- Location
- San Diego
There's an ex-Pat pub in San Diego, up on a hill overlooking San Diego Airport, called Shakespeare's and they hosted a series of Jubilee Cream Teas in June, to celebrate 70-years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth. We went to one, which was actually quite enjoyable.
Three-months later and an era had ended. I decided to do a toast on the day of her service and came up with two bottle-aged beers from the mother country: The first was Coniston Brewing Bluebird Bitter (4.2%), which I'm sure needs no introduction to these pages. Soft, very slightly hoppy with English Challenger hops, with mild biscuity Maris Otter malt. A very pleasant creamy finish, again leaning towards the malt. I haven't had this beer in years and really enjoyed it. As my wife's "session" beers start at 8.0% ABV, I couldn't persuade her to try this one.
My other toast was Tynt Meadow (7.4%) a Trappist Ale from Mount Saint Bernard Abbey in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire. The monks took a 19th century recipe to come up with this beer and as you would expect, the malty presence shines through. It wasn't as soft as Bluebird Bitter, but thoroughly enjoyable and a fitting toast to our longest serving Monarch. Their website is a fascinating read: www.mountsaintbernard.org
Three-months later and an era had ended. I decided to do a toast on the day of her service and came up with two bottle-aged beers from the mother country: The first was Coniston Brewing Bluebird Bitter (4.2%), which I'm sure needs no introduction to these pages. Soft, very slightly hoppy with English Challenger hops, with mild biscuity Maris Otter malt. A very pleasant creamy finish, again leaning towards the malt. I haven't had this beer in years and really enjoyed it. As my wife's "session" beers start at 8.0% ABV, I couldn't persuade her to try this one.
My other toast was Tynt Meadow (7.4%) a Trappist Ale from Mount Saint Bernard Abbey in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire. The monks took a 19th century recipe to come up with this beer and as you would expect, the malty presence shines through. It wasn't as soft as Bluebird Bitter, but thoroughly enjoyable and a fitting toast to our longest serving Monarch. Their website is a fascinating read: www.mountsaintbernard.org