Beer

[Boozad]

Wylam Jakehead IPA. An awesome 6.3% American. Definitely one of the best out there!

I'll keep an eye out for that.

 

[Lycan]

Heard good things about Wylam & Jakehead in particular.

I've just had a saison called Colette from Great Divide brewing co in Denver, Colorado. Followed up by a Belgian Tripple (Orabelle) and an intensely hoppy IPA (Titan) from the same brewery. Superb stuff.

The perfect beers to wind down in the sunshine after a 5 hour treck up Ben Lomond.

 

[leedswolf]

I HAD to call in the Refectory en route to the station for a couple of Jakeheads. Cracking stuff.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Heard good things about Wylam & Jakehead in particular.

I've just had a saison called Colette from Great Divide brewing co in Denver, Colorado. Followed up by a Belgian Tripple (Orabelle) and an intensely hoppy IPA (Titan) from the same brewery. Superb stuff.

The perfect beers to wind down in the sunshine after a 5 hour treck up Ben Lomond.

I am looking forward to a couple of Thwaites Wainwrights in a fortnight after a tick off a hill or two near Keswick.

 

[leedswolf]

Wainwrights is a good enough drop.

 

[leedswolf]

A quick Naylor's Brewery Spring Loaded. A rather good cask 4.4% Citra EPA.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Just going for a walk on the seafront, then I will try a couple of glasses of XXB. I can almost taste it already..

 

[leedswolf]

One of these babies is better Frank

 

[FrankMunro-371]

It probably is LW, but XXB is the only choice in the Beck at Mablethorpe. And quite pleasant it is as well

 

[leedswolf]

Frank, when you go for a drink do you tend to default for the tried and tested 'safe' stuff such as Ruddles, Spitfire, XXB or do you look at other ales on offer and have a dash at them?

 

[Johnny75]

Had a couple of Dead Pony Club's in my local yesterday (in cans) 2 for £5. Bargain. Was going to try a Little Creatures Aussie Pale Ale but never got the chance, anybody tried this?

 

[leedswolf]

Yep, had Little Creatures PA on tap during my trip down under earlier this year and posted about it back in February! A bloody good drop.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Frank, when you go for a drink do you tend to default for the tried and tested 'safe' stuff such as Ruddles, Spitfire, XXB or do you look at other ales on offer and have a dash at them?

I will try any draught beers. Though in my opinion spitfire takes some beating

 

[leedswolf]

There's loads out there to beat it tbf, but if it floats your boat then so be it.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

There's loads out there to beat it tbf, but if it floats your boat then so be it.

I don't think there are loads to beat it, but we all like different things. As I say, I will try any draught beer, and most are quite pleasant.

 

[leedswolf]

I realise that you don't think that there are loads out there to beat Spitfire. Hence my qualification. However I believe that there is. What's your opinion of Brewdog for example.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Isn't Brewdog a brewery that supplies bottled beers.

 

[leedswolf]

Not exclusively. Do Shepherd Neame supply bottled products?

 

[FrankMunro-371]

They certainly do, and some splendid ones at that.

 

[leedswolf]

So, what do you think about Brewdog?