Weekend Beers

Kinley Smith · Mar 4, 2016

Tonight I'm brewing another batch of Pils so will be opening Fruh, Jever and HB. Tomorrow I have a stroll in the Peak District with a few at the Druids (Birchover) and possibly one in the Sycamore (Parwich). Always great beers on and great pubs. A few bottles lined up to follow: Boon Oude Geuze, Red Admiral from the wonderful From The Notebook (Allendale), a couple from Derby Brewery and some well worn classics (Sadler's Worcester Sorcerer, Tribute etc).

So what's hitting the glass this weekend?

David Thomas · Mar 4, 2016

Tonight: just over half a bottle of Fullers ESB (bottled about three weeks ago), a bottle of Anchor Liberty Ale, and a bottle of Sierra Nevada's Torpedo, which I haven't had for a while (bought in a 3 with 20% off offer at M&S)...

Ian Robinson · Mar 5, 2016

AleSmith .394 Pale Ale (6%), which I had with some pals from Chicago at an Italian restaurant tonight. Lovely Pale Ale, dry-hopped with a significant biscuit malt profile. One of the best American Pale Ales I've had in a long time.

The name ".394" refers to a baseball batting average by San Diego Padre, Tony Gwynn. Being a football (soccer) and cricket bloke, I don't really understand it, but I gather it's an excellent average. The beer certainly does him justice.

Jim Agar · Mar 5, 2016

Romney Marsh Best Bitter at my local in Deal. Slightly richer than my ideal summer session ale but beautiful,clean bitter hoppiness. A delight,especially for a cold night by the sea!

Bryan Collins · Mar 5, 2016

An afternoon in the kitchen so just opened a Stone 19th Anniversary "Thunderstruck". Do Stone ever make bad beers?

Mark Pearce · Mar 6, 2016

If they do, Bryan, I haven't had heard about it. The Stone name is pretty much a guarantee of quality.

Bryan Collins · Mar 6, 2016

It also had the added bonus of leaving me feeling that a bottle of wine in the evening would have been a step too far!

Mark Pearce · Mar 7, 2016

My only beer of the weekend was a rather disappointing Gigantic IPA. Not bad, just not exciting in any way.

Actually, that's not quite true. A pint of Oxford Gold after a 3-1 win in a hockey match against the previously unbeaten league leaders on Saturday, which puts us in a position where we will, if we win our remaining games, win the league, was very satisfying indeed but not for the beer itself!