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James said:
Not sure if it's new but Sainsbury’s have a Vocation honeycomb stout and a Brew York nougat and chocolate stout in at the minute. Far too sweet for my tastes so didn't bother picking them up.

Feeling a bit ropey today after overdoing it on lovely cask last night in the King's Arms by Waterloo. If any of you find yourself in London and want a cracking pint of cask then there's probably no place better. Pick of the bunch was a Victorian Mild by Redemption and the Kernel. So good.

I'm at a little beer festival tonight too, mostly cask but there's a few key kegs on as well.

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Aye, I’ve had them mate. The Brew York one, I would drink again, but aye, it’s a bit too sweet. Doubt I’d buy it for £4 when there’s better supermarket gear available likes of Roaster Coaster at £3.50 or Death Star II at a fiver with bigger ABVs.

The Vocation one is ok. With honeycomb, you sometimes get a burnt aftertaste, which takes away any initial sweetness. Give it a go. My review was it was quite chocolatey, it could have been amazing, but was just ok.

Think I might avoid bottle shops until Christmas. Saying that, I’m desperate to stock up on Brew York’s Nightmare Before Christmas.
 


The honeycomb one needs more honeycomb, the chocolate is done quite well, sweet but more a dark chocolate than sickly sweet. A bit thin for 7% but not bad.

The nougat one nails the nougat flavour but was too sweet for me.
 
Longy said:
Aye, I’ve had them mate. The Brew York one, I would drink again, but aye, it’s a bit too sweet. Doubt I’d buy it for £4 when there’s better supermarket gear available likes of Roaster Coaster at £3.50 or Death Star II at a fiver with bigger ABVs.

The Vocation one is ok. With honeycomb, you sometimes get a burnt aftertaste, which takes away any initial sweetness. Give it a go. My review was it was quite chocolatey, it could have been amazing, but was just ok.

Think I might avoid bottle shops until Christmas. Saying that, I’m desperate to stock up on Brew York’s Nightmare Before Christmas.
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I might give it a try then cheers. The Brew York one sounds awful to me mind. :lol:

I tried M&S' winter spiced porter a few days ago, out of interest. It was pretty good, though overly carbonated (a swill around to reduce that and it was okay). Worth a go at 2 quid 50 or whatever it was.

If anyone is in the market for more cans, Pressure Drop are doing a mixed box of 15 for 55 quid. Only on sale until midday, password to get in is TURKEY

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They've also got a Honeycomb, Vanilla & Chocolate Imperial Milk Stout out today. Might be of interest...
 
Town End Farmer Giles said:
The honeycomb one needs more honeycomb, the chocolate is done quite well, sweet but more a dark chocolate than sickly sweet. A bit thin for 7% but not bad.

The nougat one nails the nougat flavour but was too sweet for me.
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Aye, I’d agree with that review like. As I said, ramp it up to 10%, make it thicker it could be great.
James said:
I might give it a try then cheers. The Brew York one sounds awful to me mind. :lol:

I tried M&S' winter spiced porter a few days ago, out of interest. It was pretty good, though overly carbonated (a swill around to reduce that and it was okay). Worth a go at 2 quid 50 or whatever it was.

If anyone is in the market for more cans, Pressure Drop are doing a mixed box of 15 for 55 quid. Only on sale until midday, password to get in is TURKEY

Pressure Drop Brewing

They've also got a Honeycomb, Vanilla & Chocolate Imperial Milk Stout out today. Might be of interest...
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You f***ing dick :lol:
That Pressure Drop sounds like my ideal drink.

I’ve messaged Blues since my last post about Nightmare of Brew York, might see if they’re getting this in too. Won’t bother with the box itself as I’ll get too many in there that aren’t to my tastes. They’ve got a decent selection of stouts & brown ales there though.
 
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Longy said:
Aye, I’d agree with that review like. As I said, ramp it up to 10%, make it thicker it could be great.

You f***ing dick :lol:
That Pressure Drop sounds like my ideal drink.

I’ve messaged Blues since my last post about Nightmare of Brew York, might see if they’re getting this in too. Won’t bother with the box itself as I’ll get too many in there that aren’t to my tastes. They’ve got a decent selection of stouts & brown ales there though.
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Don't get the Brew York hype, their stouts are generally very good mind, but pales and IPA's etc are generally bang average at best, and some are downright shit. Had the Red Danson red IPA recently and it was terrible.

I need to stop buying their stuff other than the stouts
 
Town End Farmer Giles said:
Don't get the Brew York hype, their stouts are generally very good mind, but pales and IPA's etc are generally bang average at best, and some are downright shit. Had the Red Danson red IPA recently and it was terrible.

I need to stop buying their stuff other than the stouts
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As you know, I’m 95% stouts & I’ve rarely had a poor one. If it’s average I’d be surprised. That Nougat one is one of the few I can take or leave.

Always remember having my first pint of Tonkoko in Tileys. Game changer.
 
Longy said:
Vaux & Isis. Think the Dun Cow is open now? Opposite the Dun Cow is the Little Shop if you want stuff to take away.
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Ambivalent Squirrel said:
thats where I'm going. Both decent.
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Ambivalent Squirrel said:
The bagels are class in there 😎

Dun Cow is open. I don’t mind the Ivy either, little more rough and ready like.

will be in Vaux before and Isis after.

was in Vaux last night. Wasn’t that fussed on the sour lager they had on. Top Rope brewery or something. The Black IPA was ok though.

Oh and if you like fruited sours, grab a can of the Blowing Cherries out of the fridge in Vaux. It’s bloody lovely. They have some lovely Vaux Pales on draft at the minute too.
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Thanks for the tips. Went to Vaux, Isis & Dun Cow. Superb selections in all and got a few cans to take away.
 
I just picked up some great beers from the hopknocker in Durham. £15 for £50 worth. All out of date. :lol:
 
Longy said:
I’m interested in this type of stuff. Was it just lucky or have the git a bargain shelf?
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They were just clearing old stock and posted something on Instagram. I think they had something like 10 boxes. When I picked my box up and saw the beer I immediately regretted not getting 2 or 3. I had one of the porters last night and it was right up my street, thick, heavy, strong. I’d hazard a guess to say it would retail for at least a fiver full price as most of their stuff seems to be fairly pricey. I’m not worried about the sell by date thing, tastes fine and won’t last very long anyway. I’d put some pics up of what I have left but can’t for the life of me remember how to post pics on here now.
 
I will be making an appearance at this today. A line up good enough to make Longy consider getting on the next train down south.

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Ambivalent Squirrel said:
No bother at all with porters and stouts. I’d be really wary of any out of date hoppy beers mind.
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Even then it depends on how long the initial date was and how it’s been stored. I’ve had plenty of out of date hoppy pales with 3 or 4 month dates on them that have been stored cold since they were packaged and they’ve been great. It’s so variable tho, I wouldn’t fancy an out of date can with a 6 month bbe that’s been stored at 20c the whole time.
 
DoctorMick said:
Even then it depends on how long the initial date was and how it’s been stored. I’ve had plenty of out of date hoppy pales with 3 or 4 month dates on them that have been stored cold since they were packaged and they’ve been great. It’s so variable tho, I wouldn’t fancy an out of date can with a 6 month bbe that’s been stored at 20c the whole time.
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Storage is the key like. I’ve had some BBNo stuff from M&S that clearly had been stored in an oven. Ten months left on the date and it was utter shite 😂
 
James said:
I will be making an appearance at this today. A line up good enough to make Longy consider getting on the next train down south.

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Got to get the Omnipollo. Think I had the Wylam one last week at a gig there.
 
Is a impy safe to drink the next day ? Fell asleep drunk last night with a full can of an Overtone Whisky Stout , is it safe to drink later today ?
 

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