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17-10-2011, 08:29
Visit the Tandleman's Beer Blog site (http://tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/dark-beers-for-winter.html)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS1rHhQb9r8/TpvYp7RxvyI/AAAAAAAAC9w/0eYgMaMnL-I/s1600/dark2.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS1rHhQb9r8/TpvYp7RxvyI/AAAAAAAAC9w/0eYgMaMnL-I/s1600/dark2.jpg)I have noticed that some pubs and publicans have decided, now that the weather is colder and nights are drawing in, that a dark beer, or sometimes several dark beers should replace lighter "summer" offerings. This seasonality seems logical enough to them presumably, but speaking as someone that likes his quaffing beer pale and hoppy, I don't see it that way.
While I have no objections at all to a handpump in a multi pump house being dedicated to something dark, I do have severe objections when the change of seasons means a gaderene rush to choice limiting dark beers, that are often much of a muchness. While I am at this theme, why are there so many awful porters about at the moment? Equally why are there so few decent bitter stouts around?
I do like dark beers, in fact I love them, but they need to have character. Just making a bland dark beer doesn't cut it for me at all and in my view, a pale hoppy beer is essential at all times in most pubs. (I also have long harboured the belief that brewing faults are far more easily hidden in such beers and that isn't welcome either.)
What do you reckon?
On the same theme: St Austell Proper Black - Black IPA or a roasty well hopped stout? Opinions? https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8629758183547510158-3942806853399222421?l=tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.c om
More... (http://tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/dark-beers-for-winter.html)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS1rHhQb9r8/TpvYp7RxvyI/AAAAAAAAC9w/0eYgMaMnL-I/s1600/dark2.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uS1rHhQb9r8/TpvYp7RxvyI/AAAAAAAAC9w/0eYgMaMnL-I/s1600/dark2.jpg)I have noticed that some pubs and publicans have decided, now that the weather is colder and nights are drawing in, that a dark beer, or sometimes several dark beers should replace lighter "summer" offerings. This seasonality seems logical enough to them presumably, but speaking as someone that likes his quaffing beer pale and hoppy, I don't see it that way.
While I have no objections at all to a handpump in a multi pump house being dedicated to something dark, I do have severe objections when the change of seasons means a gaderene rush to choice limiting dark beers, that are often much of a muchness. While I am at this theme, why are there so many awful porters about at the moment? Equally why are there so few decent bitter stouts around?
I do like dark beers, in fact I love them, but they need to have character. Just making a bland dark beer doesn't cut it for me at all and in my view, a pale hoppy beer is essential at all times in most pubs. (I also have long harboured the belief that brewing faults are far more easily hidden in such beers and that isn't welcome either.)
What do you reckon?
On the same theme: St Austell Proper Black - Black IPA or a roasty well hopped stout? Opinions? https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8629758183547510158-3942806853399222421?l=tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.c om
More... (http://tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/dark-beers-for-winter.html)