Follyfoot Posted February 4, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2021 3 hours ago, bickster said: Tough day at work today and definitely need a relaxing beer Cheshire Chocolate Porter by Robinsons of Stockport but exclusively for M&S. Abv 6% This is quite a light porter the malts are stronger than the chocolate and it has a nice light fizz to it. I like this because the chocolate isn't overpowering and for a 6% beer it hasn't got too much body. Not heard eardrum buzz for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, bickster said: SO bad I stole someone else's photo - rank Be glad you didn't like it IMO; I hate how M & S get these exclusive beers brewed for them and then just drop them, and that's that. 2/3 of my favourite discontinued beers fell that way, and I'm still sour about it (I'm sure you can't tell ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted February 4, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2021 Just a few non alcoholic beers tonight before a weekend of over-indulgence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Got 14 beers from HonestBrew thanks to a Christmas voucher, and most of them are new to me, so gonna be a few reviews over the coming weeks I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 12 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Got 14 beers from HonestBrew thanks to a Christmas voucher, and most of them are new to me, so gonna be a few reviews over the coming weeks I guess. 14? Coming weeks? Is this how I realise that I'm an alcoholic? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Just now, Davkaus said: 14? Coming weeks? Is this how I realise that I'm an alcoholic? I don't drink very much at the moment. I only drink during the week when Villa are playing, and have a maximum of 3 or 4 on Friday and Saturday nights. I was listening to a segment on PM earlier this week with Adrian Chiles, and Evan Davis asked him 'so do you have days where you don't drink?' and he replied 'I do, yes' as if that wasn't a pretty extreme question to be asking, which made me feel better about how much I'm consuming. I'm still piling on the pounds though, can't stop eating absolute garbage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted February 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 6, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2021 Bought as an experiment because it sounded so bad. It's as bad as it sounds. It's like someone mixed an IPA with a can of Lilt then gave it a bitter lemon aftertaste. It's worse than it sounded. Pineapple Milkshake IPA by the Black Sheep Brewery. This should be kept on the wrong side of The Pennines. ABV 5.3% 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Just now, bickster said: Bought as an experiment because it sounded so bad. It's as bad as it sounds. It's like someone mixed an IPA with a can of Lilt then gave it a bitter lemon aftertaste. It's worse than it sounded. Pineapple Milkshake IPA by the Black Sheep Brewery. This should be kept on the wrong side of The Pennines. ABV 5.3% My god. What have you become. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Seat68 said: My god. What have you become. or to quote a band I'm not fond of "Dear God, what have we done?There is no rest for the wicked onesDear God, what is this evil that we've done?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Just now, bickster said: or to quote a band I'm not fond of "Dear God, what have we done?There is no rest for the wicked onesDear God, what is this evil that we've done?" You will be wearing clogs next 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, Seat68 said: You will be wearing clogs next More chance of hell freezing over. I can't remember which way round they were but the first two gigs I ever worked when at Uni were New Model Army and Spear of Destiny on consecutive days. Front Stage Security, two days of battling the mosh pit for those bands is what you'd call a baptism of fire. The NMA fans were let into the Mountford Hall for the soundcheck and decided to slide all over the floor (a wooden sprung dancefloor) in those sodding clogs. It cost us £2k to repair which in 1985 was serious money 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I found some Theatre of Hate the other day, had a think about it, about taking it downstairs so it could be played, but then put it back in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I found some Theatre of Hate the other day, had a think about it, about taking it downstairs so it could be played, but then put it back in the box. I think I have most of the singles, cant say they get much of an airing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2021 Anyway, back to beer... A Weizenbock again by Free Assembly in Germany. Abv 7.2% Malty, quite sweet and floral. Definitely tastes of bananas, vanilla and cloves but all in an understated manner. First weizenbock I think I've ever drunk. Part of the 52 beers case 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2021 Hot Pursuit Pale Ale. By Whiplash from Dublin. Unfiltered and unpasteurized for all your hipster beard goodness ABV 5% It's slightly citrus fruity but overwhelmingly and satisfyingly tastes like beer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted February 6, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 6, 2021 We go again, but tonight there will be vodka too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Just a plain old Kraken and coke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I have a bottle of 12 year old American Eagle bourbon unopened. Not touching it till I am in my new house. Tonight its wine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Woodford reserve double oaked. Alcoholic caramel. Beautiful stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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