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I've got this tonight....

Optimal® Wit - Port City Brewing - Untappd

Optimal® Wit by Port City Brewing is a Wheat Beer - Witbier / Blanche which has a rating of 3.6 out of 5, with 62,476 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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i'm probably only going to have the one beer, then maybe a gin or two. I've been caning the beers pretty hard recently and the calories are stacking up. Slightly less bad option in gin. But then once I have one, it's so easy to walk to the beer fridge for another!

 

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^---- Nice list, downsizer! Is it sad, that I don't see any I'm really keen to try? I think my taste buds are off, or perhaps I just need one of the "not an IPA" ones from the list put in front of me in a glass and THEN I'd be picking it up. ?

My latest: Payette Brewing's effort to can and sell a light summer belgian wheat beer. Called "Urban Surfer Citrus Wheat".

Not my style, but it was inoffensive and refreshing. I'm calling it a locally brewed alternative to Blue Moon. Made with coriander (which I hate), lemon grass, orange peel, grapefruit peel and lemon peel. If you are a Blue Moon fan, don't hesitate to look for microbrew alternative "takes" to try.

I know what you mean, a lot of things seem very samey at the minute. I've never really been a fan of Blue moon, had it numerous times when working in the States but just never really "got" it....

A lot of beers at the minute just seem to want to juice up for the sake of it as @Jake84 says. Dial it back a notch brewers.

 

[guest0001]

I started with "Nuttendiesel", then I had a "Triple Karmeliet" and now I'm back with *Nuttendiesel". This will not end well.
(Nuttendiesel = German slang for Champagne)

 

[Euroamerican]

@Skyline Drive : Stay hydrated, my friend! Champagne is the devils' own headache inducer.... at least for me!

 

[Euroamerican]

A lot of beers at the minute just seem to want to juice up for the sake of it as @Jake84 says. Dial it back a notch brewers.

You got that right! They can dial back the hops, spice and super haze as far as I'm concerned!

... Summer is coming and we need a bit of light refreshment.

And as I've mentioned, I'm doing a fair bit of whiskey and soda water, soda and bitters, soda and vermouth, and just plain soda with soda ;-) these days. Actually, a fair amount of the soda water is actually NOT soda, but San Pellegrino my wife bought me a case of...

 

[guest0001]

@Skyline Drive : Stay hydrated, my friend! Champagne is the devils' own headache inducer.... at least for me!

Never got a headache from champagne.

 

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Just a couple recently....

https://untappd.com/b/robinsons-brewery-old-tom-original/15276

Nice but strong.

https://untappd.com/b/the-wild-beer-co-pogo/1484062

I prefer a sour, but this was ok.

Salted Caramel Porter - Meantime Brewing Company - Untappd

Salted Caramel Porter by Meantime Brewing Company is a Porter - English which has a rating of 3.4 out of 5, with 2,396 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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[Euroamerican]

Never got a headache from champagne.

Really? That's nice then. I have to be careful with the stuff.

Friday I had two pint Zywiec and half a pint of Rainier while responsibly socializing with the neighbors out on the park strip ! That's the firs time I've had more than one beer at a time since around the first week of March! Last day of snowboarding this spring, that day.....

 

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Really? That's nice then. I have to be careful with the stuff.

Friday I had two pint Zywiec and half a pint of Rainier while responsibly socializing with the neighbors out on the park strip ! That's the firs time I've had more than one beer at a time since around the first week of March! Last day of snowboarding this spring, that day.....

I hardly drink any alcohol these days. It just doesn’t have any attraction on me anymore. Sometimes a single malt and sometimes a French “cidre” from Normandy. I really love that stuff. But beer and wine do not tempt me anymore.

 

[colin traveller]

If anyone is interested in making an investment Raasay Distillery is taking pre orders for there first Malt bottle release that's being released in December ... at a price of £99

Raasay Single Malt Inagural Release | Isle of Raasay Distillery

Order the limited edition inaugural release of the Raasay Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This Scottish Single Malt Whisky is from an exclusive selection of casks.

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Friday night, Lock down, couple of beers to pass the time....

Vedett Extra Pilsner (Extra Blond) - Duvel Moortgat - Untappd

Vedett Extra Pilsner (Extra Blond) by Duvel Moortgat is a Pilsner - Other which has a rating of 3.3 out of 5, with 114,687 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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Pils - Hardywood Park Craft Brewery - Untappd

Pils by Hardywood Park Craft Brewery is a Pilsner - German which has a rating of 3.4 out of 5, with 24,430 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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Jack Brand Crystal Rye IPA - Adnams - Untappd

Jack Brand Crystal Rye IPA by Adnams is a IPA - Rye which has a rating of 3.3 out of 5, with 20,691 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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Peaky Blinder Pale Ale - Sadler's Ales - Untappd

Peaky Blinder Pale Ale by Sadler's Ales is a Pale Ale - English which has a rating of 3.3 out of 5, with 7,614 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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[Euroamerican]

I would try that RyePA ha ha... and also that Pils...

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I'm going to crack open a 500 mil bottle of George Dickel Tennessee Sour Mash. Supposedly it is the only other sour mash besides Jack Daniel's which is distilled in the same manner. We'll see what a bit tastes like over ice.

 

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@Euroamerican I've had the crystal rye before, it is really nice and malty without the current craze for juice bombs and haze, it's quite dark. But that's why I went out of my way to get it. I fancied the pils for a nice clean refreshing beer, we are eating curry tonight so it'll cleanse the pallette. Or at least thats my excuse...

 

[Junglejim]

When your local cocktail bar uses Zoom to ask you on your preference when it comes to a drink and delivers you a cocktail... oh what a time to be alive

 

[Euroamerican]

@Junglejim How was that cocktail and WHAT is is called? Manhattan of some sort, Sazerac? I'm sort of intrigued....


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So my latest beer tasting:

Mother Earth Brew Co's "Tierra Madre". A bready/malty take on the refreshing Mexican Lager. Tasty refreshment, and you can drink more than one with enjoyment.

Edit on 6 May: Added another new one, Jeremiah Johnson's Honey Weizen. A bit of honey flavor in an OK wizen. Enjoyed.

 

[Fish&Chips]

How was that cocktail and WHAT is is called?

Well, the ingredients are on that paper, so without a soft drink base it is a cocktail rather than a long drink. Note also the different phases of clear and brown liquer which indicate that the stuff has just been mixed.

I for one am enjoying one of these:

Atlantik-Ale - Störtebeker Braumanufaktur - Untappd

Atlantik-Ale by Störtebeker Braumanufaktur is a Pale Ale - American which has a rating of 3.5 out of 5, with 49,742 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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[Euroamerican]

Jack Daniels sour mash whiskey over ice, with half again as much of Noilly Prat rouge, a splash of Fee bitters, all stirred up in my Yeti tumbler!

 

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Haven't had much to drink of note recently, and I've still not been to a pub since they re-opened but I fancy a couple of beers this evening....so I'm going for what I would call traditional english style ales.....no cloudy murk, hop bombs, fruit juices etc.... I've got...

Tribute - St Austell Brewery - Untappd

Tribute by St Austell Brewery is a Pale Ale - English which has a rating of 3.5 out of 5, with 60,650 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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Proper Job - St Austell Brewery - Untappd

Proper Job by St Austell Brewery is a IPA - English which has a rating of 3.4 out of 5, with 96,286 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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Southwold Bitter - Adnams - Untappd

Southwold Bitter by Adnams is a Bitter - Session / Ordinary which has a rating of 3.3 out of 5, with 27,377 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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And I've got this as a wildcard...

Bon Chef - Two Chefs Brewing - Untappd

Bon Chef by Two Chefs Brewing is a IPA - New England / Hazy which has a rating of 3.6 out of 5, with 62,860 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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[goldfishsoldier]

Don't even know how many of these I have been through today.