Beer

[machin05]

Anyone ever had anything from Batemans? Grabbed a bottle of some mocha beer by them from B&M earlier because it was only 70p, quite like it.

I think I've had their Victory Ale before, but nothing recently.

 

[Doctor Doog]

We get quite a lot of Batemans beers round here. XB is the standard bitter and XXXB is a bit stronger. Nothing to write home about. It's brewed in Skeggy, so Frank might be the expert.

 

[PPB]

Always in a glass for me

Good man

 

[Lycan]

Started drinking in Glasgow at Craft Beer Rising, ended up in Dundee. Work that one out. Some amazing beers tasted tonight.

Chorlton - Yakima Sour
Natural Selection - Bitter Descent
Drygate - Gladeye IPA
The Kernel - Brown Ale
Harviestoun - Broken Dial
Eden Mill - Bunker (double IPA)
Beavertown - Smog Rocket
Chorlton - Amarillo Sour
Brewdog - Hop Fiction
Mikkeller/Siren - Beer Geek Daydream
Buxton/Omnipollo - Yellow Belly
Big Hug - Slow Loris
Thistly Cross - Whisky Cask Cider
Thornbridge - Cocoa Wonderland
Belhaven - Twisted Thistle

 

[machin05]

I hope they were all 1/3s young man....

 

[leedswolf]

We get quite a lot of Batemans beers round here. XB is the standard bitter and XXXB is a bit stronger. Nothing to write home about.

I agree.

 

[Lycan]

I hope they were all 1/3s young man....

All 1/2s apart from the Mikkeller which was a 1/3 and had 2 pints of the Yakima Sour.

Beer of the night was easily the Mikkeller/Siren. White stout brewed with coffee, cocoa and vanilla. Thistly Cross was good as well.

 

[leedswolf]

leeds International Beer Festival currently on the go.

 

[The Bear]

Beer of the night was easily the Mikkeller/Siren. White stout brewed with coffee, cocoa and vanilla.

Sounds odd but nice.

 

[Lycan]

Sounds odd but nice.

It was properly weird. Never had anything like it.

 

[The Bear]

12% ABV I read as well! No wonder it was just a 1/3.

 

[Lycan]

Yeah, bit heavy. It poured out like treacle.

I think the Buxton was 12% as well.

 

[machin05]

Had a clear-out and rearrange of my shed today. Much prefer it this way!

 

[Lycan]

Still got a few Yakima left! I admire your willpower Machin.

Got a few nice cans in for the football. Lervig - Lucky Jack which is a 4.7% American pale ale and Vocation - Heart & Soul, a 4.4% session IPA.

 

[machin05]

Just the one. Still got 3 Axe Edge's too. I'm a pleasure delayer!

 

[Lycan]

Really impressed with the Heart & Soul. Brewed in Hebden Bridge, definitely need to check out a few more of their beers.

 

[PPB]

Had a clear-out and rearrange of my shed today. Much prefer it this way!

How a shed should look, not a gardening tool in sight, just beer

 

[Tredman]

Onto my third titanic iceberg, it's making strictly bearable. Got a few Punk IPA to follow too.

 

[machin05]

Good choice Tredman. Very nice pint, that.

I'm having a dark night (and I've just started watching Dark Knight on TCM!). Einstock Toasted Porter earlier, which was very nice and currently sipping a Firebrand Black Saison. Really not sure about this one though. Seems a bit sour on the nose. Dark fruit and wheat with some bitter chocolate but a bit fizzy on the tongue. Doesn't quite add up for me.

 

[Tredman]

Great film Dark Night, much better than watching 3rd rate celebrities wiggle their bottoms.

I'm sticking on light - got a marston's new world pale ale next