Tegis Posted November 3, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2013 Tonights sample, NFL and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Had 3 of these last night. Surprisingly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 How does Friday 29th November in Brum city centre sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I'm not that keen on Hobgoblin (well, middle of winter maybe) but that Blonde one above is reet good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 23, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 23, 2013 Samuel Adams Utopias is on my bucket listOnly 100 wooden barrels of Utopias 2013 was made, which translates into fewer than 15,000 individual 24-ounce bottles. Each bottle is numbered on the bottom. This year's brew is a full 28-percent ABV.Sam Adams recommends serving Utopias at room temperature, neat, in a one or two-ounce pour, ideally in a snifter. Not having a snifter handy (I just don't snift much these days), I used a rocks glass.Pouring it in, it has a beautiful, rich dark amber color. If I didn't know better I would have thought it was a high-end sweet vermouth from the looks of it. I took a sniff.The first whiff was a little bit soy sauce and a little bit rice vinegar. I didn't know whether to take a sip or dip a gyoza in it. Second whiff, it almost came off a bit like a good vermouth, but less sweet, more savory. Meatier. Makes the mouth water a little. I dove in.First sip and I thought, "I can't believe this is a beer!" It's very sweet and winey. Much sweeter than any beer I can think of, but, holy crap, it's good! It's so smooth, and it has many layers of flavor. Extremely nuanced, with notes of black cherry and fig, and still some of that rich caramel underneath it. Really lovely finish, too. I could sip on this after dinner every night. It reminds me of a port or a sherry more than anything, but it isn't as sweet as most ports or sherries, or at least the sweetness isn't cloying. It's rich and satisfying.So, here's the thing: It's good. It's excellent in fact. But is it "200 dollars good?" Obviously, that's subject to your tastes, but for me, there's no way. For about $40 more, you could buy a bottle of Macallan 21 year. Or you could buy two bottles of Lagavulin and still have $40 left to spend on dinner. To me, a whole bottle of this just wouldn't make sense, but, then again, I don't have money to burn.But if you've got the cash and you really love beer (and also really love port, since it's very similar) then, sure, buy a bottle. We were told that, as long as you keep it at a stable temperature with the cap tightly screwed on, it should age very nicely. Some people keep their Utopias for years, tasting them every now and then to see how they're changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 You know what, I tried the brewed-under-license Sam Adams the other week in a Wetherspoons. Considering the first time I tried it I was in Philadelphia, I've got to say for a license-brewed beer it's pretty damn close. And that's coming from a man that totally hates the brewed under license model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) 6.5% Not the greatest to be honest, almost too sweet, rich and bitter at the same time. Edited November 25, 2013 by PompeyVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Had a pint of Abbot Ale which was cloudy. Never had it before and by the time I realised it wasn't settling I had drunk half of it. When I left the pub I noticed the pump it came from had been put out of action. **** Wetherspoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Going to the CAMRA ale festival in Dudlay this friday with some friends We've been the last 3 years and it's pretty good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted November 29, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) A new one. Taking a sip now Edited November 29, 2013 by Tegis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Hobsons Old Prickly Snuffly Hedge Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Only just seen this thread! Had a lovely couple of pints of Tribute Cornish Pale Ale last night down the arms, magic it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted November 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 30, 2013 Green Goddess was one of those chocolate tasting ones. Not my preference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Tribute make some great beers I recon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Smoky beer. **** tasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Smoky beer. **** tasty. Is that a stout if not its bloody dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 16, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2013 Just had a Samuel Adams Cherry Chocolate Bock. Just delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I don't know how familiar people are with Badger brewery's efforts but I regularly have them. This was tonight's, my favourite of their drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Stiggy, where art thou? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Got scared off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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