Feek's Friday Beer, gin (and whatever you happen to be drinking on a Friday night) Thread

[LuckyBenski]

Bartered these from someone in my neighborhood last Sunday. They didn't like dark beers and wanted a crafty project so I swapped for a little paper model kit. Pretty pleased with my haul



Had the Port City and the Hawkshead. Hawkshead was a little harsh and metallic but the porter was lovely, rich and smooth. And at about 7% I had a small nap after

 

[RobotXander]

Ooooh nice, whats the LockDown Pilsner like?

 

[The_Abyss]

Pretty good - better than I thought it was going to be. I've lost a little faith in Brewdog since they did the private equity deal, and the leadership clearly needs refreshing, but they do still bring out some decent beers.

This week's delivery arrived earlier this week Now Verdant - they're in a different league to Brewdog. Stunning unfiltered pale ales.

 

[HungryHippos]

Looks good, you getting these delivered weekly? If so from where/what cost?

It's probably more beer than I would drink in a week there to be fair, but I do like a good IPA.

 

[Bickaxe]

Our local alehouse opens up again today for takeaway, placed an order already which includes Wild Beer's Millionaire (2 pint takeout) which I can only describe as decadent.
Looks like I'll be getting a 2km walk every other day

 

[Martynt74]

Nice. I love Wild Beers stuff. Especially the big 750ml saison (Ninkasi?)

My wife’s just ordered me the Sour Beer box for my birthday. Can’t wait for that.

 

[The_Abyss]

Looks good, you getting these delivered weekly? If so from where/what cost?

It's probably more beer than I would drink in a week there to be fair, but I do like a good IPA.

I'm just picking two or three different breweries each week and ordering direct. Verdant are my favourite but are nearly always out of stock (they restock every Friday, so if you rush... ). Thornbridge have no such problems, and seem to be bringing out a good new variety of beers.

I certainly wouldn't be drinking that much in a week! I'm sharing with my brother, who works away for a week and then returns for a week off. I normally make him a beer care package.

 

[Martynt74]

@The_Abyss

Have you tried Track Brewing?

https://trackbrewing.co/

They're one of my favourite breweries at the moment.

 

[The_Abyss]

@The_Abyss

Have you tried Track Brewing?

https://trackbrewing.co/

They're one of my favourite breweries at the moment.

Cheers for that, looking now. Perhaps this will be next week's order!

 

[HungryHippos]

This was my drink this evening, not my usual fare as it's more of a porter/stout brew, but wasn't bad.

On balance not the kind of thing I would buy routinely, but I wanted to try it. Kasteel triple is very good.

 

[The_Abyss]

Well, er, it is Friday somewhere... (soon)

Cheers for the recommendation @Marvt74. The pale ale is a little sharper than I'm used to but has good flavour nonetheless. Looking forward to trying the IPA next.

 

[Martynt74]

That's made me very jealous!

 

[stockhausen]

I managed to buy six cans of "Shattered Dream" from Siren Craft Brew (LINK) - 10% ABV and cost an arm and a leg but seemed appropriate in the circumstances and it tasted absolutely fantastic!

 

[Rotty]

Normally buy a lot from Neonraptor and Northern Monk but had some super stuff from Omnipollo and LIC project recently

Got some from Wylam coming (hopefully tomorrow) not had many of theirs but what I have had have been superb

The TIPA sounds a bit of a challenge 10.2%



ITEM SUBTOTAL

In Defiance of Gravity IPA x Apex

£5.99

Paying The Price For My Smooth Ride DIPA

£7.09

Thank Your Lucky Stars TIPA

£8.29

 

[MR_Punk]

Purchased a couple more bottles of the old mothers ruin yesterday to take my collection to 51 - I may have a problem.

 

[Yadda]

For off the shelf, macro swag, Adnams Ghost Ship does have a certain niceness about it. Chin-chin!

 

[moon man]

Well i am working in a Gin distillery at the moment after a long time at home ,i dont think i have even tried gin but the smells comimg out of those copper stills are making me very curious .
kooliburra reserve from aldi ,i have cheap taste, got an addiction to lidl pinotage no mater what anyone thinks i just love it

 

[The Funktopus]

Well, with craft beer places opening up for takeaways, has anyone bought themselves a growler yet?

 

[Yadda]

Well i am working in a Gin distillery at the moment after a long time at home ,i dont think i have even tried gin but the smells comimg out of those copper stills are making me very curious . *snip*

Nice. Very interesting too I imagine. Careful with the talk of copper stills and smells though, you'll set @Feek off dribbling.

 

[moon man]

Nice. Very interesting too I imagine. Careful with the talk of copper stills and smells though, you'll set @Feek off dribbling.

yes very interesting ,been googling how to make myself ,but much more familiar with vodka and whiskey ,my dads taught me a lot about the appreciation of Irish whiskey and Scottish single malt ,one thing i worry about is ending up with methanol instead of alcohol if i did home brew but im sure this is pretty basic knowledge