hearted

Following on from the 'Stout' hearted theme I'm currently enjoying a quick half of 'Tree Tops Stout' by Windsor & Eton (for the Diamond Jubilee). Not available in bottled format yet, but popped into the brewery yesterday and acquired 2 litres as fresh as it comes !

A most tasty stout with a coffee backbone

 

Any way you slice it these beers are really too old and if I was you guys I'd probably be wanting my money back.
For me there's no regrets now in giving Beer Merchants a body swerve.

 

Just had the Hedgerow Porter. The saying "Save the best 'til last' was certainly true in this instance. For those of us here of a certain age, remember an advert that was on tv possibly in the 70's, I can't remember what the advert was about but the catchphrase on it was "They're tasty, tasty, very very tasty, they're very tasty, they're very tasty" substitute tasty for fruity. On pouring the beer into the glass, I thought I had fallen into the hedgerow. It was bursting with berry fruit on the nose and in the mouth. I could do with another one now! Tut!

 

Ah! I knew someone would know what I was on about. I bet they were not as tasty as this beer!

 

It was pretty good, though I'm not sure I'd rate it as the world's best beer. Still an impressive effort - certainly a beer to savour and enjoy. I think perhaps the hype contributes to the problem - the higher people pedestalise it, the further it falls when you actually try it. And the fact that I paid about 9 euros to get it. But I'd certainly pick some up again in Belgium at a more reasonable price.....

Glad to hear that this one is good - I had one of the Morrisons beers the other day (Chocolate & Vanilla stout) and was unimpressed. A sweet, cloying mess. Although I've rated some of their other efforts more highly.

 

Yeah, I haven't contacted them yet but I'm in two minds about it. Not that I want my money back as such, but I'm annoyed that they don't pull old stock and sell it off a bit more quickly.

 

Maybe you can give the aroma a 'texture' score?

Just cracked a Mikkeller Beer Hop Breakfast - there's a bit of coffee in it!

 

Heh, yeah.... The thing is, the few that I've tried have been impressive - so that gets factored into the decision to drop a ton of money on a bottle. Would definitely recommend Beer Geek Breakfast, I had that a while back and thought it was incredible.

This one's pretty tasty - tons of coffee and good body.