What's in the pipes for STW this evening? I have one of these to kick off with;
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[url= http://www.beartownbrewery.co.uk/news,nid,6-wojtek.php ]Wojtek was a magnificent 500lb Syrian Bear who served in WW2 alongside a unit of Polish Soldiers. Believing he was a man, Wojtek shared their beer, their cigarettes and, eventually, their fate.[/url]
Lovely beer, fascinating story.
So, what's being quaffed chez STWers tonight?
Amarillo Slim,5.1%,lots of Amarillo and Cascade hops,pale and beautiful
Nothing at the mo, still suffering from over doing the moors hoppiness on Wednesday [url= http://www.earlofessex.net/ ]here[/url]. Lovely drop.
[url= http://moorbeer.co.uk/our-beer/hoppiness/ ]Moors[/url]
I know that story!
It's brilliant and one of those odd almost surreal things which could only happen during war.
Wrecker, I'm ashamed to admit I'd never heard of it until I saw the beer!
Rewski, their Merlin's Magic is one of my current favourites! Was on tap at the local recently, very, very Moor-ish. (See what I did there? 🙂 )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(soldier_bear)
That's it! Ended up in Edinburgh zoo! First heard about him at the IWM. Smoked fags as well!
http://www.vintageroots.co.uk/Brakspear-Oxford-Gold-Organic-Beer
On special at ASDA, and very tasty - always like a beer when I cook, but now on the Rioja 🙂
I have a wojtek ready to go too! Who'd have thought the upper echelons and great unwashed drinking the same beverage 🙂
Sainsburies had a load of different ales in so have a 99 red baboons and one with and owl on which the name escapes me.
3.5 pint takeout of Hogs Back Summer Ale.
Wine, no beer indahouse, all the gins gone too..
A couple of bottles of hogs back brewery's Brooklands gold star on the train home, before im back on my usual tipple of HPA back at my local
Will look out for the merlin, going to eastBourne beer festival in a few weeks.
Congletons finest export - tasty ale flashheart
Maxray, mine were from Sainsburys as well...! Very impressed with the variety, even if it was from one that's south of the Moat! 🙂 (don't tell me you were in Nine Elms, too...!)
stiff Hendricks to kick off with here
Bottle of Brew Dog Dead Pony Club at the moment but going to go out for a Pub tea in a little while so probably a few pints of something Thwaites (most likely wainwright).
Wahoo! Hobgoblin this evening! When the nights start closing in & the temp drops a bit, I do like a nice glass of Hobgoblin!
Also got 2 bottles of red & a crate of lager, plus some fancy crisps & dark chocolate.
My Sis & her husband are visiting, as well as a good mate. There's a curry sat on the cooker too, just need to do the rice & Naan breads once they arrive!
Peroni and yes I have fresh lime in it 😡
2 pints of Black Sheep Progress so far. Got some Batemans Mocha Beer when I get home.
1.5 pints of
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direct from the brewery, ftw.
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B'stards the lot of you.
Going on the wagon for abit as been binge drinking a little too much.
No self control unfortunatly , can make all through the week without a drop , till Friday at 5pm then the flood gates open.
This is not helped by the fact I have just created a stunning 5% IPA with a truckload of hops, and once past the first 1/2pt it becomes almost addictive.
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No no i was in the warwick branch dontchaknow 🙂
I have some Dragon Stout that needs drinking-- room temp or 'hot' as they say in JA
after a long ride home in the rain, I'm just polishing off a nice bottle of the Wine Society's Sauvignon Blanc to be followed by a couple of bottles of Lambeth Walk Dark Porter - a new one for me from the By The Horns brewery
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Choice of Holden's Golden Glow, Tribute, Hobgoblin, Innis & Gunn (Rum finish), Leffe Brune or Bacchus Framboise.
Same range here in That London, Maxray! Good to see them supporting small brewers!
There's a couple of pints of Bath Ales Gem waiting for me over the pub a bit later on. 😀
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mainstream this evening - Ruddles County, Landlord and London Pride await.
My local (previously excellent) off license got taken over, it's completely gone to shit. No ales worth speaking of, what there is is stupidly expensive, lots of tasteless fizzy crap (Stella etc) and any decent lager is overpriced.
****stani family bought it. I do wonder if the lack of choice or quality is linked to a non boozy culture. if you want dubiously coloured alcopops however....
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B.A.Nana - Member
Quality !!
Brains SA Gold here
Will be moving on to the Franziskaner Weissbier soon
Ran out of crisps already though.. bugger
fizzicist, why not suggest that they get some ales in? - they sell for a premium and I'm sure their mark-up is similar to the alco-piss they can buy on the cheap.
For sure cfh. At first I thought it was a seasonal Xmas range and got very annoyed, but at 3 for 4quid maybe I should put some aside for Christmas thinking about it!
The snowy is very palatable btw 🙂
[quote=brakes said]fizzicist, why not suggest that they get some ales in? - they sell for a premium and I'm sure their mark-up is similar to the alco-piss they can buy on the cheap.
+1
I've suggested it every time I've been in there, which is 2-3 times a week! it gets worse every week :o(
A pint of Nova Scotia at the Nova Scotia, one of Bristol's finest establishments, on me way home.
I've had an absolutely insane shift at work - the thought of that beer has kept me going.
fizzicist, I salute your excellent beer choice tonight. (Goes all wistful at the thought of Landlord.....).
Tonight, I am making do with a bottle of St Peter's Red.
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Beer purchased from the co-op, something called ferkin, badgers ferkin or somethinglike.
Karma restored (tastes like weak mild)
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Will be moving on to the Franziskaner Weissbier soon
Is that this one?, if so, it was about 95p a bottle at Lake Garda last week
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Caesar Augustus anyone? Proclaims itself to be a Lager/IPA hybrid. Tasty.
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had a pint of Bank's Sunbeam (fruity!) in the club, now gotta choose from these i bought earlier
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Vedett Extra White, finish on the Trappist, on the presumption it's strong?
Fursty ferret here 😆
now gotta choose from these i bought earlier
Stirchley Wines eh?
May have to pay those guys a visit, starved of such choices around here.
