Beer?

[stephec]

8.4% ABV?! Ooft!

It's lovely stuff. 🍻

 

[glasgowcyclist]

It's lovely stuff. 🍻

I’ve had other Northern Monk beers but I don’t recall any being quite that strong. I’ll keep an eye out for it.

 

[katiewlx]

As mentioned above was at the Ely Beer Festival yesterday, beers drank between me and the better half were;

Acorn Chocco Porter
Earl Soham Victoria Bitter
Nethergate Suffolk County and Old Growler
Iron Pier Cast Iron
Grain Slate
Roughacre Lavenham 1525
Three Blind Mice Simple Stout
Vocation Naughty and Nice.

The only one not to hit the spot was the Roughacre which was a bit thin for a proper bitter.

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Chips and a good nap afterwards

I like Roughacre beers, theyve got a nice brewery tap just outside Clare, its funny though because Im sure Ive had their Lavenham beer, but cant remember what it tasted like, which maybe is the review, doesnt stand out

 

[stephec]

I’ve had other Northern Monk beers but I don’t recall any being quite that strong. I’ll keep an eye out for it.

If you like strong stouts these two from the other end of the M8 are well worth a try.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

My eldest had an Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne - Draft Version yesterday (it's basically a plum gueuze) and said it was pretty good. I was very jealous, as there was no way I could even taste anything that sour.

I still don't quite understand how you can have a draft gueuze, but a bit of digging suggests it's 50% meerts on draught (weaker than bottled), which I learned is a lower alcohol kambic that used to be produced by running a second brew on a mash. Nowadays only Boon produces it, but not as a second run. Not sure if there's secondary fermentation in the keg as there would be in the bottle.