What you drinking? The beer and booze thread

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Ste » Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:41 am

The first pint is always a bit frothy.

After that with the right technique and a bit of practice it should be better.

The glass you are using should be rinsed, you open the tap full straight away, and let it hit the glass high up at an angle. The more the drink just passes through air the frothier it gets.

Also, if you let it settle for a bit most of the froth will turn to beer. Topping it up probably just exacerbates the problem.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Ste » Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:19 pm

First pint.

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Free pint apparently. Not sure if you'll need to end up buying something to get it.

https://www.beerhawk.co.uk/its-coming-h ... U4,UA4DR,1

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Dual » Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:47 pm

Jameson whiskey

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by rinks » Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:54 pm

Ste wrote:Free pint apparently. Not sure if you'll need to end up buying something to get it.

https://www.beerhawk.co.uk/its-coming-h ... U4,UA4DR,1

No purchase necessary. Basically £5 off your order, but you’ll have to pay for delivery if the total is under £50. And delivery is… £4.99.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by BTB » Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:34 pm

Colleagues got me a 3 month subscription to Beer52 as a leaving gift from work which is nice! First one arrived today and is Croatia themed, not really sure how much is based on Croatia... But intrigued by the vanilla bean stout.

Had a free beer52 box before and it was nice but I only got it for the free box offer :lol: so will be good to see what the variety is like over 3 months.

I'll see what this box is like and may change to the light beers only option for the next two depending how nice the dark beers are in this one.

Also very excited about the snack :lol:

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Ste » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:06 pm

Weather is fantastic so starting a day early this week.

Leffe Summer - a lighter, weaker (still 5.2%) of the Leffe Blonde ale.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by <]:^D » Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:54 pm

BTB wrote:Colleagues got me a 3 month subscription to Beer52 as a leaving gift from work which is nice! First one arrived today and is Croatia themed, not really sure how much is based on Croatia... But intrigued by the vanilla bean stout.

Had a free beer52 box before and it was nice but I only got it for the free box offer :lol: so will be good to see what the variety is like over 3 months.

I'll see what this box is like and may change to the light beers only option for the next two depending how nice the dark beers are in this one.

Also very excited about the snack :lol:


this thread is very anti-beer52
i like it though

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Oblomov Boblomov » Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:03 pm

<]:^D wrote:
BTB wrote:Colleagues got me a 3 month subscription to Beer52 as a leaving gift from work which is nice! First one arrived today and is Croatia themed, not really sure how much is based on Croatia... But intrigued by the vanilla bean stout.

Had a free beer52 box before and it was nice but I only got it for the free box offer :lol: so will be good to see what the variety is like over 3 months.

I'll see what this box is like and may change to the light beers only option for the next two depending how nice the dark beers are in this one.

Also very excited about the snack :lol:


this thread is very anti-beer52
i like it though

I had a free crate a few months ago and thought it was really good. And honestly, who doesn't get excited about an included snack?

It's Brew Republic you need to watch out for. Pond water :dread:.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Ste » Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:05 pm

Thornbridge Shelby (as in Peaky Blinders) IPA.

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Next time you drink from a can or a bottle afterwards check if it's left a film of froth like this:

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Apparently its a sign of quality if it does.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Errkal » Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:26 pm

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Under The Sea by Good Things

Damn it's good.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Ste » Sun Jul 25, 2021 1:20 pm

rinks wrote:I’ve been tempted by Perfect Draft myself in the past.


Back in stock on the Beerhawk website if you are still interested. £249

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by rinks » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:07 pm

Ste wrote:
rinks wrote:I’ve been tempted by Perfect Draft myself in the past.


Back in stock on the Beerhawk website if you are still interested. £249


Excellent. Just looking now. How was the Leffe Summer? I love Leffe Blond, so this could be my first choice. What else has been good?

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by still » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:38 pm

Ste wrote:Thornbridge Shelby (as in Peaky Blinders) IPA.


Thornbridge - great brewery. What was it like??

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Ste » Sun Jul 25, 2021 5:06 pm

The Leffe Summer was very nice. But I was hoping it would be light enough to drink in the blazing hot sun which it wasn't.

If you like Leffe Blonde get the La Trappe. They've got a bundle deal on to get 2 kegs and a La Trappe glass at the moment.

Other than that guess it depends what you like. Jupiler is the best lager I've had. The Hertog Jan is supposed to very good but not tried it yet.

For something a bit fruity the Clwb Tropica (the extra strength of the Pineapple Express isn't worth it for me) Cali Pale Ale and La Virgen pale ale are all delicious.

If you like Guinness the Magic Rock Dark Arts is supposed to be very good.

Shelby is nice but not as good as Jaipur.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by rinks » Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:10 am

Thanks for the tips. Lots of them are out of stock. I guess last week’s heat got people buying.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Ste » Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:32 am

I think they get new stock each week so none are out of stock very long, although some always sell out very quickly each week.

They update the multi-buy selection (10% off 3 / 15% off 6) each Wednesday.

If you are interested in buying matching beer glasses these sites are good:

https://ukglassware.com/

https://www.garage-bar.co.uk/

I get my skins here:

https://shop.perfectmagnet.co.uk/

https://draftcraft.uk/

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by Buffalo » Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:39 am

You aficionados probably know this but I’ve only just found out that Schraderbrau - yes, the beer that Hank in Breaking Bad makes and names after himself - is an actual beer now! The guy who played him runs it. Mad.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by KK » Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:08 am

Even if you weren't keen on Stella Artois before, they've really ruined it now. I don't know when they changed the recipe, but it's terrible. They've also gone and buggered up Birra Moretti since last time I drank it. Used to be an import job and it's now made here. Both taste a lot weaker than they did before.

I've noticed a few Mexican (supposedly...) beers have suddenly turned up in Sainsbos, could be worth trying. Saw Modelo Especial was £4.50 for 4.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by Victor Mildew » Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:12 pm

Modello is my larger (As in the drink larger) choice on holiday. The negra version is also nice.

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PostRe: What you drinking? The beer and booze thread
by rinks » Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:28 pm

Brewdog
Beerhawk
Beershark
Beerwulf

It's all a bit silly, isn't it?


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