A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Again this past week everything has been well above average.
Siren Bubbling Bubbles
Siren Sold My Soul For Simcoe*
Siren Cacao & Cherry Broken Dream*
Siren Nitro Cold Blooded
BrewDog Lost Lager
BrewDog Jack Hammer*
The Kernel Pale Ale Mosaic*
The Kernel Export India Porter*
Thornbridge Kasperia
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Wild Beer Millionaire
Moor Smoked Lager*
It was going to be a tough choice this week with Sirens I sold my soul for Simcoe leading the pack, then came the two bottles from The Kernel, the BOTW this week goes to the sublime East India Porter Stunningly good.
Next week looking forward to a bottle of The Kernel Dry Stout (Vic Secret), amongst other stuff lying in wait.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Continuing with a can fest.
Siren -- Scattered Light *
Siren -- Middle Finger Discount
Elusive -- Level Up American Red *
Salt -- Huckaback NEIPA
Elusive -- Spellbinder
Thornbridge -- Jaipur IPA *
Marble -- Uppe Hela Natten
BrewDog/Evil Twin -- Roaster Coaster *
BOTW ,and not for the first time,goes to BrewDog/Evil Twin Roaster Coaster.The nitro helps give it great smoothness,decent coffee hit with a subtle lingering dryness demanding more.IMHO a very good imperial stout,straight outta Tescos.
Next week following Moby and TP down the Vibrant Forest route having polished off all my reserves from Lockdown 3 online ordering.
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"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Stocks were higher than calculated:
Bottles:
Oakham Citra
Oakham Green Devil IPA
Titanic Plum Porter
Brewdog Mr President
Oakham Bishops Farewell
Cans:
Northern Monk New World IPA
Marble Berimbolo
Brew York Big Eagle
Marble Cross Collar
Marble Lagonda
Marble Rapid Vienna IPA
No disappointments there and all were very good.
BOTW Brewdog Mr President. Thoroughly enjoyed their double IPA as an after dinner drink. Probably best that I only had the one bottle in stock at 9.2%.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Slimmer pickings this week. Also had some cooking lagers just to mix things up:
Bottles
Beerblefish 1892 IPA (6.6%)
Ayinger Winter Bock (6.7%)
Cans
Verdant There Will Be No Intervals (4.5%) pale ale
Arbor The Devil Made Me Brew It (5.5%) dry-hopped stout
Tiny Rebel Stay Puft Imperial Honey Glazed Ham Marshmallow Porter (9.0%)
Tiny Rebel Stay Puft Imperial Irish Coffee Marshmallow Porter (9.0%)
Tiny Rebel Stay Puft Imperial Mint Chocolate Marshmallow Porter (9.0%)
My experiences with the Tiny Rebel beers were recorded here. Ham, IMHO, whether glazed or not, is definitely not an ingredient that should be added to a beer.
I particularly enjoyed the Winter Bock – a winter version of the brewery's Celebrator dopplebock. I struggled to find it online after first seeing it as the note I'd left on my phone auto-corrected the word Ayinger to 'Stinger' and 'Stinger Winter Bock' wasn't getting me anywhere on the Beercraft webshop where I'd first seen it. A dark and malty joy with a hint of liquorice, and toffee and caramel notes that I could actually discern, along with an ease of drinking that belied its strength, this was a superb change to the weak lagers and fancy-named stouts and porters of late:
BOTW: Ayinger Winter Bock
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"Breakneck speed we drown ten pints of bitter"