UK Weekend Beerage

That looks like a great festival. Lovely line up of ales and incredible venue.

 

We are based in Bowness for a week. Coniston and Hawkshead are on my list.

 

indeed they are!

so far so good on the feedback too!

thanks crew,

cheers - Sixpoint

 

Good Chemistry Fresh Start
Faktoria Deadwood
Brecon Brewery Brecon Blonde
Browar Szalpiw Szczun

Standout Deadwood, a very nice black double IPA from Poland.

 

Would love to try this beer, unfortunately my local 'Spoons has been taken over and the beer is nowhere near the quality it was as a 'Spoons, apart from the occasional decent guest beer.

 

that totally blows....hopefully there is another one nearby

 

Yeah, there's a couple within driving distance, Mrs. K driving of course

 

Had a couple of pints of Adnams Ghost Ship in my local ex-'Spoons last week, nice.

 

Now half way though our week in the lake district. Had some decent beers. Coniston old man probably the pick of the bunch so far although I did find a pub selling Timothy Taylor Landlord probably my favorite pub beer. Lot of Robinsons pubs, Unicorn bitter a bit ordinary but the trooper was better.

 

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I would recommend the Robinson's old Tom if you can find it.

 

Tried it in bottles, very nice. Would love to find it on handpump

 

Just got back from 6 days in Barcelona. Had quite a few brews and my highlights include:

at NaparBCN tap house:
-Theories of Conspiracy No 4: The Secret Society- An Imperial Stout Collab with Lervig of Norway. Incredible stout, conditioned with 20 kg of raspberries.
-Alberhop by Tro Ales- An Apricot IPL, surprisingly good.

at BierCab
-Cocoa Barrel Aged by Cervesa Guineu- Another bangin stout which tasted more like a chocolate milkshake at 10%.

Even more jesus by Evil Twin, first time having it, really enjoyed it.
Ay, Carmela! by Cervesa La Pirata- a nice take on a DIPA.

at Black Lab
-El Predicador- A nice hoppy American IPA
-The Sour Lady- A very tart and refreshing raspberry Berliner Weisse

Overall a nice trip with some excellent spots for beer. I did run into a lot of UK beers, which I was trying to avoid. It seems the Spanish beer scene is in the infantile stages, but some exciting things are brewing.

 

I understand visiting Stockport pubs around Christmas time is the best chance of finding that.

 

So the lake district adventure continues. Eden best from the Eden brewery - not bad, Coniston bluebird - nice, dark night from Strands brewery very nice.

 

Brewdog chili hammer, very nice.

 

Browar Szalpiw Kociamber
Wild Beer/8 Wired Black and Blue
Magic Rock/Fork The Upside Down
Beavertown/Parrotdog Universal Mind
Arbor/Wiper and True Clogwork Orange
Lost and Grounded Running with Sceptres
Dark Star Green Hopped IPA
Wiper and True Quintet
Good Chemistry Fresh Start

After one of my Polish brews let me down for the first time onto the Rainbow Project 2016 at Small Bar, Bristol (Wild Beer was cheaper than their own bar down the road, lol !?!). Out of the one's tasted Universal Mind was my standout, a peaty/smoky old ale based on a rare Dortmund Adambier recipe. Then onto a local beer festival in Bristol for some serious hops. L and G another great beer which listed as a special lager but had everything a hopped up IPA should have. One to watch.

 

Just returned from 10 days in Paris, Stuttgart, and Vienna. Had quite a few new beers on the trip:

Sanjana IPA (Brauerei Zwettl Karl Schwarz)
Bratislavský Meštiansky Pivovar Czech Pilsner
Bratislavský Bubák Dark Lager
Löwenbräu Hefeweizen
Kramah India Pale Ale (Bevog Brewery)
Stieglbrauerei Märzen
Loncium American IPA
Schleppe Brauerei No 1 American Pale Ale
Badisch Gose (Welde Bräu)
Augustiner Bräu Weissbier
Augustiner Bräu Edelstoff Munich Hells
Leffe Royale Whitbread Golding
Train To Mars Saison (Brasserie Thiriez and Get Radical)
Zlaty Brazant Svetle Euro Pale Lager

The Schleppe No 1 APA was the surprise highlight (Austrian).