The **Now Drinking** Thread

[DirtyJester]

Just home with another few wonderous beers

..for now though coffee

 

[strang3r]

Modus Hoperandi from Ska Brewing


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[DirtyJester]

Had a couple of these last week and picked up another couple, a very refreshing pint indeed.

 

[nydryl]

5am saint.Tried town for Christmas shopping but I think I had a breakdown on Buchanan street when locked in human cell by two prams, some stationary pensioners, and a family of what I assume must have been total morons given the could neither walk in a straight line or respond to a simple 'excuse me'. Been driven to drink. Love Christmas. Hate town at Christmas.

Bah humbug

 

[DirtyJester]

Cheers nydryl I feel your pain

Moving on...

..another lovely beer though a very subtle flavour

 

[aceface57]

A bottle of Lat42, it's a pretty tasty rioja.

 

[nydryl]

A last bottle of Old Dan before I go to the pub. It sells Hardcore IPA...at about a fiver a bottle. Can I slip it unnoticed into the round system?

 

[Regy53]

Carlsberg export... not good

 

[DirtyJester]

Cheers...

 

[Dunks]

 

[IRLeetly]

Jura superstition

 

[Stan_Lite]

In Brussels this weekend. Currently sat in the hotel bar. Had some Primus earlier - generic lager nonsense. Had some Leffe Brune, which was nice and malty with a hint of caramel. Perhaps a little on the sweet side but nice. Had a Chimay Blue after that which was nice and smooth - despite being 9%ABV. Now having a Hoegaarden Blanche. Nice (if, perhaps a little bland) wheat beer. Will probably finish off the evening with a Lagavulin, which they have here because of Ray, the Scottish barman.

 

[cymatty]

In Brussels this weekend. Currently sat in the hotel bar. Had some Primus earlier - generic lager nonsense. Had some Leffe Brune, which was nice and malty with a hint of caramel. Perhaps a little on the sweet side but nice. Had a Chimay Blue after that which was nice and smooth - despite being 9%ABV. Now having a Hoegaarden Blanche. Nice (if, perhaps a little bland) wheat beer. Will probably finish off the evening with a Lagavulin, which they have here because of Ray, the Scottish barman.

I cannot possibly stress enough how important it is for you to have a tripel karmeliet at least once whilst there.

 

[Stan_Lite]

I cannot possibly stress enough how important it is for you to have a tripel karmeliet at least once whilst there.

I shall endeavour to seek out this delicacy of which you speak.

 

[nydryl]

Home and having an Old Pulteney 12 to send me to sleep before the big Dundee derby tomorrow! Went SN daft tonight!

 

[strang3r]

I shall endeavour to seek out this delicacy of which you speak.

And a Kasteel Bruin.

 

[Stan_Lite]

In Delirium Cafe now. Drinking a lovely dark, sweet beer with a slight chocolaty taste - almost a porter. I think the barman called it Baba. Had a taste of a very nice coffee stout as well. Will get a pint of that later. Think I'll have something a bit lighter in between though. Just had Pass the Duchy by Musical Youth playing

 

[Stan_Lite]

Now having a lovely dry, slightly fruity IPA with a 10%ABV kick. How come the Belgians do high ABV beers so much better than the Brits?

 

[DirtyJester]

Now having a lovely dry, slightly fruity IPA with a 10%ABV kick. How come the Belgians do high ABV beers so much better than the Brits?

You should try some of the Scottish brews...

Ok having my last Williams Bros. Caesar Augustus (only 4.1% Stan) but a really refreshing lager.

 

[strang3r]

Now having a lovely dry, slightly fruity IPA with a 10%ABV kick. How come the Belgians do high ABV beers so much better than the Brits?

Don't think that's true anymore, was in the past but not now. We have some great Imperial Stouts and IPAs which are pretty strong. Sure it's better than Special Brew and the like but not our high quality stuff.

I think the Belgians are stagnating a little and will end up watching America and UK taking them over.