Beer?

[deptfordmarmoset]

Trying another London Black. Still makes me think of a nitro mild

 

[Fergs]

Delighted to find a selection of Belgian beer making an appearance in our local Lidl.

I confess there’s less of it appearing there after my visit

 

[slowmotion]

Yellow Dog Brewing Company High 5 Hazy IPA.

 

[Dave 123]

Not been in this parish for a while. This is very nice.

 

[stephec]

My first black IPA and it's a strange one.

I'm expecting to taste chocolate roastiness but instead get a load of hops with, and I don't know if I'm imagining this or not, a bit of roast in the background.

Ah well I've given it a go, but I don't think I'll be having another one.

 

[Poacher]

My first black IPA and it's a strange one.

How in any rational universe can an IPA be black?

 

[stephec]

How in any rational universe can an IPA be black?

You mustn't be a hipster who falls for the marketing guff then? 😂

Although I suppose it could be argued that it refers to a style of beer rather than colour. If you were to look at a Marston's Pedigree, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, or Brewdog Mr President, without knowing what they were you could easily mistake them for a bitter because of their shade.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

How in any rational universe can an IPA be black?

Yes, a contradiction in terms. To balance things up, there are also ''white'' stouts which look like IPAs. I don't think any of the ones I've tasted have added anything to the normal colours.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

You mustn't be a hipster who falls for the marketing guff then? 😂

Although I suppose it could be argued that it refers to a style of beer rather than colour. If you were to look at a Marston's Pedigree, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, or Brewdog Mr President, without knowing what they were you could easily mistake them for a bitter because of their shade.

I was thinking it's referring more to a characteristic flavour profile with the added ''white'' and ''black'' being little more than identifying marks.

 

[slowmotion]

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View attachment 656040 Not been in this parish for a while. This is very nice.

Your pics are works of art!

 

[stephec]

Have you ever seen such a magnificent head? 😂

6% of foreign export stout roasty loveliness.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Have you ever seen such a magnificent head? 😂

6% of foreign export stout roasty loveliness.

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I approve of stouts in summer. A stout is for life, not just Christmas.

That said, I'm drinking a Banana, Raspberry and Jasmine Fruited Ale at the moment. Still, I had a good porter last night....

 

[PK99]

Does Root Beer qualify here?

When in Canada recently, I realized that Root Beer is nothing else other than the Dandelion & Burdock I Grew up with as a Lancashire Lad.

I am pleased to confirm an idea I had when tasting Root Beer:

Lamb's Nay Rum & Fentiman's Dandelion and Burdock (AKA Root beer, to keep on topic) is a marriage made in heaven...

 

[Astrodamus]

“Just one, it is 10%!”

 

[Venod]

My favourite brewery at the moment, they also do a nice pale, available in draft also.