TheLip69 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Picked up a few Sierra Nevada, 7 giraffes and more Joker for tonight. I've found I really like the hoppy ales/beers, any suggestions lads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Friends, P&B'ers, countrymen, lend me your eyes. I'm needing to get an uncle some bottles as a present. I don't know what he drinks but my cousin tells me that he likes Guinness, Amstel, Bud and Miller. So can anyone recommend any decent craft beers along those lines? Better than those lagers would be Williams' Caesar Augustus and Fraoich. Guinness drinkers might enjoy Midnight Sun or Old Engine Oil - a porter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLip69 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Oakham do a beer called Citra which is very hoppy and not to my particular taste. I am more of a malted barley fan. Jennings beers are generally wxcellent and they're Sneck Lifter is a decent brew. Thwaites have a couple of decent one's Wainwright and Lancaster Bomber, their Nutty Black is quite good too. Theakton's Masham Glory, and Hogshead Bitter are excellent. I tried a bottle of Williams Bros 'Kelpie' at Christmas, a seaweed ale,it's not bad but not something I would go out of my way to try again. Got some Hobgoblin and Goliath in for the bells and a few bottles of Jennings Bitter to be going on with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenlantern Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I'm a big fan of Batemans Brewery beers. So managed to get some in over Christmas. One I've never tried before called Christmas Eve, if ever you could bottle Christmas in the form of an Ale, this would be it. Not really a session ale, a little too sickly for me, pudding like with spice. It was a rather pleasant wee surprise and at 4.4% it was worth a gargle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lau03143 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Batemans do a Christmas beer called Rosey Nosey. Its quite nice from what I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundee ton Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I tried one at Christmas called Santa's Swally, from Inveralmond I think. Was pretty tasty, definite Christmas spice flavours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lau03143 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Caledonian have a good one out at the moment called Gift Wrapped. It's more nutty than spiced like a lot of winter beers. It's really tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Bumpity bump. Picked a couple of Americans from tesco tonight. The goose island is very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Had a lovely pint of Forgans Ale by the Eden Brewery earlier in St Andrews. Good stuff. The brewery is in Guardbridge. They said on their facebook page today that were doing 5 bottles for a tenner, and chucking in a free glass. Thats pretty damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Blimey. Must check that out. It was a fine pint. Apparently their porter is rather good also. It doesnt include deliveries though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I drove past the brewery today. I'm not sure they sell from there. Might try and pop through tomorrow though. They have got a brewery shop. If you are on facebook its worth having a look at their page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lau03143 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Drank too much over the past few weeks to post... But today I have been drinking a few of these... And for Christmas I got this... Last year I got 300 Beers to try before you die. But with this... I may die trying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralTon Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Drank too much over the past few weeks to post... But today I have been drinking a few of these... 1388939523450.jpg And for Christmas I got this... 1388939568095.jpg Last year I got 300 Beers to try before you die. But with this... I may die trying! I have that book, I've only tried about 200 of the beers so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I have that book, I've only tried about 200 of the beers so far. ONLY 200? When did you start?? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lau03143 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I've had about 70 of them. Neil Morrissey writes the foreward and it just so happens that one of his beers is in the book... Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lau03143 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Drinking a pint of Field 41. Its an American Pale Ale currently on in Wetherspoons by a brewery called Bale Breaker Brewing. A really nice session ale. A sharp citrus taste, refreshing but without the bitter aftertaste. Ends quite malty making you want more. Fantastic beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralTon Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 ONLY 200? When did you start?? Lol I'd already had loads of them before I got the book and have been on the lookout ever since. There's a really large US section and even though I've had a few of them in the US and here, I'm running out of new ones to try. My wife bought me some beers for Xmas and there were 3 I hadn't had, doubt I'll ever get through it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I'd already had loads of them before I got the book and have been on the lookout ever since. There's a really large US section and even though I've had a few of them in the US and here, I'm running out of new ones to try. My wife bought me some beers for Xmas and there were 3 I hadn't had, doubt I'll ever get through it though. Im considering even taking my book out with me when I go beer shopping. Sad or devoted?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I tried a pint of Caledonian Three Hop Lager over Christmas. Utterly vile. Undrinkable. I think its the only beer/lager I've bought in a pub that I've ever chosen not to finish. Fair play to Louie Browns in Dalgety Bay who took it off my bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Given up the booze for a few months, *sigh*. These all look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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