Obscure beers

[Wills2]

soad said:

Didn't realise it was around for so long!

Well was pissed a lot at the time! Pretty sure it was that though as I thought I was cool as....

[McVities]

One from the St. Peter's brewery in Suffolk..............

The Saints Whisky beer

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made with malted barley dried over a peat fire, with a dash of St. Georges English whisky added - a very acquired taste, and probably best for those who like the smokey, peaty single malts. Took me till the end of the second bottle (consumed on seperate days) to start really enjoying it

[cjm]

I like Viru, but I haven't found a shop selling it yet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viru_(beer)

[krallicious]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

Try one of these:



Its an experience.

Makes a great basis for a gravy to accompany a pork roast. Love the stuff.

[Type R Tom]

cjm said:

I like Viru, but I haven't found a shop selling it yet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viru_(beer)

Another one I had in Estonia, I think Tesco sell it

[Johnnytheboy]

Some not obscure, but this is what I've got to choose from tonight. The Querkus Smoked Porter is my current favourite beer, it's bleedin' lovely.

[bigdom]

You can pick it up in Waitrose, although I believe JS & Tesco stock it, its very good.

[collateral]

Found Brooklyn Lager and Anchor Steam in Majestic yesterday...very dear though.

As an ex-Masshole my main squeeze is Sam Adams Boston lager, which they haven't had since before Xmas, but when I asked what the score was I was informed someone has started brewing it on this side of the pond - a quick look online suggests we may have draft by April

Brewdog make a 9% IPA for Tesco Finest. A bit of an acquired taste, but I like. I wasn't a fan of the Punk.

Edited by collateral on Saturday 9th February 21:04

[KB_S1]

collateral said:

I wasn't a fan of the Punk.

When did you have it?

Recent bottles are much closer to the draught for quality (though not quite there).

[collateral]

KB_S1 said:

collateral said:

I wasn't a fan of the Punk.

When did you have it?

Recent bottles are much closer to the draught for quality (though not quite there).

Late last year iirc. Thing is, it costs the same as the stronger which one I prefer, so...

I'd like to get to one of their pub/restau things

[Blown2CV]

had a shot of brewdog tactical nuclear penguin last night. Now there's an obsure beer. Very treacly and sweet, more like sherry or port.

32% and strongest beer in the world in 2010... surpassed since then by another company, and then Brewdog trumped it again with "end of history" which is 60% or something ridiculous

[zac510]

I don't think buying it in the High St supermarket counts as 'obscure', although these supermarkets have been doing a great job of getting in more than the typical lager lately and getting more of my business for it too!

Back onto truly obscure, I picked up these two in Ca earlier this year. Although I'm a bit of an afficionado of good beer, I must confess I did buy these just for the labels alone ! I think they'd do alright in the OP's competition.

[shirt]

currently enjoying some grolsh krachtig kanon. at 11.6% it is noticeably alcoholic, but remarkably easy to drink with great flavour. 2 down, time for bed!

been looking at this with interest:

http://harviestoun.com/our-beers/ola-dubh-12?gclid...

reminds me of a beer i bought a few years back whose name escapes me. that was a vintage bottling and tasted quite unlike anything i've ever had. very robust and unique tasting but pleasant with it, like an uber chimay. anyone know where to buy the harviestoun in the uk?

[krallicious]

shirt said:

currently enjoying some grolsh krachtig kanon. at 11.6% it is noticeably alcoholic, but remarkably easy to drink with great flavour. 2 down, time for bed!

been looking at this with interest:

http://harviestoun.com/our-beers/ola-dubh-12?gclid...

reminds me of a beer i bought a few years back whose name escapes me. that was a vintage bottling and tasted quite unlike anything i've ever had. very robust and unique tasting but pleasant with it, like an uber chimay. anyone know where to buy the harviestoun in the uk?

I've tried the 18yo before as they sell it at one supermarket in Frankfurt. Hellishly expensive but very nice.

[Arun_D]

Off to the Darkstar brewery this morning to stock up on local tipple

www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk

Can't get enough of their stuff at the moment.

[Blown2CV]

Arun_D said:

Off to the Darkstar brewery this morning to stock up on local tipple

www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk

Can't get enough of their stuff at the moment.

this may be childish but i can't get past the name sounding like a euphamism for...

[Arun_D]

Blown2CV said:

this may be childish but i can't get past the name sounding like a euphamism for...

Oh God, the thought never occurred to me till you mentioned it, but you're not wrong. What have you done?!!!!

I'll try to forget that whilst I'm stocking up on my favourite bottle, their Belgian IPA

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[Blown2CV]

looks top though!! However an exotic partnership also suggests an activity that can be done with a dark star. Possibly this is saying more about me than the beer.

[Baryonyx]

bigdom said:

You can pick it up in Waitrose, although I believe JS & Tesco stock it, its very good.

You can also get this from Fenwicks. And the Viru above, you can also get from Tesco.

[Mr.Chips]

I don't pretend to be an expert, but I've tried all of these beers and they are very tasty, either with food or without.
Daleside brewery; Blonde and Old leg over.
Coniston brewery; Bluebird or Bluebird XB or their lager.
Black Sheep; Black Sheep or Golden Sheep (could be Golden Fleece).
Theakstons; Masham (can be difficult to get, but worth it!).
Titanic brewery; Iceberg.
Also agree with a previous poster, Moosehead (Canadian lager) is very good.

Whatever you decide on, enjoy!