So yesterday was a BBQ and some Orval.... Interesting back story to this honest Trappist beer which is worth a read.. I normally lay them down for six months but shared some 'fresh' ones with a friend … You can tell it is a quality beer but very lively when drunk young (hence no glass shot). I have five hidden away which I plan to sample at five year intervals to see how the taste changes. I think they are coming up for their 5th anniversary soon...
Discovered Marstons Old Empire IPA today... Lovely thirst quenching pure gold 5.7% IPA... balanced Citrus notes but not too much and a nice dry finish... perfect accompaniment for cutting the grass in the hot sunshine PM today (thirsty work :0)
Negroni! gin selection inspired by @Foo2rama recommendation 👍
cheers!
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I don't tend to make cocktails at home but when on the menu Negroni is my weapon of choice … with a rusty nail and vodka expresso as alternatives ...depending on mood / company and energy levels - nice picture / might have to buy some bottles for more home options ....
Everyone is taking the pledge... been a week for me ... but a very good if hard earned result. Hit the Delirium early.... bad/yet good move on a Friday. A Special / fun and strong beer - not tried it before. Omer still takes the prize. ..but Bobeline is best in my recollection...but I cant find any locally (UK) to prove that....Next week is a seminal one for me (in the influential sense :0) - catch you all on the other side I hope..
Back in the land of the living and enjoying a few beers / a break this week as the UK weather goes downhill. Some Hofbräuhaus original which caught the last of the sunshine, but for taste like my photo it is maybe a bit overexposed / one for tourists. Then MC Chouffe - dark and complex 8% Belgium been which is still surprisingly smooth and highly recommended (and brewed by Gnomes in Fairyland… which you will believe after a few of these). A high fermentation beer that re-ferments both in the barrel and in the bottle… dubbel Abbey beer style meets Scotch ale. Rounding off the week with my first full bodied Hofbräu Oktoberfest beer… which I really savoured. At 6.3% is not a session ale maybe… but of course it is.. eins zwei G’suffa … Prost !!
Ok - On Friday I went out for my first socially distanced pub pint (no food / not a restaurant visit) - bar beer selection was limited and table service only... but nice to be nearly normal again and out with friends.