Craft beer

[ecsrobin]

Blown2CV said:

ecsrobin said:

I’ve got this trio to try over Christmas:



All have been barrel aged for 12 months before bottle conditioning.

which brewery is this?

Staggeringly good in Portsmouth. Cherry is no more as that was quite limited in supply (and popular) others are available online if not local.

https://www.staggeringlygood.com/store/

[SimonTheSailor]

Did nobody have any good craft beer over the festive period ?
I know I didn't.........

[PomBstard]

From the last few days…



Hoppy ale from Wildflower…



Wild ale with honey from Wildflower…



A lovely pair…



Very dark, very tasty and 11%…



More tasty dark stuff at 11%…



And a more-local cracker, albeit 13.5%…

[Blown2CV]

looks like wild beer has been bought up by Curious

[Driver101]

Blown2CV said:

looks like wild beer has been bought up by Curious

Only the name and rights by the sounds of it.

[ecsrobin]

Driver101 said:

Blown2CV said:

looks like wild beer has been bought up by Curious

Only the name and rights by the sounds of it.

Never heard of them but a quick google and I recognised the facility from Chapel Down.

Love the about us

“Risk Capital Partners acquired the brewery in April 2021 as part of a carve-out from Chapel Down (the English wine company). They appointed a new heavyweight management team to lead the business into the next phase in its development, including pub and brewing veteran Mark Crowther as chairman.”

[Blown2CV]

ecsrobin said:

Driver101 said:

Blown2CV said:

looks like wild beer has been bought up by Curious

Only the name and rights by the sounds of it.

Never heard of them but a quick google and I recognised the facility from Chapel Down.

Love the about us

“Risk Capital Partners acquired the brewery in April 2021 as part of a carve-out from Chapel Down (the English wine company). They appointed a new heavyweight management team to lead the business into the next phase in its development, including pub and brewing veteran Mark Crowther as chairman.”

nothing screams a quality product produced with love like the above

[ecsrobin]

Blown2CV said:

nothing screams a quality product produced with love like the above

We visited the Bitburg brewery last summer and the start of the tour it shows you the succession of Dr’s who have run the company (all brewers) and then it got to “Bitburg today” and whilst everyone was still a Dr, it was head of marketing, head of finance, head of personnel, head of logistics. I guess that’s big scale brewing!

[SimonTheSailor]

Blown2CV said:

looks like wild beer has been bought up by Curious

Yep, saw this earlier -

[nagsheadwarrior]

Stumbled into a small pub in Newton Abbot I've not been in before after a day's racing on New Year's Day to find a grand selection of beers from a lovely Ukranian Landlord including this fetching bottle of Putin at circa 8% but tasted gorgeous.

After several I still have a large bruise on my thigh, cut knee , missing wallet and no memory of getting home lol

[sean ie3]

a tasty 6%IPA from Tesco, not often I'd recommend but this is a good one.

[SimonTheSailor]

^^ is that from an Irish Tesco's ?

[sean ie3]

SimonTheSailor said:

^^ is that from an Irish Tesco's ?

Yes, €3.50 a pop, here's another,

€3.00 and 7.5%.

[HM-2]

I've posted on here before about how I've typically found Verdant IPAs to be a bit overrated and not worth the fairly extortionate prices they command compared to heavily hopped beers of similar quality from other breweries.

Well this one is 100% worth the £9 it cost. Absolutely bloody sensational.

[RizzoTheRat]

sean ie3 said:

a tasty 6%IPA from Tesco, not often I'd recommend but this is a good one.

I had one of those from a beer shop tasting night some time back, I don't usually like IPAs but it doesn't have the grapefruit taste I don't like from IPAs. I had another at the weekend in a local bar too.

[Lotobear]

nagsheadwarrior said:

Stumbled into a small pub in Newton Abbot I've not been in before after a day's racing on New Year's Day to find a grand selection of beers from a lovely Ukranian Landlord including this fetching bottle of Putin at circa 8% but tasted gorgeous.

After several I still have a large bruise on my thigh, cut knee , missing wallet and no memory of getting home lol

Hesket Newmarket brewery were brewing that on licence last year and serving draught - unusual but nice (and, yes, lethal)

[Master Bean]

2023 Verdant Putty is on! Don't mention the price. 8% and thicc from the Sandford Alehouse in Cheltenham.

[HM-2]

Master Bean said:

2023 Verdant Putty is on! Don't mention the price. 8% and thicc from the Sandford Alehouse in Cheltenham.

Have they got it on draft? I'll be down there tomorrow for a cheeky pint if so...

[Master Bean]

Yes. It's £5.45 for a half and it's selling quick.

[Rosscow]

Putty is great!

You guys may wish to order some Polly's special birthday beer.... a 13.2% QIPA. Get in quick, only went on sale at 11am today:

https://shop.pollysbrew.co/product/five-years-quad...

Their previous birthday beers have been sensational.

Popped into Beak on Tuesday to pick up 4 kegs for my local landlord.

Did anyone try the Beak x Third Moon collaboration stout called Paste? 11% and bloody amazing!