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[Happyhooker]

A couple of new additions that are worth trying.

Pressure drop's fashion, a london porter at 6.5%. Very good example of the style, nothing flashy about it.

The queer beer project have just launched 3 of their own beers rather than collaborations. Whatever you think of lily, she knows her stuff. I even enjoyed the wit, which is not a favourite style of mine

The pale and the pilsner are excellent

[Dinsdale Piranha]

A couple of new additions that are worth trying.

Pressure drop's fashion, a london porter at 6.5%. Very good example of the style, nothing flashy about it.

The queer beer project have just launched 3 of their own beers rather than collaborations. Whatever you think of lily, she knows her stuff. I even enjoyed the wit, which is not a favourite style of mine

The pale and the pilsner are excellent

Wit doesn't usually do it for me but then I used to say that about Saison/Grisettes and the Grisette from Duration was one of my favourite beers last year. I'll give it a whirl. Lily used to work in my local beer shop so I know her a bit.

I have almost finished the lockdown box from BBNo. Mostly very good. The pilsner was the least interesting, the Imperial Gose probably the best.

[SaintK]

A couple of new additions that are worth trying.

Pressure drop's fashion, a london porter at 6.5%. Very good example of the style, nothing flashy about it.

The queer beer project have just launched 3 of their own beers rather than collaborations. Whatever you think of lily, she knows her stuff. I even enjoyed the wit, which is not a favourite style of mine

The pale and the pilsner are excellent

Thought the PD London Porter was bloody good!!
Just had a mixed box delivered including a 10.2% ABV Verdant/Pohjala collaboration Baltic Porter!! Bought it on spec and never had a Baltic Porter before, should I expect anything different compared to a usual Porter?

[Happyhooker]

A couple of new additions that are worth trying.

Pressure drop's fashion, a london porter at 6.5%. Very good example of the style, nothing flashy about it.

The queer beer project have just launched 3 of their own beers rather than collaborations. Whatever you think of lily, she knows her stuff. I even enjoyed the wit, which is not a favourite style of mine

The pale and the pilsner are excellent

Wit doesn't usually do it for me but then I used to say that about Saison/Grisettes and the Grisette from Duration was one of my favourite beers last year. I'll give it a whirl. Lily used to work in my local beer shop so I know her a bit.

I have almost finished the lockdown box from BBNo. Mostly very good. The pilsner was the least interesting, the Imperial Gose probably the best.

Ha! I know her quite well and she lives round the corner from me! I'm doing some work on her flat soon. I get on with her but know she can divide opinions! I would say hi, but 'some random internet rugby bloke' is a bit vague!!

Exale's grisette is very good indeed, fyi. Called holler

[Happyhooker]

A couple of new additions that are worth trying.

Pressure drop's fashion, a london porter at 6.5%. Very good example of the style, nothing flashy about it.

The queer beer project have just launched 3 of their own beers rather than collaborations. Whatever you think of lily, she knows her stuff. I even enjoyed the wit, which is not a favourite style of mine

The pale and the pilsner are excellent

Thought the PD London Porter was bloody good!!
Just had a mixed box delivered including a 10.2% ABV Verdant/Pohjala collaboration Baltic Porter!! Bought it on spec and never had a Baltic Porter before, should I expect anything different compared to a usual Porter?

Well it's technically a lager....

[Jock42]

Won my first ever Pussbook competition earlier. St Andrews Brewing Co had a crate of beer to give away.

3x Yippee IPA - had this before, really like it.
3x Lager - also had this before and like it.
3x Currant Affairs - not a huge fan of stouts but can have the odd 1, not tried it yet.
3x Wild Ferm - a sour lager, drinking it as I type. Nice enough but seems a bit flat.

[Happyhooker]

Won my first ever Pussbook competition earlier. St Andrews Brewing Co had a crate of beer to give away.

3x Yippee IPA - had this before, really like it.
3x Lager - also had this before and like it.
3x Currant Affairs - not a huge fan of stouts but can have the odd 1, not tried it yet.
3x Wild Ferm - a sour lager, drinking it as I type. Nice enough but seems a bit flat.

i might need a little lie down. i've not had any of those

[Jock42]

Won my first ever Pussbook competition earlier. St Andrews Brewing Co had a crate of beer to give away.

3x Yippee IPA - had this before, really like it.
3x Lager - also had this before and like it.
3x Currant Affairs - not a huge fan of stouts but can have the odd 1, not tried it yet.
3x Wild Ferm - a sour lager, drinking it as I type. Nice enough but seems a bit flat.

i might need a little lie down. i've not had any of those

Hahaha. Fairly local company, one of theirpubs is in Dundee. Decent bar, do plenty of guest stuff too.

Definitely recommend Yippee IPA if you come across it. Everything else is drinkable, as I say I'm not a fan of stouts so my opinion counts for fuck all.

[Dinsdale Piranha]

A couple of new additions that are worth trying.

Pressure drop's fashion, a london porter at 6.5%. Very good example of the style, nothing flashy about it.

The queer beer project have just launched 3 of their own beers rather than collaborations. Whatever you think of lily, she knows her stuff. I even enjoyed the wit, which is not a favourite style of mine

The pale and the pilsner are excellent

Wit doesn't usually do it for me but then I used to say that about Saison/Grisettes and the Grisette from Duration was one of my favourite beers last year. I'll give it a whirl. Lily used to work in my local beer shop so I know her a bit.

I have almost finished the lockdown box from BBNo. Mostly very good. The pilsner was the least interesting, the Imperial Gose probably the best.

Ha! I know her quite well and she lives round the corner from me! I'm doing some work on her flat soon. I get on with her but know she can divide opinions! I would say hi, but 'some random internet rugby bloke' is a bit vague!!

Exale's grisette is very good indeed, fyi. Called holler

Say Hi to Lily from me. Pete from 7000 Jars & Duration. The guy who couldn't get her name right all evening (long story)

[Jimmy Smallsteps]

Sipping on a Henninger Lager at the moment.

It's...okay.

[Paddington Bear]

Went on holiday to Skye last year and very much enjoyed the stuff from the local brewery. Ordered a crate having seen an advert for it - something of the local lager tastes amazing sat on a sunlounger in Europe but is just lager in a can back home effect. A bit disappointed

[SaintK]

A couple of new additions that are worth trying.

Pressure drop's fashion, a london porter at 6.5%. Very good example of the style, nothing flashy about it.

The queer beer project have just launched 3 of their own beers rather than collaborations. Whatever you think of lily, she knows her stuff. I even enjoyed the wit, which is not a favourite style of mine

The pale and the pilsner are excellent

Thought the PD London Porter was bloody good!!
Just had a mixed box delivered including a 10.2% ABV Verdant/Pohjala collaboration Baltic Porter!! Bought it on spec and never had a Baltic Porter before, should I expect anything different compared to a usual Porter?

Well it's technically a lager....

Fuck me, I've never had a lager quite like it!!! Poured like engine oil, was beautifully (dangerously) smooth lovely deep malts and not sweet at all

[Yr Alban]

Went on holiday to Skye last year and very much enjoyed the stuff from the local brewery. Ordered a crate having seen an advert for it - something of the local lager tastes amazing sat on a sunlounger in Europe but is just lager in a can back home effect. A bit disappointed

Think I had some of that last summer too. Not sure when you managed the sun lounger though!

[Paddington Bear]

Went on holiday to Skye last year and very much enjoyed the stuff from the local brewery. Ordered a crate having seen an advert for it - something of the local lager tastes amazing sat on a sunlounger in Europe but is just lager in a can back home effect. A bit disappointed

Think I had some of that last summer too. Not sure when you managed the sun lounger though!

It peaked through for a few minutes around Elgol...

[Happyhooker]

Went on holiday to Skye last year and very much enjoyed the stuff from the local brewery. Ordered a crate having seen an advert for it - something of the local lager tastes amazing sat on a sunlounger in Europe but is just lager in a can back home effect. A bit disappointed

Cullin or the isle of skye brewery?
They're both pretty decent from what I've had of them (admittedly not much)

Got given a mixed crate of howling hops beers the other day. Only had a couple so far, but the buckle down is a very nice pale and, although not my favourite style, the American brown was excellent - called we buy teeth

[Paddington Bear]

Went on holiday to Skye last year and very much enjoyed the stuff from the local brewery. Ordered a crate having seen an advert for it - something of the local lager tastes amazing sat on a sunlounger in Europe but is just lager in a can back home effect. A bit disappointed

Cullin or the isle of skye brewery?
They're both pretty decent from what I've had of them (admittedly not much)

Got given a mixed crate of howling hops beers the other day. Only had a couple so far, but the buckle down is a very nice pale and, although not my favourite style, the American brown was excellent - called we buy teeth

Isle of Skye. Loved it up there but hasn't travelled well, felt very watery.

[Happyhooker]

Were you up there during the summer? The same beer drunk after a warm day's walking up the old man will taste very different to one drunk after today's weather

[Paddington Bear]

Were you up there during the summer? The same beer drunk after a warm day's walking up the old man will taste very different to one drunk after today's weather

Weather was shite but having a couple after walking 20 miles+ definitely made a difference.

[Dinsdale Piranha]

Look what turned up today... Review in the next couple of days.

<edit> The Baltic Porter is really good. A decent extra bitterness over the Imperial Brown Stout but still much of the same rich character. Expensive though.

[Happyhooker]

Glad you enjoyed it. I'm not really aware of the price factor, I rarely pay for their beers and if I do, my local londis sells them at a flat rate of £2.50 per bottle, no matter what strength/size

[Happyhooker]

Dinsdale. Forgot to mention that lost and grounded are now making a helles, launching on the 18th. My mate who works there says they're very very happy with it, so put it on your watchlist

[Dinsdale Piranha]

I'm impressed if your Londis is selling for just over half what Kernel sell it for. Very envious :)

I love a good Helles - I've just ordered 40 bottles of Augustiner - but as Lost & Grounded are so good I'll get some for research purposes. Cheers for the tip.

[Happyhooker]

She does indeed remember you and says hello.

A bit more mainstream than the lagers mentioned above, but brewdog's lost lager is perfectly acceptable and is currently offered at 48 cans for £40 which is a pretty good deal.

[Jock42]

Starting the day off with one of St Andrews brewing's sour lager

[laurent]

Brasserie du mont blanc la rousse

[Jock42]

Starting the day off with one of St Andrews brewing's sour lager

A couple of their Yippee IPAs and a couple of Wild IPAs have helped soften the blow

[Happyhooker]

can someone come round and take the rest of my kernel baltic porter off my hands, otherwise i'm going to struggle to get up for work.

it is seriously good.

the other decent beers from the weekend mostly came from boxcar brewery. not had a duff beer from them yet. would seriously recommend everything i've tried from there over the last few months.

the final beer to recommend is the L&G helles i mentioned above. my mate sent me an early release. it's excellent

[GogLais]

For our friends in the North, Cwrw Llyn (a microbrewery in Nefyn) Porth Neigwl IPA is a tasty bottle. I need to get back over the border.

[TB63]

Gower Brewery are doing some fantastic bottled beers atm, as are Evan Evans, (ex Buckleys family)..

[Jock42]

Anyone tried Honest Brew? O2 Priority have a 50% off deal on 24 beers and 1 month free subscription

[Tichtheid]

I'm a big fan of Dark Star brewery, they started in the basement of a pub here. Over lockdown I've bought a few mini kegs from them, the APA is always good, there was a bitter which doesn't seem to be available now.

Hophead has been a huge success for them, the bottles are available to order and in retrospect it's a better way to buy, rather than the minikegs.

https://store.darkstarbrewing.co.uk/collections/beer

Another local brewery is Harvey's of Lewes, I love their draught Best, it is a great pint, but I haven't tried their bottles yet.

[Dinsdale Piranha]

Anyone tried Honest Brew? O2 Priority have a 50% off deal on 24 beers and 1 month free subscription

I haven't used them myself but they have been getting some poor reviews on a facebok craft beer group. Mostly around deliveries taking a long time.

[Dinsdale Piranha]

I'm a big fan of Dark Star brewery, they started in the basement of a pub here. Over lockdown I've bought a few mini kegs from them, the APA is always good, there was a bitter which doesn't seem to be available now.

Hophead has been a huge success for them, the bottles are available to order and in retrospect it's a better way to buy, rather than the minikegs.

https://store.darkstarbrewing.co.uk/collections/beer

Another local brewery is Harvey's of Lewes, I love their draught Best, it is a great pint, but I haven't tried their bottles yet.

Dark Star and Harveys - two of my favourites. Harveys Sussex is about as good an example of a traditional best bitter as you can get.

I plan on visiting the Partridge at Partridge Green almost as soon as we are allowed to.

[SaintK]

I'm a big fan of Dark Star brewery, they started in the basement of a pub here. Over lockdown I've bought a few mini kegs from them, the APA is always good, there was a bitter which doesn't seem to be available now.

Hophead has been a huge success for them, the bottles are available to order and in retrospect it's a better way to buy, rather than the minikegs.

https://store.darkstarbrewing.co.uk/collections/beer

Another local brewery is Harvey's of Lewes, I love their draught Best, it is a great pint, but I haven't tried their bottles yet.

Dark Star and Harveys - two of my favourites. Harveys Sussex is about as good an example of a traditional best bitter as you can get.

I plan on visiting the Partridge at Partridge Green almost as soon as we are allowed to.

We've had Dark Star a few times at my club, very drinkable!
Weren't they bought out by Fullers some years ago to extend their range of craft beers? Now owned by Asahi who hopefully won't mess with the brewing

[Dinsdale Piranha]

I'm a big fan of Dark Star brewery, they started in the basement of a pub here. Over lockdown I've bought a few mini kegs from them, the APA is always good, there was a bitter which doesn't seem to be available now.

Hophead has been a huge success for them, the bottles are available to order and in retrospect it's a better way to buy, rather than the minikegs.

https://store.darkstarbrewing.co.uk/collections/beer

Another local brewery is Harvey's of Lewes, I love their draught Best, it is a great pint, but I haven't tried their bottles yet.

Dark Star and Harveys - two of my favourites. Harveys Sussex is about as good an example of a traditional best bitter as you can get.

I plan on visiting the Partridge at Partridge Green almost as soon as we are allowed to.

We've had Dark Star a few times at my club, very drinkable!
Weren't they bought out by Fullers some years ago to extend their range of craft beers? Now owned by Asahi who hopefully won't mess with the brewing

Yes. If you drink Hophead in a pub in London it's likely made in Chiswick and I don't think it's as good. This happened before the Asahi takeover.

[SaintK]

Dark Star and Harveys - two of my favourites. Harveys Sussex is about as good an example of a traditional best bitter as you can get.

I plan on visiting the Partridge at Partridge Green almost as soon as we are allowed to.

We've had Dark Star a few times at my club, very drinkable!
Weren't they bought out by Fullers some years ago to extend their range of craft beers? Now owned by Asahi who hopefully won't mess with the brewing

Yes. If you drink Hophead in a pub in London it's likely made in Chiswick and I don't think it's as good. This happened before the Asahi takeover.

Thanks

[Tichtheid]

Well, that's a little disappointing, I have to say, if Hophead is not as good out the tap that is. I haven't had a chance to try it for a while!

I'll stick to Harvey's then, though I do like cold beer in the summer.

[Jock42]

Anyone tried Honest Brew? O2 Priority have a 50% off deal on 24 beers and 1 month free subscription

I haven't used them myself but they have been getting some poor reviews on a facebok craft beer group. Mostly around deliveries taking a long time.

Cheers. Not fussed about when I get them so will have a wee recce of what they've got to offer

[SaintK]

Anyone tried Honest Brew? O2 Priority have a 50% off deal on 24 beers and 1 month free subscription

I haven't used them myself but they have been getting some poor reviews on a facebok craft beer group. Mostly around deliveries taking a long time.

Cheers. Not fussed about when I get them so will have a wee recce of what they've got to offer

Honest Brew are ok, though the can take an age to process and deliver
I prefer these guys and they can turn round an order and delivery in 48 hours. Free delivery first order promo at the moment
https://thefuss.club/

[Happyhooker]

Anspach and hobday are 7 and they're doing an imperial Baltic porter. 9%. It's fucking outstanding.

Also, a new one to me recently was the boxcar dark mild. Really really good as well.


Re darkstar, their APA (American Pale) was one of the beers that really got me into beer, alongside jaipur (both cask).

Asahi seem to be leaving the brewers alone for the most part from what I hear. I can't really comment on hop head recently, I haven't had a pint of it for at least 18 months