It’s stout season.

Brewdog’s Black Heart is good

I can confirm. I think I’ll pick up another 4 pack on the way home 🙂

Was in a farm shop with my parents this morning and remembered I’m not needing to drive tonight and have no plans for the morning….

Friday is the traditional (for me at least) trip to the supermarket for food and (as it is close by) Systembolaget. I’ll be cruising the temporary selection for something stouty for tonight and tomorrow I think.

A productive visit to Buxton to do their Snow Dog trail

I got given a stout last night by my ex’s sister’s partner. It’s apparently ready, but has been maturing since June. I also got a porter from a bloke at work that needs a couple more weeks to round off, both of these were swapsies for the cider I made a month or so ago.

I also splashed out on a Christmas stout for me: 330ml at nearly 200kr for a brandy barrel aged treat to me. Pictures and tasting notes in a couple of months I guess

Quite enjoyed this last week which is available in your local Greene King chain pub currently.

https://nethergate.co.uk/shop/blood-hound/

Got some of Co-ops own stout to try tonight,  fingers crossed as I’ve found there buyers often pick some pretty good products to sell as their own brand for good prices.

That Crescent Moon was an absolute belter!

Not sure when I’ll try the gooseberry sour. Seemed a good idea at the time I bought it…

Had a pint of this tonight.

Edinburgh Black

I went back to the Guinness after, but it was nice having a local alternative.

So I now have three Scottish brewed alternatives at the pump these days, Belhaven Black, Edinburgh Black or Brewdog Black Heart.

Happy days.

The beer fairy left me a 6 pack of Cascade Export Stout this morning.

One doesn’t question the beer fairy.

Ooh…despite the name I don’t think I’ve ever seen that outside Tassie. Up there with Cooper’s

lovely “dessert“ stout  not too strong  I’ve had loads of coconut beers but this is the first where the flavour really comes through

will seek more

Had a few pints of this the other day, was lovely

https://www.timothytaylor.co.uk/news/collaboration-years-making-northern-monk-and-timothy-taylors-team-launch-stout

Pub in town has this on tap at the moment, and it’s very tasty indeed. Pub’s owner is actually a brewery in Hullavington, called Flying Monk, after a monk in Malmesbury who made wings and jumped off the tower of Malmesbury Abbey!

Last night’s was OK, nice and spicy, but missed the mark for some reason.