UK Weekend Beerage

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  1. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    Lovin' that photo EB and lovin' the scrap book of beer labels you have, had 3 of the 4 on the page and including the bottle. I've got the 1001 beers to try before you die book, however, I've only tried about 250 of them, more homework required.
     
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  2. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    ah thank you
    I am about half way through beer bore book: Volume III
    Got serious about ale hunting 3 years ago
    it's been a lot of fun and mostly down to the camraderie(sic) & interaction on here

    so cheers K :slight_smile:
     
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  3. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Having my Guiness FES
    my memory appears to be not entirely correct on this stout but drinkable enough

    Having said that this is going back to when I was 18
    and I bough about 20 bottles of various stuff (including Carlsberg Elephant) from around the globe
    from now long gone Marble Arch World Beers to show solidarity to a friend who'd lost his father to the big C
    so the fact we had epic top flight hangovers the day after (& it being 22 years ago) buts things a bit hazy shade of boozeness

    though I do recall the label had a very aged look, like paper smeared with mustard
    so perhaps it was a bottle aged vintage after all :open_mouth:
     
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  4. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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  5. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    I was going to have a dry weekend but needed to steel myself for the Scotland v. Deutschland game

    So a bottle of homebrewed pale ale to begin with, nice drop, well hopped from challenger and saaz, now have moved onto some Westmalle Dubbel courtesy of Waitrose, needs no introduction
     
    #4305 Hanglow, Sep 7, 2014
  6. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    Bevis, do you try and keep every new label you buy? Must be quite an impressive collection by now :open_mouth:
     
    #4306 Hanglow, Sep 7, 2014
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  7. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    I try
    I have a terrible memory so it's a great physical reminder if I've had the beer,

    It started with lining a cupboard doors (ie so the missus didn't have to look at them)
    filled that and two notebooks & half way through number three after which will ditch for a4 folder
    so more pages can be filled & filed
    but will I still have the ticking bug after ale 1000
    &
    when will I settle down with a 'regular'?
     
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  8. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    Once again, lovin' the photo. Had everything on left hand page and Ola Dubh and 2 0f the 3 on right hand page.

    Currently drinking Broughtons 6.2% IPA and watching Germany v Scotland with my son. He's drinking Guiness FES.
     
    #4308 Kozel, Sep 7, 2014
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  9. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    Good parenting, unless your son is 4, in which case maybe a couple of years to early yeah?
     
    #4309 Hanglow, Sep 7, 2014
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  10. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    LOL, no...he's 6.

    Only joking he's 20 and I love the fact that he likes his ale. Easy for these youngsters to start on the Buckfast or alchopops, but I'd like to think I've taught him well. He is a big fan of German, Belgian and Czech beer.
     
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  11. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    My dad was CAMRA member, though my son now 13 says boozers are losers & all beer smells like piss.

    With me watching controlled consumption & being told of drink dangers by my parents and sensibly given wine & beer by them, that gave me my positive healthy view of alcohol.

    Also, Can you drink Brasso?
     
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  12. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    Only if you pour vodka through it while in a coffee filter bevis, believe me I've tried. I've tried so, so hard.
     
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  13. reprob8

    reprob8 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 England

    three excellent days working at Leeds International Beer Festival, the choice was excellent. It was great to have the opportunity to meet up with old friends and make a few new ones. Great selection from Kernel, Siren, Beavertown (Logan serving the beer), Camden, Tiny Rebel... in fact there were just so many good beers to sample, there were a few that made you roll your eyes and think just because you can add something to a beer doesn't mean you should do. It's already noted in the diary for next year.
     
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  14. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    Nice one, sounds like a great fest



    who is going to craft beer rising in glasgow soon? I will probably there at some point, not sure hwen though as my wee bro is up so it will up to him
     
    #4314 Hanglow, Sep 7, 2014
  15. SCW

    SCW Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2004 New York

    how did the Sixpoint taste?
     
    #4315 SCW, Sep 7, 2014
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  16. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,865) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    Heh - regular. Very much so....

    Just polished off a Fourpure Pale Ale - tasty little brew.
     
    #4316 jazzyjeff13, Sep 8, 2014
  17. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    red stripe stubbies bout 70p from B&Ms
    hmmmmmmm? I'm sure this was a better brew :/
     
    #4317 EmperorBevis, Sep 8, 2014
  18. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    Excellent...as it always does, I particularly like the Bengali Tiger. I also enjoy when my local 'Spoons has something from Sixpoint on draught.
     
    #4318 Kozel, Sep 8, 2014
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  19. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Hooray beer!
     
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  20. Furnotronix

    Furnotronix Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2013 England

    Even more alarmingly:

    "The new bottle has an RRP of £2.79 and is available exclusively to the on-trade."
    http://www.thedrinksreport.com/news/2013/15006-red-stripe-stubby-bottle-launches-in-the-uk.html

    Does everyone remember paying £4 for cans of 440ml RS at gigs? I'm telling you, soon you'll be forking over £4 for these piddly bottles. Of course, the fact that they're in B&Ms a year after release may be a sign they've gone down as well as a turd in a swimming pool.

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    Just seen 4x Nigerian FES packs in Tesco for £5.99. Next to it is Dragon Stout for £1.39.

    By the way, anyone knows when Fuller's Vintage 2014 is released? Also, you can buy a mix of 12/13 for £2.50 a bottle on their site.
     
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