Beer?
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Crackleorama!
Oy!
MossCommuter
Guru
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- Salford
My haiku:
It's warm isn't it?
I'm dreaming of Saison beer
But I'm stuck working
It's warm isn't it?
I'm dreaming of Saison beer
But I'm stuck working
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
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- The real Northern Powerhouse
That's where all the CO2 has gone!
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User169
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Nice weather for a ride over the deltaworks!
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
Daddy Pig
Veteran
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They could have at the very least had a beer with breakfast...
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
Compare and contrast:
We had a Brightside takeover last night and they brought some of their new range. They're doing some kegs and some new casks.
The cask Odin, Our Town, Manchester Skyline & B-Side have always been smashers so you have to ask why? People want keg; simple as that apparently. They've gone for bold simple branding too with no mither about what hops are in the beer or malts and so on; people need to be able to see "Pale" or "IPA" or "Session" from 6 yards from the bar and they're not bothered about the detail.
Anyway; this is called "Pale", it's new, and they brought a cask and a keg. The cask was much the better - the keg showed very little hop and was quite malty, probably on account of the coldness. The cask I could have smashed all night but there were kegs of "Session" & "IPA" and casks of "Golden Bitter" (i think) and "Odin" to get through.
We had a Brightside takeover last night and they brought some of their new range. They're doing some kegs and some new casks.
The cask Odin, Our Town, Manchester Skyline & B-Side have always been smashers so you have to ask why? People want keg; simple as that apparently. They've gone for bold simple branding too with no mither about what hops are in the beer or malts and so on; people need to be able to see "Pale" or "IPA" or "Session" from 6 yards from the bar and they're not bothered about the detail.
Anyway; this is called "Pale", it's new, and they brought a cask and a keg. The cask was much the better - the keg showed very little hop and was quite malty, probably on account of the coldness. The cask I could have smashed all night but there were kegs of "Session" & "IPA" and casks of "Golden Bitter" (i think) and "Odin" to get through.
Spartak
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- Bristolian
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
You have just done me a great favour by reminding me that there's a Bullfinch takeover at the local Taproom. I've had a couple of cask Bullfinches (Swift and Radical) and they were pretty good. Tonight's will be keg because that's all they've brought.
Talking of keg: the Taproom is considering removing their cask line (I think there's only one) and replacing with their keg line. They said that there's very little demand. To which I replied that they always put their cask beer at the very bottom of the beer list. Try putting it at the top of the list and watch what happens....
(I'm also trying to convince Villages Brewing that there's an untapped market for mild. It's virtually extinct in the craft beer range. Their barman is 100% in agreement with me, their previous head brewer was unconvinced, so I'll have to get back on the case once he's settled into the job a little.)
I had a rather enjoyable Stonehenge Brewery Heel Stone last night: a dark malty bitter, possibly just a bit too bitter for my taste but the maltiness softened it a little
