It's Friday.It's Five O'Clock and it's CRACKERJACK.Wrong! It's Feeks Beer Thread, pt4

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I was quite down and depressed this afternoon because I've got an infection in my big toe where the toenail was taken out earlier this year. I knew it needs antibiotics and that means no alcohol.

So I went to the doctors on my way home and as predicted, he prescribed antibiotics. The conversation went as follows:

Me: "Bah, this means I can't drink any beer"

Him: "I can't understand where the urban myth that you can't have alcohol with antibiotics came from. Sure, you can't drink a bottle of scotch a night but the number of beers that you or I would drink is no problem"

Me: "I love you and want to have your babies"

So seeing as I've done both Tesco and the Co-Op beer shelves, I went to Morrisons. WOW! What a great range they've got. Much bigger than either of the other two previously mentioned supermarkets. I was in heaven.

This week I only selected one beer that I've had before, all the rest are new to me. I've had ESB in both bottle and draught form, and the 80/- in draught so the bottle form is new.

I also deliberately didn't choose really strong brews this week. I don't want to get totally blotto :)

So, without further ado, here is this weeks selection.



They're getting to the correct drinking temperature at the moment and I'll be working from left to right. Will start probably in around an hour or so, maybe less.

K.
 
OK, so I couldn't wait an hour. Not even half an hour.

We don't have an Asda nearby here, but it'll take a few weeks to go through the stocks at Morrisons so I'll try a different place when I've done there.

Caledonian 80/-

"This is the definitive, classic 80/- ale. It has a rounded maltiness balanced by a distinctive hop character. The use of crystal malt and roast barley enhances the complexity of flavours, resulting in this award winning ale. The cask conditioned version is the Inaugural CAMRA Champion Beer of Scotland.
Caledonian 80/- is hand crafted in our original Victorian brewhouse using Britain's last remaining direct-fired open coppers. The malt infusion and hop flowers are boiled vigerously importing the distinctive flavour unuque to Caledonian"

It's not a strong ale at just 4.1% but it has a nice dark colour and was lively as I poured it resulting in a good head. I had this draught just a few weeks ago and this bottled version tastes very similar - A nice, fairly hoppy flavour which isn't overpowering and with no aftertaste hanging in my mouth. As is often the case with the weaker of the brews I've been sampling, I could easily sup this all night long.

K.
 
I have a habit of adding many people to my MSN after a few beers, not exclusively women! However you just started telling me something, rebooted and now you're not there any more :confused:

Get those bottles out of the fridge :eek:

K.
 
I'm huggy whether I've had beer or not.

On to the second brew.

Timothy Taylor's Landlord Strong Pale Ale.

"Landlord is the classic pale ale, brewed in the traditional way from the famous Knowle Spring water using only the finest malt and leaf hops."

I generally like pale ales - Light and Bitter is a drink I ask for quite a lot and this looks like a pale. Only 4.1% it pours cleanly with a large head, perhaps a bit to large.

It's quite mild in flavour which is to be expected but it's not unpleasant. It has a fruity tang to it which I wasn't expecting, and there's a nice aftertaste as well. It's quite complex for a pale ale.

All in all, another good beer. I'd be happy being served this in a pub.

K.
 
And now to the Adnams SSB - Suffolk Strong Bitter.

"Adnams SSB is a refreshing beer of real flavour - distinctively hoppy and dry"

I like short descriptions. It's less to type.

A 4.5% brew, darker than the previous pale ale. Again, a heady beer upon pouring. No noticable aroma and the brief description on the back is accurate in that its's nicely hoppy and dry. No tangy aftertaste, just another good brew.

Looks like this weeks selection is much better than the rubbish the co-op had to offer last time.

K.
 
Morlan said:
Vix. The Centraal Bar beside the Pear Tree. What a fine selection of beers they have! I spent many a night in there beer tasting. I believe they stock 80 different beers behind the bar. The food is pretty damn good too.
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Is this in Edinburgh? Someone ;) has to take me there!!!!

K.
 
Marston's Oyster Stout.

This is an export beer, it looks like greek writing on the back and it's just not readable. Luckily I spotted this in the shop and I, er, borrowed the thing off the shelf.



This 4.5% brew is very dark as expected and the flavour is almost as described. It's not overpowering, but I'm not sure I'd call it full bodied though. It's OK and is certainly smooth, clean and dry. No noticable aroma.

K.
 
I'm about to crack the Double Drop so I'll let you know in a moment what I think of it. I'd normally suggest starting with something a bit weaker than that though.

K
 
And here it is, the Marston's Double Drop.

"Crafted using the almost forgotten "double dropping" fermentation technique to deliver a fresher and brighter beer that brings out the full, clean flavour of the malt. A large application of late hops are added to the wort kettle to enhance the aroma and give a sense of the botter flavour of beers of the past."

An incredibly strong aroma from this 5% brew, and a very light colour, much lighter than is usually found in beers of this strength.

Easy poured, no real head is noticable (that's how I prefer my beer). It's nice. Very nice in fact. It does have a good clean malty flavour. From the description I was expecting it to be hoppy, but the malt is more noticable than the hops. Yes, this is a nice ale. Try it, Le_Petit_Lapin.

K.

 
And finally (early close to the evening) it's on to the Fuller's ESB.

"Smooth, full bodied and bursting with flavour, with marmalade fruiteness throughout, ESB's rich malty notes are balanced by a unique blend of Northdown, Target , Challenger and Goldings hops to give a long satsfying finish"

Fullers used to be my local brewery so I'm familiar with their beers. This is without a doubt the beer of the evening. A very complex flavour, it's quite an aquired taste, but one which I aquired a good few years ago.

Top beer. ESB rocks!

K.



 
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