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viggo wrote:Trying to kill this keg of unintentially Brett infected dubbel, to making way for the quad. Just tapped a barleywine too.
It wasn't bad considering it was infected. Were it not for this stupid lent thing I'd be over there with a growler.
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Post by bartle »

Derek wrote:I had fish & chips from High Street, so I wanted something light & pale.

I went for my last Hop Nouveau... and it's still quite drinkable!
Still tasting "nouveau" ?



Bell's Two Hearted.

Thanks Mike!!! You were right... the colour is pretty spot on, except mine is all cloudy.


Oh, I love this beer.


Viggo, Sour dubbel? I had a pretty stale Westmalle dubbel last night. Makes me worry about the one I have cellared right now.
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Post by matt7215 »

bartle wrote:
Derek wrote:I had fish & chips from High Street, so I wanted something light & pale.

I went for my last Hop Nouveau... and it's still quite drinkable!
Still tasting "nouveau" ?



Bell's Two Hearted.

Thanks Mike!!! You were right... the colour is pretty spot on, except mine is all cloudy.


Oh, I love this beer.


Viggo, Sour dubbel? I had a pretty stale Westmalle dubbel last night. Makes me worry about the one I have cellared right now.
bret doesnt make beer sour

i think a bret infected dubbel could be quite delish! how much did it dry it out viggo? do you know what bret strain it was?
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Post by viggo »

matt7215 wrote:
bartle wrote:
Derek wrote:I had fish & chips from High Street, so I wanted something light & pale.

I went for my last Hop Nouveau... and it's still quite drinkable!
Still tasting "nouveau" ?



Bell's Two Hearted.

Thanks Mike!!! You were right... the colour is pretty spot on, except mine is all cloudy.


Oh, I love this beer.


Viggo, Sour dubbel? I had a pretty stale Westmalle dubbel last night. Makes me worry about the one I have cellared right now.
bret doesnt make beer sour

i think a bret infected dubbel could be quite delish! how much did it dry it out viggo? do you know what bret strain it was?
I dig it but 5 gallons is a lot. I prefer our dubbel non infected but what can you do sometimes. It's pretty dry. I'm guessing Brett B
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Post by JesseMcG »

Having a couple Fuller's ESBs followed by a Rogue Brutal Bitter.

I think I might like the BB better. I must admit I like the added carbonation and the citrus from the hops in the BB. Probably less authentic but FACK is it good!!

Still LOVE the Fuller's, and you can't beat the price.
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Post by carguy »

Rogue Brutal Bitter. This should be a regular listing, not just a seasonal.
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Post by JesseMcG »

carguy wrote:Rogue Brutal Bitter. This should be a regular listing, not just a seasonal.
Yeah I think it'd do really well.
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Post by velovampire »

Last night at C'est: Durham Hop Head (as good as ever - love that beer); Durham Blak Katt (wish this was more widely available in pubs, I really, really like this stout); cask Hoptical Illusion (pretty solid in the bottle, absolutely gorgeous on cask - I WILL have this again, assuming it reappears), and Black Oak DoubChocCherryStout (an ok pint, but not at its best). Y'all non-C'est-boycotters need to get down there and try out the cask Hoptical. So nice.
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velovampire wrote:Last night at C'est: Durham Hop Head (as good as ever - love that beer); Durham Blak Katt (wish this was more widely available in pubs, I really, really like this stout); cask Hoptical Illusion (pretty solid in the bottle, absolutely gorgeous on cask - I WILL have this again, assuming it reappears), and Black Oak DoubChocCherryStout (an ok pint, but not at its best). Y'all non-C'est-boycotters need to get down there and try out the cask Hoptical. So nice.
Glad to see Flying Monkey's getting into cask - hopefully this is something that continues. A lot of brewers only seem to think that cask beer is for festivals!
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I had my second last Brutal Bitter from last year... best before the end of the month. It's a great hop-fix when it's fresh, but with a little age the quality malts peek through. Great stuff.
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Post by Belgian »

I'm dumping a Baltika 6 Porter into the saucepan to braise some great Indian spiced sausages. Along w/ leftover Affligem Dubbel and Carib Royal Stout. Should be great!
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Belgian wrote:I'm dumping a Baltika 6 Porter into the saucepan to braise some great Indian spiced sausages. Along w/ leftover Affligem Dubbel and Carib Royal Stout. Should be great!
mr. money bags! enjoy the priceless taste! :lol:
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Post by WilliamEstevan »

Arcadia IPA an hour or so ago, a Brew Dog Punk IPA now and I may finish off with a Smuttynose IPA or, if I'm feeling ambitious, a Yellow Snow.

I'm anticipating some hops will start budding on me anytime now; I'm okay with this. Fair warning, London residents, I may go clean out a good portion of Bradley's Brew Dog tomorrow... I don't know why the heck I didn't try it earlier!
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WilliamEstevan wrote:Arcadia IPA an hour or so ago, a Brew Dog Punk IPA now and I may finish off with a Smuttynose IPA or, if I'm feeling ambitious, a Yellow Snow.

I'm anticipating some hops will start budding on me anytime now; I'm okay with this. Fair warning, London residents, I may go clean out a good portion of Bradley's Brew Dog tomorrow... I don't know why the heck I didn't try it earlier!

Lots of Punk IPA in the fridge at Bradley a couple days ago. Also John By was there in hordes.
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Welly RIS - need to get down to the brewery soon since I'm down to my last can now
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