Beer

[BBMmk2]

Tonight having St Austell's Brewery's classic Tribute, 4.2%

[Jonathan]

Yesterday a very nice bottle of Waggle Dance - honey beer brewed by Wells. Very nice indeed (5%)

[Dave2002]

Don't ask! The staff are currently getting my shopping at Tesco (but their Vintage Farmhouse Cheddar is probably as good as the Coop's).

I'm thinking of getting a cheese safe so that I can keep my cheese outside the back door. Is that what everyone else does or do you keep it in the fridge?

If you've got space in your fridge these boxes from Tefal seem to work quite well - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tefal-191820...4048863&sr=8-1 They come in various sizes, and may be slightly cheaper in France if you ever go there. Probably extends the life of cheese by several weeks, and it doesn't seem to go furry like it used to!

[BBMmk2]

Had some rather good ales last nmight. Two Martson's Pedigree and a couple of others, whose name escapes me right now!!0

[Dave2002]

Why do you like beer (if you do)?

Do you like beer for its taste, or for its ... er .... effect?

Did you always like beer?

Did you find beer tasted unpleasant at first?

Is beer drinking something which needs practice?

What other reasons might engender a liking for beer?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Do you like beer for its taste, or for its ... er .... effect?

Both! But primarily the taste: other drinks might have a similar "effect", but I wouldn't choose to drink them.

Did you always like beer?

When first given samples as a special treat when I was under-age, I didn't at first like it; but I enjoyed the atmosphere surrounding the times when this was allowed. As a teenager, I preferred the sweeter lagers that I wouldn't touch nowadays. "Proper beers" (ales, bitter, stouts) was a delight I discovered as a student - and haven't looked back.

Is beer drinking something which needs practice?

Well, it's something I enjoy practicing on a fairly regular basis!

What other reasons might engender a liking for beer?

I don't know - these were all the reasons I needed!

[teamsaint]

IIRC,Ferney likes different beers because their qualities remind him of his favourite composers...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

IIRC,Ferney likes different beers because their qualities remind him of his favourite composers...

... or possibly vice/versa? (That Beethoven: so hoppy, yet with lovely floral tones!)

[Tapiola]

... or possibly vice/versa? (That Beethoven: so hoppy, yet with lovely floral tones!)

Nice.

For me, Wagner is always wheatbeer.

Anyone tried the Icelandic Einstok white beer (astonishingly pure-tasting and clean - like a hoegaarden one hundred times crisper)?

[BBMmk2]

A bit late for this post. I took deliovery of a mixed case of Skinner's Brewery ales. Then 8i had to go to docs and she prescribed me antebiotics for this viral infection! So I have not been able to supp my beer since last Wednesday!!

[Thropplenoggin]

I had a lovely pint earlier this week: a pint of XT Dark Roast http://www.xtbrewing.com/beers.html (scroll down to No. 8)


More of a winter pint, this - very dark (think Theakston's Old Peculiar), a nice head, and lots of chocolate and, er, roastiness. Gorgeous.

[Barbirollians]

Skol and Heineken must therefore be Einaudi and karl Jenkins respectively - briefly attractive soon a terrible cheap bore .

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Skol and Heineken must therefore be Einaudi and karl Jenkins respectively - briefly attractive soon a terrible cheap bore .

[BBMmk2]

had a couple mof ratgher good pints of Old Speckled Hen. Went down a treat!

[vinteuil]

had a couple mof ratgher good pints of Old Speckled Hen. Went down a treat!

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