UK Weekend Beerage

First beerage of the year,

Grimbergen Blonde: Perfect fast breaker, gone after a few gulps.

Ayinger Dopplebock: More of a challenge, but showed me how much I enjoy beer.

Chimay Bleue from 2012: I deserved a treat.

It's tough, but dry January has it's benefits, first and possibly last time for me, but I'm glad I held firm.

 

Also glad that dry January is over and like jonb5, I probably won't do it again. Last night I had,

Tempest - Long White Cloud,
Tempest - Red Eye Flight,
Tempest - In The Dark We Live,
Brewdog - Prototype Milk Stout,
Fallen - Chew Chew Salted Caramel Stout,
Bellhaven - Oat Stout.

Thankfully it's now wet February.

Off to Annan for Scottish cup tie, son driving so might search out a pint or two.

 

Last night I had Siren Caribbean Chocolate Cake which was absolutely fantastic. I also had a BrewDog Dogma which I rather liked, but I think it is no longer in production.

 

Beat Annan 4-1 and into the quarter finals of the Scottish...pleasing.

Had a couple of pints of An Teallach Fuar, really nice smooth ale with a fruity aftertaste.

 

Last night I had a Wild Beer Millionaire, which is a really great beer in my opinion. I also had the Buxton Wild Boar which was drinkable.

 

I had a can of the magic rock bearded lady grand mariner chocolate orange stout the other night, so good, glad I got 2.

 

I've got a bottle of the Caribbean Chocolate Cake in the refrigerator, along with Siren's All of it Please! imperial brett stout. Looking forward to trying them...especially considering how pricey that second one was.
This weekend I did try a few new beers including Bellhaven Scottish Oat Stout, Prairie Somewhere (sour saison), and Hog's Back A over T barleywine. Somewhere was definitely the highlight.

 

Just perusing the 'spoons spring beer festival. Not expecting much really, I think the last couple have been rather rubbish iirc. starts next month.

possible highlights for me


Hawkshead Vienna Lager (5.0% ABV)

Robinsons Trooper 666 - 6.66% version of the beer. It's maiden so I will be a sucker and try it, if I see it


err, that's it out of fifty. There's another few decent beers there like Darkstar Revelation etc and I'll probably try a couple of the collabs but they don't look very exciting.

 

just back from a fifth visit to Bruges Bier Festival. Too many beers to list, it was damn good, as usual.

 

Some great stuff being brewed by new local brewers. Had a cracker of a beer from Castor Ales.

 

They MUST do a Castor Oil at one point.

reprob8 you make me very envious, I haven't got the time energy or money to make it even to the Toon for a session.

 

I had my first Magic Rock Cannonball today. It reminded me of Punk IPA, so I could drink it.

As a side note, I notice that M&S have quite a few beers brewed for them. Are there any that you chaps would recommend? I believe waitrose has a few as well.

 

I liked the M&S Salted Caramel Porter by Meantime.

 

Unfortunately in my hometown it's nigh impossible to find porter/stout on cask, despite there being several very decent pubs. :-(

St Peter's Old Style Porter this evening. Can't go far wrong with that.

 

I'm having a St Peters christmas ale