Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted September 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2019 Going to a bottle share at the end of the month, we went a bit OTT with an order from Honestbrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 16, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) I really don't get the cuurent hardon for beer which tastes like Milkshake or generally overhopped or overly flavoured and shit. I had a Beer52 box as it was on;y 4.99 P&P (as opposed to their normally about 20 quid for 8 or 10 cans) and it was all rank shit that's beer which wants to taste like anything else other than beer. I'm looking at you mainly Tiny Rebel. Salopian for example has many cracking pints with hints of grapefruit (Hoptwister), lemon (lemon dream) and general flora (Motherfucking Oracle. The finest ale on earth for me), but it's hints of it, not smacking you in the face with a critus fruit or another flavouring. This current "Let's make beer in annoying looking packaging which doesn't taste anything like beer" phase is doing my swede in. If I want to get pissed on Lilt I'll just buy a 2l bottle of it and pour vodka into each glass I have. And don't even get me started on the race to the bottom to push up ABV to silly amounts. Edited September 16, 2019 by PowerButchi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted September 16, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 16, 2019 Had my first pub night out since moving at the weekend and spent most of it drinking a glorious bitter called Smuggler by Rebellion Beer Co. One of the best things about it heading towards Autumn is that it's brown beer season again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I do have agree with Butch on a lot of his points. Pump up the jam is really an exception. I am subscribed to beer52 and I found out that I like fruit sours. It does seem that most of the boxes are IPAs, which I could really not care about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted September 16, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 16, 2019 I'm not a big fan of overly hopped beers, but I love a milk stout or anything with tonka beans. And an imperial stout or a barleywine are my go to drinks if I want to really enjoy it. Personally I hate sour beers, but the other half loves them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 10 hours ago, PowerButchi said: I really don't get the cuurent hardon for beer which tastes like Milkshake or generally overhopped or overly flavoured and shit. I had a Beer52 box as it was on;y 4.99 P&P (as opposed to their normally about 20 quid for 8 or 10 cans) and it was all rank shit that's beer which wants to taste like anything else other than beer. I'm looking at you mainly Tiny Rebel. Salopian for example has many cracking pints with hints of grapefruit (Hoptwister), lemon (lemon dream) and general flora (Motherfucking Oracle. The finest ale on earth for me), but it's hints of it, not smacking you in the face with a critus fruit or another flavouring. This current "Let's make beer in annoying looking packaging which doesn't taste anything like beer" phase is doing my swede in. If I want to get pissed on Lilt I'll just buy a 2l bottle of it and pour vodka into each glass I have. And don't even get me started on the race to the bottom to push up ABV to silly amounts. Paper Planes by Salopian was just named the best beer in the world at the International Beer Challenge, beating 850 beers from 39 countries. I’m not surprised though as it’s absolutely lovely. I had some at the brewery last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 On 9/16/2019 at 1:59 AM, PowerButchi said: I really don't get the cuurent hardon for beer which tastes like Milkshake or generally overhopped or overly flavoured and shit. I had a Beer52 box as it was on;y 4.99 P&P (as opposed to their normally about 20 quid for 8 or 10 cans) and it was all rank shit that's beer which wants to taste like anything else other than beer. I'm looking at you mainly Tiny Rebel. Salopian for example has many cracking pints with hints of grapefruit (Hoptwister), lemon (lemon dream) and general flora (Motherfucking Oracle. The finest ale on earth for me), but it's hints of it, not smacking you in the face with a critus fruit or another flavouring. This current "Let's make beer in annoying looking packaging which doesn't taste anything like beer" phase is doing my swede in. If I want to get pissed on Lilt I'll just buy a 2l bottle of it and pour vodka into each glass I have. And don't even get me started on the race to the bottom to push up ABV to silly amounts. I suspect I'll get called a ponce after this, but for me it very much depends on your drinking habits and your relationship with beer. I'm a barman, completely accidentally a career barman and have spent fifteen of my 22 years in the trade working in various positions for Wetherspoons. I like beer, quite a bit but after doing what I do for as long as I have, I'm often sick of the sight of it and it's effects thus only drink very occasionally, barring quality control at work. When I do drink I want something interesting or out of the ordinary because I know I'll generally only be having one and as often as not I'll only drink it a handful of times, if again at all. So brewers like Tiny Rebel who experiment with flavour are always going to catch my eye mostly because their stuff is fun to drink in ones or twos. I couldn't spend a night on most of the stuff I drink, but I imagine I'm not supposed to. On the rare occasion I do hit a pub with the lads though I do tend to stick to more traditional ale because it tends to have been made with sessioning in mind. I suspect the arms race for high abv has as much to do with justifying charging pricks like me a fiver a half as much as anything else though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Shit like this is why only wankers go to Brew Dog pubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Are they purposefully trying to be awful these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted October 3, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted October 3, 2019 What is point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted October 4, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 4, 2019 13 hours ago, PowerButchi said: What is point? Tastes nice? Brewdog burgers are the new vegan sausage rolls for people who love to be outraged. I'm awaiting Piers Morgan's hot take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 It’s the equivalent to asking for a coke half diet/half regular because you’re trying to lower your sugar intake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mal the Glorious Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Does anyone other than vegans/lactose intolerant eat vegan cheese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted October 4, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, King Mal the Glorious said: Does anyone other than vegans/lactose intolerant eat vegan cheese? I'm vegetarian rather than vegan, but I'll tend to buy the vegan alternative as and when I see it in restaurants etc. I've pretty much switched to dairy alternatives if I'm in coffee shops too. Vegan cheese is usually fine on burgers and as a topping on pasta or whatever, but haven't found a great one for pizza yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chunk Posted October 4, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 9/16/2019 at 1:59 AM, PowerButchi said: I really don't get the cuurent hardon for beer which tastes like Milkshake or generally overhopped or overly flavoured and shit. I had a Beer52 box as it was on;y 4.99 P&P (as opposed to their normally about 20 quid for 8 or 10 cans) and it was all rank shit that's beer which wants to taste like anything else other than beer. I'm looking at you mainly Tiny Rebel. Salopian for example has many cracking pints with hints of grapefruit (Hoptwister), lemon (lemon dream) and general flora (Motherfucking Oracle. The finest ale on earth for me), but it's hints of it, not smacking you in the face with a critus fruit or another flavouring. This current "Let's make beer in annoying looking packaging which doesn't taste anything like beer" phase is doing my swede in. If I want to get pissed on Lilt I'll just buy a 2l bottle of it and pour vodka into each glass I have. And don't even get me started on the race to the bottom to push up ABV to silly amounts. I think we're actually passed that arms race, to be honest. A much bigger trend is for low alcohol and no alcohol beer (or drinks in general). I completely agree otherwise. The reality is that a lot of 'new' craft beer drinkers don't like the taste beer, so a beer flavoured with all sorts of artificial flavourings is right up their street. I'm sure that'll end as they either convert to beer-proper or move on to the next trend. That's my opinion anyway. Thankfully we're starting to see some new breweries specialising in making (and crucially, perfecting) classic styles. A core range of classics is a much more exciting prospect to me than an endless run of one-offs and collaborations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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