Craft Beer

[Ambivalent Dave]

Been to Blues for a few. Vaux VPA4 is tremendous.

Vaux is smashing it at the minute with the pales. The insanity later with talus in is the best they’ve done so far for me.

Beavertown were class when this thread started, up there with the best in the country. Same could be said for BrewDog back then. Sadly, quality declined and now they’re shite. Nowt about being snobby.

Not really, loads more breweries received have a fair bit of grief (Thornbridge, Marble and Anarchy are three that I remember but there were loads more).

BrewDog back in the day was my gateway into it all. Was superb when they first opened up in Newcastle.

Fierce in Manchester reminds me so much of those early heady days. Cracking little place.

 

[sketchy]

Almasty have a pretty good sale on think it ends tonight. The 8% dipa down to £3.80

 

[FlyingLotus]

Another strawberry stout that hits the mark.

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Jerusalem

 

[Longy]

Another strawberry stout that hits the mark.

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Not had that

 

[bakefingersvert]

Almasty have a pretty good sale on think it ends tonight. The 8% dipa down to £3.80

Thanks for the tip. It’s a very good sale. Got some good cans

 

[JonnyJarman]

Vaux is smashing it at the minute with the pales. The insanity later with talus in is the best they’ve done so far for me.

BrewDog back in the day was my gateway into it all. Was superb when they first opened up in Newcastle.

Fierce in Manchester reminds me so much of those early heady days. Cracking little place.

Deffos the best pale they have done in a while.

 

[James]

Deffos the best pale they have done in a while.

Will take some doing to beat that cask version of Dealers Choice from a few months ago, stunning pale ale that.

 

[JonnyJarman]

Will take some doing to beat that cask version of Dealers Choice from a few months ago, stunning pale ale that.

Didn't have the cask version but only the keg, was good but the new one pips it for me.

 

[dangermows]

This is delicious. Very moreish.

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[Longy]

This is delicious. Very moreish.

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Were you getting these from? Stashed away from a while ago?

 

[dangermows]

Were you getting these from? Stashed away from a while ago?

Yup.

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Smooth, sweet and boozy. Really nice.

 

[dangermows]

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Just tucking into this. Another good offering, although my least favourite of the four.

 

[Longy]

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Just tucking into this. Another good offering, although my least favourite of the four.

Orange is a shite adjunct like. What you drinking at halfy eleven for on a weekday like?

 

[Town End Farmer Giles]

Not a fan of fruit in stouts and porters,hence my dislike of Titanic Plum Porter. I'll still try the odd one if out (whenever that might be...) but rarely buy stuff in cans. There's so much out there to try it's not worth the risk for the odd one I would like but miss out on.

Talking of out I'm hoping to get out again in a couple of weeks,fingers crossed.

 

[Longy]

Not a fan of fruit in stouts and porters,hence my dislike of Titanic Plum Porter. I'll still try the odd one if out (whenever that might be...) but rarely buy stuff in cans. There's so much out there to try it's not worth the risk for the odd one I would like but miss out on.

Talking of out I'm hoping to get out again in a couple of weeks,fingers crossed.

Me & Mowsy have discovered strawberry goes bizarrely well. But apart from that, I like coconut & that’s it.

 

[Town End Farmer Giles]

Me & Mowsy have discovered strawberry goes bizarrely well. But apart from that, I like coconut & that’s it.

Aye, strawberry is possibly my one exception as well. Coffee > coconut > maple syrup (if done right) > praline (I.e. sugary hazelnut, not nutty) > other things > fruit/mint >>>>>>>>> chili

 

[Ambivalent Dave]

Me & Mowsy have discovered strawberry goes bizarrely well. But apart from that, I like coconut & that’s it.

Strawberry stout. Hmmm. Interesting.

I’ve got a real thing for that plum porter too. I should hate it, but I really enjoy it.

 

[Longy]

Strawberry stout. Hmmm. Interesting.

I’ve got a real thing for that plum porter too. I should hate it, but I really enjoy it.

It’s not for me like.

 

[dangermows]

Orange is a shite adjunct like. What you drinking at halfy eleven for on a weekday like?

Fancied it. That's how it should be.

 

[dangermows]

Me & Mowsy have discovered strawberry goes bizarrely well. But apart from that, I like coconut & that’s it.

Strawberry is superb, if done right. The very high abv efforts are winners, great balance.