Beer?

[accountantpete]

A local brewer called Joule's has got a new lease of life and is buying closed pubs and re-opening after a re-furb.

They have moved from Stone to Market Drayton and are opening up pubs in the area. Ours opens in Sept.

http://www.joulesbrewery.co.uk/

Here's a pic - note the fantastic head!

 

[User169]

Good article about global beer drinking trends...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/sep/03/brewers-expansion-beer-emerging-markets

I wonder whether the craft beer scene's getting a bit saturated in Europe. Time to set up a craft brewery in China or Africa?

 

[User169]

I like this:

I hope he's being truthful about that, but let's wait and see!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

He could've picked a better band to name check than The Clash when talking about not selling-out.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Oh and our local shop is flogging the excellent Adnams Broadside at £2.65 each or 2 for £3, churlish not to really.

 

[ceepeebee]

thing with brewdog is.... they're just wacky student types largely making mostly stunt beer. I'd respect them a hell of a lot more if they managed to brew a tasty 4 percent or so session beer - a bit of a holy grail for me at the moment.

 

[Soltydog]

If it's like others I've used, you turn the red knob at the top to do something with the pressure, then the one at the bottom pulls out and there's a thing to turn to get the beer out (and, if you're me, get it slightly wrong and fire beer all over the kitchen floor....)

Spot on. It's gravity based, so no need for handpumps. It's the best pint have had that hasnt come from a pub & better than some that have come from handpumps in pubs

 

[Soltydog]

it would be good to find out how to get something like this. It sounds ideal!

The brewery I use is a micro brewery called Great Newsome, near Withernsea in East Yorkshire. They do the humber bridge farmers market on 1st Sunday of each month, or I'm sure they do delivery, but probably only within UK. I'm sure there will be other micro brewerys that do them too

 

[ceepeebee]

There's plenty yes - we had one from the Wolf brewery of Norfolk - checking their website I see they're out of stock at the moment.

Soltydog - did yours keep? Ours lost it's fizz after a few days.

 

[ceepeebee]

good grief, just found the most dangerous website ever:

http://www.mybrewerytap.com/

 

[Hitchington]

good grief, just found the most dangerous website ever:

http://www.mybrewerytap.com/

Oh, hello

 

[Soltydog]

There's plenty yes - we had one from the Wolf brewery of Norfolk - checking their website I see they're out of stock at the moment.

Soltydog - did yours keep? Ours lost it's fizz after a few days.

it doesnt have fizz I've had a few of the std ones & they are fine for upto 3-4 days & I always make sure they are consumed within that timescale They do one with a pressurised gas cannister (extra £1.50) which keeps the beer longer (upto a month) but I've only had one of them & that was empty within a week too.
Did you close the 'valve' on the top when not in use? Doing so helps keep the beer

 

[ceepeebee]

to be honest, there was a party, drink was taken, the next day was a write-off.......

also it was far from craft beer - it was budvar, oops. flat as owt 2 days later.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Just unpacking stuff stored in the garage and unearthed this box of yumminess, best go and hide it somewhere or the afternoons labours could come to a swift end...

 

[ceepeebee]

this time next week I'll be re-hydrating after a metric ton to here:
http://www.brouwerijdemolen.nl/index.php/en/beerfestival.html
yay!

Did go out Thursday and have a few crackers though:
Einstok toasted porter was excellent, really rich and just the right amount of toast (less keen on their Doppelbock)
also in the rake I had a Haandbrygeriet Ardennes Blonde - not a cheap do at a fver a half, but crikey - very tasty - very remeniscent of Angelus for those that have had it (one of my faves, we always pick some up in France)

A couple of pints of Marble Pint washed down a cracking burger in the Dean Swift, and did an excellent job of it, but my favourite was a copperhead ale from the fordham Brewery of Annapolis in the (shockingly acousticed) Draft House - such a lovely smooth, rich, malty beer.