Beer Lovers Chat thread
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadYou sound like a good pub buddy, chatting and trying out / drinking beers! Whay :P(Original post by ChapelTom)
Not where I live in the North!
Been on Beers of Europe, I also have a beer from each of these countries coming! Will take my tally to 41 countries I've tried beer from!
Austria
Bangladesh
Barbados
Canada
Estonia
Ethopia
Finland
Greece
Guatemala
Jamaica
Kenya
Laos
Latvia
Mauritus
Namibia
Romania
Slovenia
South korea
Thailand
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadIf you can ever get there in person I recommend it, it's so good, literally just a warehouse of beer, beer glasses, spirits, wines, everything. It's just amazing, my mates dad used to own it (or still does, I can't remember)
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadWent to Cambridge beer festival yesterday (twice). Tried about 10 beers, some great stuff - we agreed that the German beers were the best, although I tried not to say it too loud in case I got my Camra membership revoked for treason. I'll be back at the weekend to see what's left!
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadAny particular faves I should check out?(Original post by py0alb)
Went to Cambridge beer festival yesterday (twice). Tried about 10 beers, some great stuff - we agreed that the German beers were the best, although I tried not to say it too loud in case I got my Camra membership revoked for treason. I'll be back at the weekend to see what's left!
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadI'm glad I'm trying more foreign ales as well as real ale, purely as some of the places I like to visit only have 2-3 hand pulls on.(Original post by py0alb)
Went to Cambridge beer festival yesterday (twice). Tried about 10 beers, some great stuff - we agreed that the German beers were the best, although I tried not to say it too loud in case I got my Camra membership revoked for treason. I'll be back at the weekend to see what's left! -
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadThe blackbar stuff was good, I had a couple of theirs. I also had Ape Ale - which was a bit like Brewdog Punk. Had a couple of nice milds.
The foreign beers were on rotation so it depends whats on. I tried a vollbier, a kolsch a hefeweizen and a dunkel lager. The dunkel was the best, one of the nicest I've tried. I'm looking out for a Marzen next time.
Didn't have a single bad beer. I'll probably be back at least 2 or 3 more times this week, I've got at least 10 more I want to try, its only a 15 minute walk from my flat and I get free entry so why not? -
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadYeah, sometimes I'm in the mood for real ale, sometimes I want something cold, and its nice to have something that is both cold and tasty, which is where bog standard lagers don't really cut it.(Original post by ChapelTom)
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadHave a brilliant local near me with 5 real ales on tap, 3-4 change pretty much every day! Currently loving Doom Bar though, dark, fruity, bitter. Common as it may be, it's quite a favourite at the moment!
Still have a gallon of beer waiting for me there after winning their pub quiz
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadI feel like this in the Summer sometimes - I'll want a break from the dark ales and stouts and have something lighter, but I don't often go for blonde or amber ales. These are the times I revert to a European pale lager, although I'm normally longing for the barely-existent Spanish homebrew lagers you get in the middle of nowhere at some dodgy tapas bar.(Original post by py0alb)
Yeah, sometimes I'm in the mood for real ale, sometimes I want something cold, and its nice to have something that is both cold and tasty, which is where bog standard lagers don't really cut it. -
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadSome of the hoppier, summer ales I've had recently have been foul. They easily turn bad and the last two I had were either off or just foul tasting. I think for the next few weeks I'll stick to Pilsners, Weizens, Belgian Whites and darker ales.
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadI love Mild, its one of the only two English beer styles I really love, a nice light nutty mild and a big strong hoppy IPA. Stouts/Porters I find a bit too bitter, and golden ales I find a bit insipid and vegetably.(Original post by ChapelTom)
Some of the hoppier, summer ales I've had recently have been foul. They easily turn bad and the last two I had were either off or just foul tasting. I think for the next few weeks I'll stick to Pilsners, Weizens, Belgian Whites and darker ales.
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadIt's very irritating that they hold a beer festival during exam term!(Original post by py0alb)
Went to Cambridge beer festival yesterday (twice). Tried about 10 beers, some great stuff - we agreed that the German beers were the best, although I tried not to say it too loud in case I got my Camra membership revoked for treason. I'll be back at the weekend to see what's left! -
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadI finished my exams about a week ago, so it couldn't be better timing thanks(Original post by tommm)
It's very irritating that they hold a beer festival during exam term!
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadThought I'd join this thread as i'm mad on real ale! Seen someone on here talk about Doombar and from previous experience, I'm not to mad on that ale, however it is okay I suppose. Can't knock any Fuller's Beers really, everyone of them fantastic along with Jennings and Theakston's beers. Moving into Sheffield Hallam Uni in September near Central Quay so not far off the famous Kelham Island.
What a treat!
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadDid a session that included:
Brooklyn Lager
Anchor Porter, Steam
Delirium Blonde
Erdinger Kristal
Segres
Thornbridge Halcyon
Red Willow Endless
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Re: Beer Lovers Chat threadSounds like a good session Tom. I think I've had a couple of those. Which was the best?
I am now off to the beer festival for a large cheese platter and about 10 halves of different beers. Enjoy your Thursday evenings, I will certainly enjoy mine.
What a treat!
