What's wetting the whistle?

indeed, and to remember bigger is not always better.... taste-wise and in may walks of life...

 

Been busy for a while and only just catching up - had a 4 year old La Fin du Monde for Canada yesterday - sublime and still carbonated! yum!

save some Thornbridge for me - really looking forward to getting to try some more after I had Alchemy VII (?) last year on handpump

 

Not Brewdog. Damn customs. And not at my pub. I had to ban staff from drinking here because they're all drunken idiots. Now if I was to shoot them, I would be the one to go to jail. Where's the justice in that?

Anyway, my whinging out of the way, Guinness at the Flying Scotsman and then home to Hop Hog with dinner (pizza, cooking dinner for my lady friend tonight consists of dialing numbers) and then some Haand Costa Rica with ice-cream. Or even perhaps on the ice-cream. What's the worse that could happen?

 

your staff are douches hey?

 

Just a couple ruining it for everyone else. Hey, has anyone had the Estrella EDDIT? I saw some bottles. Worth a purchase?

 

It's a fairly boring Belgian Wit.

 

Inedit means "Never been done before" or possibly "Might have been done before but who would remember?". It's an OK/ pleasant with some nibbles sort of beer.

I'm drinking White Shield and eating Dorset cheddar on oatcakes. Doth go.

 

Thanks guys. Thanks for being able to decipher my phones autocorrect too. I ended up getting it for Mistress Mordecia. She enjoys wits. This one was greeted with a shrug and a 'meh'. I guess you were right Lukie. Why can't she like hop-bombs, porters and stouts like a normal person?

 

Punk IPA in cans will win over any lady.

 

At least it's a step forward. When I found her, vodka and Pure Blonde was the extent of her drinking knowledge. Through patience, advocacy and the fact she is forced to spend time with such a drunk we're getting her into new things.

My personal life aside, Monk Porter (just an aside for the Perth boys, Sweet Potato Porter is about a week away, Coconut Stout is about 2/3 away and the #250 DIPA is about 4 away), then Emu Bitter with my father (it's our bonding drink, so no teasing) and then some Fuller's Reserve as a night cap. I guess my night could be described as yum, crap, yum.

 

A pint of Fuller's ESB.

 

My leet box from IBS arrived so in celebration I had

1000 IBU Ultramate (actually despite my earlier review this beer is hideous and particularly offensive for drinking in one's own home, I tried to pass it off to my brother who somehow managed to drink half of it before giving up). Tasting notes of rust and stale (both literally and figuratively) English hops.

Also some WCIPA (not bad but tasted like a barleywine after Ultramate), Fullers London Porter (first time I've had this and really pretty enjoyable), some saison whose name I can't recall and finally Hoptimum (grows on me every time I have it).

 

Haha... Ultramate is terrible. I still have a keg of it I somehow have to sell!

 

Tried some Mikk. Green and Gold. Enjoyable. Very nice IPA. Lukie, how did you get sucked into getting a keg of Ultramate?!? Next time just give me the $330. All the teasing and misspelling of gueuze by me is less offensive then a pint of that.

Also, this popped into my head whilst Spain were tika-taka-ering away all of my Euro profits, but who would win a beer Euros on beers available in Australia. I'm guessing The Ukraine wouldnt compete, but would we see any upsets? Poland's Zywiec Poeter knocking out the Germans because you only had a Weinhenstephener Pils available?

Anyway, you should organise this for a tasting at the store Lukie. By which I mean, I want this to happen but I don't want to do the work.

 

currently drinking a Kuhnhenn 4th Dementia
Thought appropriate on the 4th while watching a documentary on Gettysburg.
tomorrow afternoon or early evening breaking open a 50/50 brewing 12 year Elijah Craig Eclipse Stout.
Happy 4th of July to the other Expats living here

 

No point since Denmark would win.

 

Not if they enter the Ultramate.

 

BA George! and Beer Geek Brunch Weasel are just too good. Shame Beer Geek Breakfast has never passed my lips. No-one ever seems to have any.

 

Oh comon Daniel, you serious? At that rate, if I still had one of my 10000000 bottles, I would have sent you one. We had like 20 cases of it at one point!

Next time, I will send you one. I promise.

 

Thanks! It has always seemed to be out of stock whenever I've attempted to purchase some.

Re: the thread, I had Red Duck Hoppy Amber tonight. It's actually quite nice, with a pleasant hoppy nose.