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by Errkal » Sun May 15, 2016 2:04 pm

I like the west indies one, of the 4 brewer project beers it is by far the best one.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Errkal » Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:20 pm

Forgot to post is here, did a review of one of the beers from by beer buddy :D

http://errkalsdrinkinghouse.co.uk/hamme ... ck-gold-5/

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Cyburn2 » Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:30 pm

Drinking Beavertown Quelle (4.1%), Bought from Clapton Craft NW5

Lemon smell, but taste is very light.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Errkal » Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:35 pm

Cyburn2 wrote:Drinking Beavertown Quelle (4.1%), Bought from Clapton Craft NW5

Lemon smell, but taste is very light.


Nice choice, I really enjoyed Quelle when I had it last.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by darksideby182 » Fri Jul 08, 2016 11:53 pm

Bit of an odd one had blue moon in bottle form tonight found it average then popped down the local to find they had it on tap , in tap it's pretty good.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Errkal » Sat Jul 09, 2016 7:21 am

darksideby182 wrote:Bit of an odd one had blue moon in bottle form tonight found it average then popped down the local to find they had it on tap , in tap it's pretty good.


I'm not a big fan, I always find it to be a bit meh and pretty always over priced. Plus it is made by Coors I believe so that's another downer for me :D

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Slayerx » Sat Jul 09, 2016 11:49 am

Guys I'm on an ale trail next weekend any ales you can recommend?

It's in Yorkshire starting in Stalybridge and I'll be on the lookout for some good ale.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by darksideby182 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:19 pm

Errkal wrote:
darksideby182 wrote:Bit of an odd one had blue moon in bottle form tonight found it average then popped down the local to find they had it on tap , in tap it's pretty good.


I'm not a big fan, I always find it to be a bit meh and pretty always over priced. Plus it is made by Coors I believe so that's another downer for me :D

Wouldn't really let the company that makes something bother me although I do agree with the over pricing. Seems to be the thing nowadays to overprice "craft beers".

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Errkal » Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:23 pm

darksideby182 wrote:
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darksideby182 wrote:Bit of an odd one had blue moon in bottle form tonight found it average then popped down the local to find they had it on tap , in tap it's pretty good.


I'm not a big fan, I always find it to be a bit meh and pretty always over priced. Plus it is made by Coors I believe so that's another downer for me :D

Wouldn't really let the company that makes something bother me although I do agree with the over pricing. Seems to be the thing nowadays to overprice "craft beers".


If the beer is good then I dont mind, like Guiness foreign extra etc.

The problem I have with Blue Moon as people treat it like it is awesome when it really isn't and it cost way over the odds because it is apparently "craft" but it is made on the cheap and so has a huuuuge mark up.

Craft should be a protected term relating the brew process or something as I really dont like big companies making a so so beer and because they have the budget to market the thing and make people see it as something it isn't.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by darksideby182 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:50 pm

Agree with most of that , companies are always gonna latch onto something that's gonna make them profit or buy out the smaller companies for there products happens in all industries but I'm a bit fed up with these new so called craft brewers putting a big price on there beers (this seems to be the hip thing). But don't get me wrong it's nice to have a decent variety and it is progression. As for all beers some will like it some won't.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Errkal » Sat Jul 09, 2016 3:01 pm

It isn't just they are putting a higher price on them, the beers genuinely cost a lot lot more to make.

Take Punk IPA it has 6 different hops in it (Chinook, Ahtanum, Amarillo, Cascade, Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin) in big quantities to get the big flavours, and it isn't something you can cut a corner on a keep quality. They cost more because it costs masses more to make them, and many brewers are making in smaller batches which again makes it more costly. THey dont have the distribution of the big companies so everything is more expensive it isn't a hip thing it is just more expensive to brew it and ship it.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by mcjihge2 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:24 pm

Got a couple of bottles of Dent brewery golden fleece from co-op.

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Light, sweet, and erm buttery(?). Not bad.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Errkal » Sun Jul 31, 2016 8:16 pm

Had a charity beer show up I had forgotten I had bought.

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Its a fairly nice lager, really clean and simple. It is made by BrewDog at cost for BrewGooder and all profits are going to provide water and such like to people in need around the world.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Cyburn2 » Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:58 pm

Drinking a Black Perle (3.8%) by Weird Beard Brew Co

Lighter than most stouts, but a nice blend of coffee and cocoa.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Errkal » Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:04 pm

Cyburn2 wrote:Drinking a Black Perle (3.8%) by Weird Beard Brew Co

Lighter than most stouts, but a nice blend of coffee and cocoa.


Yeah Milk Stouts tend to be, it is an awesome style. Assuming you aren't lactose intolererant of course :D

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Moggy » Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:42 pm

This thread should be locked up until Errkal agrees to review Taedonggang beer.

"The Pyongyang beer festival shows our people's lives filled with happiness and optimism… It's a people's paradise and a highly civilised socialist country, while smashing the US and its heinous followers."


:lol:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37316967

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Preezy » Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:53 pm

Rumour has it the Dear Leader invented beer at the top of the mountain he was born on.

I had a local cider at the weekend - Silly Moo Cowfold Cider. Tasted nice and was good to support a local farm.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Errkal » Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:10 pm

Moggy wrote:This thread should be locked up until Errkal agrees to review Taedonggang beer.

"The Pyongyang beer festival shows our people's lives filled with happiness and optimism… It's a people's paradise and a highly civilised socialist country, while smashing the US and its heinous followers."


:lol:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37316967


I ready about that a little while a go. The country just gets more and more mental.

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Moggy » Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:17 pm

Errkal wrote:
Moggy wrote:This thread should be locked up until Errkal agrees to review Taedonggang beer.

"The Pyongyang beer festival shows our people's lives filled with happiness and optimism… It's a people's paradise and a highly civilised socialist country, while smashing the US and its heinous followers."


:lol:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37316967


I ready about that a little while a go. The country just gets more and more mental.


By more and more mental you actually mean happier, more optimistic, more like a paradise with great civilisation? Stop being a heinous follower of the (soon to be smashed) US. :x

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PostRe: Errkal's Drinking House
by Cumberdanes » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:32 pm

As a cider drinker for many years I just grew bored of it and the indigestion it inevitably wreaks around Christmas last year and have spent the majority of this trying different beers. I like the 4 for £6 mix and match offer in Tesco as I can sample a few different beers without breaking the bank. Out of what I've tried this year and there are too many to list I'd say my favourites are Blandford Flyer from Badger which is brewed with ginger and I love owt with ginger in it, Hobgoblin and Shipyard American IPA.

They frequently have Greene King and Old Speckled Hen on offer so if I'm just looking to get drunk that's what I tend to go for but I did go through a Brewdog headliners case as a bit of a treat this past weekend too which was really good.

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