Beer – #1,061 – Van Diest – Früli Strawberry Beer
Früli Strawberry Beer. I couldn’t help myself here, and the idea of a strawberry beer is quite appealing, for no reason that I can think of. zesty fruitiness This 330ml … Continue reading
Beer – #1,060 – Kunstmann – Gran Torobayo
Not the usual this one is the big one, the Gran Torobayo. I was out buying beer from Hopscotch beer, you’d be familiar with their bottle, it’s in a lot of … Continue reading
Beer – #1,059 – Craftwork – Barrique Honey Medlar
Craftwork Barrique This used to be known as ‘Craftwork Anniversaire’ the last version was in 2017, although the last one I had was in 2016 I’m easily confused. This was bottled … Continue reading
Beer – #1,058 – Garage Project – Triple Day of the Dead 2018
Garage Project Triple Day of the Dead 2018 – an 11% Black Lager. Tequila Barrel Aged Chilli Chocolate Black Lager if you want to argue the point . This year … Continue reading
Beer – #1,057 – McLeod’s – Smugglers Bay Quadrupel
McLeod’s Smugglers Bay Quadrupel – A Quad! An honest to goodness Quad, honestly to goodnessly aged in Bourbon barrels. This is bottle 1472 of around 1700 that made it in … Continue reading
Beer – #1,056 – 8 Wired – Dynamo Merlot 2018
Dynamo Merlot 2018, always always worth are the drink the beers from 8 Wired, which beers do not last long in stores, snapped up quickly, particularly the more exotic and … Continue reading
Beer – #1,055 – Moon Dog – Jumping The Shark 2017
Moon Dog Jumping The Shark 2017. A beer that has been in then back of the fridge for too long. Possibly. I can’t remember buying it but that also might … Continue reading
Beer – #1,054 – 8 Wired / Pinta – Opium Cake
8 Wired Opium Cake, collaboration beer with a Polish brewer Pinta. This bottle c/- the BeerJerk club as beer of the week. Obviously made with amongst other things Poppy Seeds. based … Continue reading
Beer – #1052 – North End – Salt and Wood Baby Grand
North End Salt and Wood Baby Grand. Seems that you never see a Flanders Red and then you see a bunch of them. I like many styles of beer, and … Continue reading
Beer – #1051 – Kereru – Chocolate Cherry Porter
Kereru Chocolate Cherry Porter – one of a batch of new beers from Kereru, they’ve had a resurgence of late. I had a conversation with an ambassador recently about their … Continue reading
Beer – #1047 – Deschutes – The Abyss Tequila
Deschutes The Abyss Tequila – the 2017 release, A gift from the favourite boy chid of mine, I’ve only the one, so they’ll figure out who I’m talking about. As … Continue reading
Beer – #1043 – Garage Project – Muse Hibiscus and Lemon
Garage Project Muse Hibiscus & Lemon, and a change of music, same band different album, which kind of fits the theme. a pristine blank canvas Muse is in a 330ml bottle, … Continue reading
Beer – #1042 – Garage Project – Muse Au Naturel
“Brewers make the wort and yeast makes the beer”. Yeast is all around us and different strains can radically effect the flavour of a beer. There are all manner of wild yeast varieties floating around the Wild Workshop which can make magic tasting beers but would infect and ‘ruin’ everything in a traditional brewery. Muse has a very simple malt base which was fermented with Garage Project’s saison blend and Lactobacillus and aged in oak barrels. Lactobacillus is a bacteria which produces sour lactic acid. Muse serves as the marvellously complex yet drinkable tart, sour canvas to which Garage Project are building a whole series of beers on. Each iteration of Muse is made with different additions. The infusion of dry hibiscus gives this iteration of Muse striking colour, aroma and flavour. The freshly zested lemon peel makes for a long dry zesty finish.
Beer – #1040 – Clements and Daughter – Boozed Bunny
Clements and Daughter Boozed Bunny Imperial Stout. I was sent previous brews by this brewer and was blown away with their professional level, and thought they’d embarrass professional brewers. Well … Continue reading
Beer – #1039 – McLeod’s – Triple
McLeod’s Tripel. Part of their limited Smuggler’s bay series, numbered bottles and everything. This is bottle 968 of 1500. I’ve had this beer before, this vintage, but I never wrote … Continue reading
Beer – #1038 – McLeod’s – Dubbel 2018
McLeod’s Dubbel. Part of their limited Smuggler’s bay series, numbered bottles and everything – this one is bottle 1144 from 1800 bottles – this is of course the 2018 version. … Continue reading
Beer – BarleyWhine
I didn’t care much for the particular bottle of barley wine that I last had – see Beer – #1037 – McLeod’s – Barley Wine, a beer I found so unpalatable that I … Continue reading
Beer – #1037 – McLeod’s – Barley Wine
McLeod’s Barley Wine. A beer that really did bring on the FOMO, and I ended up with put-asides for me in two stores, but thing happen like that for a reason, … Continue reading
Beer – #1036 – Monastère – Bière Blonde
Monastère Bière Blonde – a panic buy really, but I’m always intrigued when a brewer uses a cork and cage over a bottle cap, this is either going to be … Continue reading
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