UK Weekend Beerage

I stumbled into a bottle of Cantillon Rose today. I've never had it before, so I'm pretty excited.

 

Been going to the same shop for years, so they tend to look out for their regular customers.
I agree with the chasing culture, couldn't be arsed with it. If they hadn't contacted me and it was sold out I would have been too miffed. Not really one for running about to pick up rarities, if they come my way fair enough, if they don't meh.

 

Ah don't worry I wasn't thinking you were
But that culture of yearly releases and people queueing for 1 bottle is starting to creep in. Take UnHuman Cannonball release this year for example. The bottle shop I go to, if there is very limited stock, will limit the amount you can by so that it gives more people a chance. They just also give regulars a heads up lol

 

The same....on both counts!

 

A couple of homebrews for me tonight, both excellent which is rather pleasing

 

Had some Death By Coconut last night, awesome beer if you like the taste of Bounty. Thankfully I do.

 

I just had the Beavertown Spresso... delicious and velevety smooth, but similar quality beers have been made available in regular production and not just a rare. I also had the Mandarina Bavaria Saison by Partizan which was nice and refreshed my palate after the Spresso. I then popped over to BrewDog Clerkenwell and had a BBNo Oatmeal Stout, since they had a tap take over last night, lots of left overs. I'm hoping for a lot of new beers on Saturday at CBR. I'm most interested in Electric Bear Cherry Blackout, obscure as it may be, I love cherry stouts. Hope they bring it with!

 

I've had an exciting afternoon of beer. I started with Anspach & Hobday The New World Gose, which was salty and sour, easy to drink. I then had Surtur No. 30 by Borg Brugghus of Iceland, which was a very nice imperial stout. I also had a Monjolo Imperial Porter by Tupiniquim of Brazil. It was excellent, rich and smooth chocolate/coffee flavour. The Monjolo was the best of the afternoon in flavour and name. I found the imperials at Craft Beer Co. Islington (Angel).

 

Highlight of the night so far is the ever consistent Fullers 1845. I love this beer!

 

Wiper and True takeover yesterday at Craft Beer Co in Covent Garden. Hadn't tried any of their stuff before but enjoyed every one I had. Highlight for me was their Hard Shake.

 

I enjoyed Wylam beers – Galaxia and Dognobbler – in two consecutive pubs today. Both in excellent shape and very clean flavoured and well balanced.

 

M and S Double Hopped Citra IPA
M and S Sorachi Saison
Bax Bier Koud Vuur
Sierra Nevada Torpedo

Stand out was the Bax Bier, a very nice well balanced smoked porter. One from a shipment from Firmabier of Dutch microbrews and all have been very good so far. Just scoping a trip to Krakow in August. Looks like some good beer bars there.

 

My fave local brewery in Bristol. They do a crackin range of NZ hopped Saisons and the older brother to Hard Shake, Milk Shake is definitely worth a try.

 

Anyone try and the Siren Even More Jesus VIII Hazlenut Barrel Aged? If so, who has it? Been dying to try and to find this.

 

Local Beer Festival was, for me, an enjoyable trawl through;
Edge Flor Del La Vida
Birra Del Borgo Stelle & Strisce
Pohjala Rukkirak
De Molen Vuur & Vlam
Yeatie Boys Gunnamatta
Rogue Chocolate Stout
Kees Mosaic Hop Explosion
Oud Beersel Lambiek
Keesman Herren Pils
Tegernsee Hell
Augustiner Lagerbier Hell
and a few more

 

Was brewing at the weekend, so as is custom we had a few brew day beers.

Jester King - Provenance (Grapefruit and Orange)
Jester King - Provenance (Lemon and Lime)
Wicked Weed - Serenity
Wicked Weed - Fille de Ferme
Wicked Weed - Tropicmost Passionfruit Gose
Loverbeer - Saison de l'Ouvrier Griotta
Beavertown - Barrel Aged Moosefang

and hopefully in a month or so I will have a batch of my own first Saison.