A test review...

[TW]Fox · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:29

I have to say with a journalistic style such as that which you've demonstrated, my advice would be that you should definately not bother.

Kavalree · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:31

Next time I go out, I will buy some beck with 5%. but the 1664 is very nice

I like.

And I am starting to wish my boss never bought me a 12 pack of fosters cans...tastes horrid compared to nice lagers

Charlie Bravo · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:31

cymatty said:
Love that stuff, or Leffe 9 or hoegaarden grand cru.

Ah another hardcore drinker lol

Leffe 9 is all good as well.

Have you tried Innis & Gunn at all? Also a really tasty drink all be it a bit weaker at 6.6%

cymatty · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:32

Charlie Bravo said:
Have you tried Innis & Gunn at all? Also a really tasty drink all be it a bit weaker at 6.6%

I don't think so, it is any good?

Bennie-Mac · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:32

You should review restaurants.

"I had a steak, as i expertly sliced it with my steak knife at a 45 degree angle, it made a pleasant rrdrdrdrdrd noise as i cut. The steak was nice."

4/5

Charlie Bravo · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:38

cymatty said:
I don't think so, it is any good?

Yep, very unusual. Tesco sell Innis & Gunn brewed in bourbon barrels, Waitrose sell a slightly stronger Innis & Gunn brewed in rum barrels and Sainburys do a blonde Innis & Gunn but I've not tried that.

Give it a go mate.

cymatty · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:40

Charlie Bravo said:
Yep, very unusual. Tesco sell Innis & Gunn brewed in whisky barrels, Waitrose sell a slightly stronger Innis & Gunn brewed in rum barrels and Sainburys do a blonde Innis & Gunn but I've not tried that.

Give it a go mate.

Will pick a bottle up the next time I go to Waitrose, at least this thread hasn't been a complete waste of my time.

aayzof · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:40

Bennie-Mac said:
You should review restaurants.

"I had a steak, as i expertly sliced it with my steak knife at a 45 degree angle, it made a pleasant rrdrdrdrdrd noise as i cut. The steak was nice."

4/5

HAHAHAHAH.

Nitefly · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:41

Reviewing Kronenbourg and Fosters for us?

You might as well be reviewing having a fap

Charlie Bravo · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:42

cymatty said:
Will pick a bottle up the next time I go to Waitrose, at least this thread hasn't been a complete waste of my time.

Good man, let me know what you think :cool:

Ahleckz · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:44

Charlie Bravo said:
Yep, very unusual. Tesco sell Innis & Gunn brewed in bourbon barrels, Waitrose sell a slightly stronger Innis & Gunn brewed in rum barrels and Sainburys do a blonde Innis & Gunn but I've not tried that.

Give it a go mate.

Aged in barrels, not brewed. The blonde is bloody fantastic. Never quite got my taste buds around whisky aged beers. Brewdog's Paradox is about the only readily available one I really enjoy.

Charlie Bravo · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:45

I stand corrected. I just drink it

AHarvey · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:45

Who would even really want a review on these products?

Now, maybe people would be interested if you were talking about proper ale, made in microbreweries instead of rushed commercial lagers that taste nasty.

As for the reviews, far too much about you tbh, and not enough about the drinks.

aceface57 · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:47

I miss that gun shooting guy (forget his name) and his reviews of ales.

The Halk · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:47

Charlie Bravo said:
Yep, very unusual. Tesco sell Innis & Gunn brewed in bourbon barrels, Waitrose sell a slightly stronger Innis & Gunn brewed in rum barrels and Sainburys do a blonde Innis & Gunn but I've not tried that.

Give it a go mate.

Sounds like cocktails to me.

Sgt_Pepper · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:47

Early contender for 2011 thread of the year

Ahleckz · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:48

Charlie Bravo said:
I stand corrected. I just drink it

Wasn't a dig or anything. Just letting you know. Will pick some up next time I'm doing a shop though to give it a go and will send you the bill if I don't like

. Just remembered I have a Harviestoun Ola Dubh that my Secret Santa got me so looking forward to trying that.

Charlie Bravo · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:50

You'll like it.... I hope

Feef · 3 Jan 2011 at 23:55

Ahleckz said:
Aged in barrels, not brewed. The blonde is bloody fantastic. Never quite got my taste buds around whisky aged beers. Brewdog's Paradox is about the only readily available one I really enjoy.

Had a bottle of Brewdog Devine Rebel Mortlach Reserve over Christmas, another of their whisky aged ones, really was superb. Very smooth, very malty, and exceptionally drinkable given that it's 12.5%.

Got a few different Harviestoun Ola Dubh ones too, a 12, 18 and 30. Will be trying them over the next little while

As far as beer reviews go, I never really get how people manage to extract long lists of aromas and flavours when writing proper reviews, so I tend to just keep a much more basic record of which ones I like and any particular notes about them

Edit/ Just saw your post a few up from mine, I see you're familiar with the Harviestoun ones!

TheVoice · 4 Jan 2011 at 00:13

You could write reviews for those abysmal "review anything" websites that appear on Google whenever I'm searching for stuff. They must be a growing thing too, I find myself having to scroll past more and more of them these days.