Seat68 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 A normal night out tonight, pub and then a meal with a friend. It felt great to just be out. The beer was provided by Shipyard IPA, pedestrian I know but I like it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 28 minutes ago, Seat68 said: A normal night out tonight, pub and then a meal with a friend. It felt great to just be out. The beer was provided by Shipyard IPA, pedestrian I know but I like it. Nothing wrong with Shipyard, a very reliable standard IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) Nothing exotic tonight while out in Brum city centre, but some solid choices that I like: Purity Longhorn IPA Purity Lawless Lager Freedom Four Lager Lovely jubbly Edited November 3, 2021 by Xela 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 They won't have that chocolate/peanut stouit in my local Tesco as it's too small (basically a couple of dozen "bitters" and some shite by Brewdog is all they stock), but it looks right up my alley, might pop over to the big one at the weekend and try to pick some up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Davkaus said: They won't have that chocolate/peanut stouit in my local Tesco as it's too small (basically a couple of dozen "bitters" and some shite by Brewdog is all they stock), but it looks right up my alley, might pop over to the big one at the weekend and try to pick some up My mate had an imperial stout tonight - Vocation Imperial Chocolate and Banana Stout. 11.4% Think it was £6 for a 1/3 pint! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid4ever Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, Xela said: Nothing exotic tonight while out in Brum City Centre Mate Next you will be signing off with KRO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Xela said: My mate had an imperial stout tonight - Vocation Imperial Chocolate and Banana Stout. 11.4% Think it was £6 for a 1/3 pint! That stuff is delicious, rum barrel aged as well, but he got ripped off you can get a 500ml can of it for a fiver from my local wanky beer shop. And pubs wonder why they get less business than they used to. I'd got a bit numb to it when I used to go out on monthly pub-crawls through the craft/microbrew bars of the city, and I don't begrudge paying a bit of a premium to drink out in a pub, but when they literally treble the price...You can understand when it's the mass produced consumer stuff with tight margins, but the obscene markup on already very expensive beer takes the piss. I have paid £12 for a pint once, but it was directly from the brewer's pub, for a very limited run of imperial stout I knew I'd not get a better price on. Edited November 3, 2021 by Davkaus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sid4ever said: Mate Next you will be signing off with KRO I dragged my knuckles on the ground and slurped my drink. I think I got away with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 You've reminded me I have a can of a Vocation beer in my cupboard. 11% raspberry and plum stout. That might be one for Friday night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 3, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2021 Took a few cans on holiday for when I got tired of the pissy lager. This a nice IPA as always from Garden. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, Davkaus said: That stuff is delicious, rum barrel aged as well, but he got ripped off you can get a 500ml can of it for a fiver from my local wanky beer shop. And pubs wonder why they get less business than they used to. I'd got a bit numb to it when I used to go out on monthly pub-crawls through the craft/microbrew bars of the city, and I don't begrudge paying a bit of a premium to drink out in a pub, but when they literally treble the price...You can understand when it's the mass produced consumer stuff with tight margins, but the obscene markup on already very expensive beer takes the piss. I have paid £12 for a pint once, but it was directly from the brewer's pub, for a very limited run of imperial stout I knew I'd not get a better price on. One of the other guest beers on was this: "TANK FLY BOSS WALK JAM NITTY GRITTY" - Pomona Island. Its a "Sour DIPA with raspberry, currants and green tea, served in 1/3 pint. 8%" Sounds interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 They had me until green tea. I'd definitely ask for a sample before I bought a glass of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 4, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted November 4, 2021 (edited) Pomona Island are great. Well they have a lot of beer names referencing such things as Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (You And He Were Buddies, Weren’t You?) or indie music (It’s Never Been Like That - Phoenix), which I find particularly enticing. Edited November 4, 2021 by fightoffyour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 14 hours ago, Xela said: My mate had an imperial stout tonight - Vocation Imperial Chocolate and Banana Stout. 11.4% Think it was £6 for a 1/3 pint! Whereabouts was that? i know tilt have some cracking porters and stouts and they are around that price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 14 hours ago, Xela said: Nothing exotic tonight while out in Brum city centre, but some solid choices that I like: Purity Longhorn IPA Purity Lawless Lager Freedom Four Lager Lovely jubbly Freedom and Lawless are cracking lagers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 19 hours ago, Davkaus said: They won't have that chocolate/peanut stouit in my local Tesco as it's too small (basically a couple of dozen "bitters" and some shite by Brewdog is all they stock), but it looks right up my alley, might pop over to the big one at the weekend and try to pick some up They have a Norse Star III at Morrisons - a black forest imperial stout at 9% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 5 hours ago, AVFCDAN said: Whereabouts was that? i know tilt have some cracking porters and stouts and they are around that price point. Purecraft Bar - it was one of the guest beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 What the??? Just about to crack open a bottle of Corona and I read all this b******s When I go exotic, I put a lime in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 49 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: When I go exotic, I put a lime in it. You do you, mate, but I don't do cocktails. Anyway, just opened a bottle of this. It's sat in my fridge for about 6 months because, well, just read it, but it was surprisingly refreshing. I've posted before that I don't like Brett beers; their smell reminds me of horses, but the bergamot completely nullifies that, leaving a beer that while not delicious, gets put into the coveted category of "not as **** disgusting as I thought it'd be", 4/10. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 6 hours ago, AVFCDAN said: Whereabouts was that? i know tilt have some cracking porters and stouts and they are around that price point. I bought a can of it from Tesco and a month or 2 ago, it was about a fiver I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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