Where's that ale thread gone?

[DirtySanchez]

29 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I'm in Brussels at the minute, blimey, there are some strong beers here. And the Belgian Beer Festival kicks off in half an hour. I walked round earlier, and there are some at 15%+ fuck that. 

Few years ago in Bruges I was in a bar that had a large menu of all the various beers they served

All kinds of fruit ones so thought I'd try a banana one, don't know why but decided when in Rome and all that

Tasted and went down like a banana milkshake except it was around 8%

Glad I noticed as that could have got messy very easily 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

17 minutes ago, Traf said:

What's wrong with Belgian Chocolate?

Nothing.

Just dont want ale tasting of it!

Same with apple pie.

[Spider]

Ale, if you look into it historically, was actually just a way of preserving water and stoping it from tasting like mud.

Traditionally, it was flavoured with everything from nettles and berries to spices and herbs.

It’s narrowed down to 4 ingredients as the centuries have passed but 14th century ale would probably be infused with fruits and other stuff that seems weird to us now.

Maybe worth trying a few.

Ill report back,

[Not in Crawley]

34 minutes ago, Spider said:

Ale, if you look into it historically, was actually just a way of preserving water and stoping it from tasting like mud.

Traditionally, it was flavoured with everything from nettles and berries to spices and herbs.

It’s narrowed down to 4 ingredients as the centuries have passed but 14th century ale would probably be infused with fruits and other stuff that seems weird to us now.

Maybe worth trying a few.

Ill report back,

Ale formed a large part of the diet - they needed the calories. They would have a 'small beer' for breakfast because it was full of nutrients and was had by children as well. Certainly wasn't to get piddled on and did usually only contain yeast, barley and hops - not much else.

The vikings loved a honey ale but that was far too expensive for most people, and wine certainly was out of the reach of anyone but the nobles.

 

[Traf]

44 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Nothing.

Just dont want ale tasting of it!

Same with apple pie.

I don't mind a chocolate stout now and then.

[Not in Crawley]

6 minutes ago, Traf said:

I don't mind a chocolate stout now and then.

I had one of those salted caramel beers and its wasn't that bad - it all depends on what your eating with it, how much your having etc

You're not going down the local and ordering a pint of it, but same with every drink - time and a place. 

[burnden]

On 31/08/2023 at 20:40, royal white said:

Let me know when they do a Turkish delight one 

https://store.beermoth.co.uk/products/thirst-class-turkish-delight-stout

[royal white]

3 minutes ago, burnden said:

https://store.beermoth.co.uk/products/thirst-class-turkish-delight-stout

Sold out! Gutted 
 

Hardly surprising, TD is the food of gods 

[jmjhb]

Thirst Class have ceased production so not likely to be any more available

[FrancisFogarty]

On 01/09/2023 at 16:33, Sweep said:

I'm in Brussels at the minute, blimey, there are some strong beers here. And the Belgian Beer Festival kicks off in half an hour. I walked round earlier, and there are some at 15%+ fuck that. 

Our Loft is always on that Belgian stuff. He rings me when he's had a few 8.5%ers and a smoke. Mithers me to fuck about cricket, which he knows I can't be doing with. Can't get rid of him.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

On 01/09/2023 at 17:53, Traf said:

I don't mind a chocolate stout now and then.

Some malts do produce a chocolatey flavour, bit like some hops produce the grapefruit flavour.

All fine in moderation.

Still wouldn't want to drink something sold along the lines of these beers though. 

"Cadbury's whisper ale" wouldn't cut it!

 

[globaldiver]

Anyone tried First Chop?

[FrancisFogarty]

Only had the blonde 4% and the session able at 3.5% and in cans. Both are nice drinks but I’m not one for tins of beer.

[globaldiver]

2 hours ago, FrancisFogarty said:

Only had the blonde 4% and the session able at 3.5% and in cans. Both are nice drinks but I’m not one for tins of beer.

It’s apparently on draught in Manchester, so I’ll look for it next time I’m in

City Arms

Briton’s Protection

Edinburgh Castle

Cask

Cask Ancoats

The Angel

Flok

HOME MCR

Pie & Ale

[green genie]

£13:60 for two cloudy IPAs from Belfast in Cask last night. Ridiculous 

[tomski]

Deary me. Emperors new clothes crap.  

[ianofcleveleys]

Was in Spain last week in a place called La Herradura, just east of Nerja. Uncommercialised, mainly Spanish with a smattering of in the know Brits, Dutch, Germans.

Some good local beers at very fair prices, Victoria Málaga at around 3 euros for a large one. Cruzcampo similar. Only around 3/3.50 for a large glass of red in restaurants/tapas bars. Our raging inflation not touching them much there 

[jeep]

1 hour ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Was in Spain last week in a place called La Herradura, just east of Nerja. Uncommercialised, mainly Spanish with a smattering of in the know Brits, Dutch, Germans.

Some good local beers at very fair prices, Victoria Málaga at around 3 euros for a large one. Cruzcampo similar. Only around 3/3.50 for a large glass of red in restaurants/tapas bars. Our raging inflation not touching them much there 

How long does it take to get to from Malaga airport?

[ianofcleveleys]

1 hour ago, jeep said:

How long does it take to get to from Malaga airport?

About 55 mins in a taxi, can get train from Airport into Málaga then bus, approx hour & three quarters that way. Once you're there easy enough to get to Nerja, Almunecar, Granada by cheap buses

[MancWanderer]

3 hours ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Was in Spain last week in a place called La Herradura, just east of Nerja. Uncommercialised, mainly Spanish with a smattering of in the know Brits, Dutch, Germans.

Some good local beers at very fair prices, Victoria Málaga at around 3 euros for a large one. Cruzcampo similar. Only around 3/3.50 for a large glass of red in restaurants/tapas bars. Our raging inflation not touching them much there 

Aye.

Just back from visiting a pal who lives in Alhaurin El Grande up in the hills out of Malaga. Oh my. The ale, wine and food is summat else and a fraction of the price you’d expect. 

[ianofcleveleys]

2 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

Aye.

Just back from visiting a pal who lives in Alhaurin El Grande up in the hills out of Malaga. Oh my. The ale, wine and food is summat else and a fraction of the price you’d expect. 

Indeed, none of the tourist premium loaded on in the bigger places, great quality at prices lower than I paid in Lanzarote 4 years ago. 

[bolty58]

4 hours ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Indeed, none of the tourist premium loaded on in the bigger places, great quality at prices lower than I paid in Lanzarote 4 years ago. 

Here for a period of months. Pint of Mahou where I am 2.5EUR in certain places. Victoria Malaga same. It was 3EUR up until 30th September.

Well used to it by now but still only 5EUR for a bottle of most spirits which never fails to astound me.

Missus likes the odd Aperol Spritz now and again. 5EUR covers the bottles of Aperol and Prosecco in total! One glass of this in Perth would be around the 10EUR mark minimum.

God bless the Andalusian junta!

[Spider]

Bloody EU 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

YAWN.

[bolty58]

He must mean the same mob who has endeavoured to get Spain to make things as difficult as possible for Brits with virtually zero success. The Spanish know which side their pan is buttered.

Same mob who tried to make a thing out of Gibraltar - again with no success.

The only place they have managed to stir up a modicum of difficulty is in NI and that particular fit of pique bastardry will also come to naught in the long run even though it's the favourite hobby horse of  a few bitter remoaners on here.