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Favourite pictures of 2015 … Beer, oh yeah

Posted by ashleyelsdonon December 24, 2015December 24, 2015in BeerLeave a comment

This doesn’t need explaining.

So it’s the first of October

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 1, 2015in BeerLeave a comment

And October is my favourite month of the year as well. I think it’s a lovely time of year when seasons change and the weather gets colder and more pronounced, and it becomes that time to dust off the winter coat. Also it’s a great time for ale too as the darker ales come out and replace the summer ones.

So, just good stuff to look forward to on the road to Christmas!

And the next batch from Beer 52 arrives

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 24, 2015September 22, 2015in BeerLeave a comment

Ok, it was last week, but I thought I’d mention it. I had a couple of less than perfect experiences with the last batch, so I’m hoping for much more satisfactory experience this time around. I’ll be sinking the first one or two in a day or so. I’ll let you know the results.

Now that’s a lovely ale

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 21, 2015September 12, 2015in BeerLeave a comment

I often have Gem at WOMAD, so when I recently saw it in the local supermarket I thought I’d try a couple of bottles. Well it was just as good as the draft. I was really impressed I have to say.

Another good ale from Beer 52

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 19, 2015September 19, 2015in BeerLeave a comment

This was a lovely ale from my first batch from Beer 52. I really enjoyed it. Never heard of this brewery before, but I might need to check them out now.

Not bad for an average lager

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 15, 2015September 3, 2015in BeerLeave a comment

I had this in an Italian restaurant in Edinburgh. It wasn’t bad at all.

Not your normal beer …

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 12, 2015August 31, 2015in BeerLeave a comment

I’m not normally a lager drinker, but I made an exception for this beer as I don’t think I’ve ever tasted a rum finished beer. It was an interesting flavour actually. Not unpleasant at all. You could tell that there was something different. I’m not sure if I could taste the rum in it, or if it was just that I knew there was rum in it so I tasted that automatically. Either way, it wasn’t a bad beer at all.

I’m not sure I’d try it again, but if I was faced with it and little else I’d go back to it. It’s worth a try if you get the opportunity.

First World Problems IPA

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 7, 2015August 31, 2015in BeerLeave a comment

This was a nice beer. A very nice beer, full of flavour and even though it was a 6.2% it went down very well indeed. The artwork was pretty cool too. Here are a couple of pictures.

Trying out Beer 52

Posted by ashleyelsdonon August 29, 2015August 23, 2015in Beer2 Comments

So I found out about this company from the GBBF programme, and I decided to try them out. I got an offer for the first box at half price, and it seemed like a good point to try this out.

So the first box arrived and had an eclectic selection of beers. I was also pleased to see this little extra in there …

Which was nice. I thought that the first beer I’d try out would be this one …

Because I thought that the name was excellent. However, when I poured it out of the bottle, this is what I got …

Which isn’t what I was really looking for, and wasn’t really a great start as far as I was concerned. I contacted Beers 52 about it, but didn’t really get the answer I was looking for sadly.

So far, the other beers I’ve tried from the box have been pretty good, but this one, the first one, was a disappointment as far I was concerned, and not the result I was after.

Well this looks like it might be fun

Posted by ashleyelsdonon August 26, 2015August 19, 2015in Beer, Events, FestivalsLeave a comment

I haven’t actually been to one the Wetherspoon’s beer festivals in years, so perhaps I should give it a go and see what it’s like these days. It might be fun. It will be cheap!