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Happy Birthday Tony. Was it today?
Yup happy birthday. Nice glasses to get pissed with after building the 3d jigsaw
Yup, 57 today! Sharing it with Bowie & Elvis. [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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Latest addition to the music room! [emoji4]Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
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Thanks guys! [emoji4]
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Just enjoying some of this stuff, which is rather good:
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Marco.
Great stuff, Marco! That's a classic style west coast American pale ale. Delicious! We drink it often...Sierra Nevada and others. Love that style of brew...one of our favourites.
BTW, check the coffee thread - we finally tried that milk you've been on about :)
Cheers,
Svend
Cheers, Svend. It's bloody lovely, so smooth and creamy, but with bags of hoppy flavours! I get it from here: https://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/beer...evada-pale-ale
Would love to try it on draught, in the area of production!:barrel:
Marco.
Yeah, those west coast pale ales are wonderful. Citrusy hop flavours...Yum! They are often dry hopped which is why the hop flavour and aroma are so forward. Every craft brewery here in North America tries to nail this style, as it the sign of a good brewery and brewmaster if they get it right. I think Sierra Nevada were the ones to really put this style on the map. If you can find others in this style, do try some more.
Enjoy!
Edit: try this one too https://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/beer...or-liberty-ale
Also very good.
You will also like Goose IPA Marco, or Kona Big Wave. These are both reasonably accessible in the UK.
Am a fan of Anchor Steam Beer too. The Liberty Ale is also a nice one. :)
Lol - that's so funny, as it's one of the ones I'd ordered (in a large mixed case), and have just opened a bottle now!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Svend N
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Fantastic stuff! Hard to separate them, in terms of preference... The Liberty Ale might be slightly creamier, although a touch more bitter - BUT one thing's for sure, I'm going to keep a regular stock of these classic American ales in, as they're right up my street!:cool:
Marco.
Noted on all those, Neil - cheers!:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
Marco.
There's an Oz one I like too (and had before), called Coopers: https://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/beer...opers-pale-ale
Have any of you guys tried that?:)
Marco.
Yep, Coopers Pale Ale was my introduction to IPAs. The bartenders used to gently roll the bottles across the bar before opening them. They also had Little Creatures Pale Ale, another nice Aussie one. These areQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
much more easy going pale ales than the bigger-hitting American ones.
That sounds well cool, was that over in Oz, then?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
Marco.
+1. Good recommendations. I think Anchor Steam is a style all of it's own. Hard to classify...delicious though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
Goose Island is from Chicago -- all good beers from those guys. We used to drink a lot of that when my in-laws lived there. The IPA is very clean, bright tasting - a winner. Honkers Ale is their classic American Pale Ale style; less bitter, more fruity and balanced than their IPA. It's my favourite of theirs. If you can find it in the UK, then do try it. We are lucky here in Toronto - Goose Island just opened up their own pub downtown. Can't wait to pop in for a cold one :cool:
We used to be able to get Coopers here, but not for decades, sadly. Yes, the bottles did have sediment in it, if I recall. Great stuff! I think the only Aussie beer we get here now is Fosters....boring....
He he no, in a long-closed Aussie bar in Chorlton, Manchester, called Uluru.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
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Goose Island Midway Session IPA is another nice one, being a session ale, it is a relatively low (for an IPA) 4.1% ABV.
Ah, no worries... Sounds like it was a cool place:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
Just a had a bottle of this Oz lager, with some pasta:
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Apparently, it's from the same group as Fosters, but tastes *nothing" like Fosters!! It's arguably one of the best lagers I've had: creamy tasting, super-crisp, fresh and zesty... One to have ice-cold on hot summer days, which certainly isn't now!:barrel:
Marco.
Roo piss ;)
Yeah, there was a cloudy scum floating on top of the glass, must've been the dregs of its last 'number 1':D
Marco.
Just poured myself one of these babies, served ice-cold:
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Must say, I'm lovin' these classic Yank/Oz Pale Ales!:barrel:
Marco.
Thumbs up to that! My favourite style too :)
On offer in Tesco’s at the moment - £26
That’s the weekend sorted! [emoji4]
Cardhu Gold Reserve
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Ice cold? Surely it loses some taste like that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Did you gently roll the bottle first? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Pale ales tend to be strong tasting / are always well-hopped anyway, and aren’t the same served at cellar temps, unlike a best bitter.Quote:
Originally Posted by CageyH
Yeah, ideally it would be more cool, than ice cold, but I like my beers that way:D
Marco.
No, I forgot to do that! So I noticed a little 'sediment' at the bottom. Does rolling it prevent that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
Marco.
So are you saying that they best served ice cold, then? I'm not an expert here, so always learning:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
Marco.
‘American’ Pale ales, absolutely they should be ice cold. An old school East India Pale Ale, much darker In colour, would be served cool, or even room temperature.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
If it has a straw or golden colour, then ice cold. Darker ales can be pushed warmer.
As for rolling the bottle, yes it distributes the sediment and adds more flavour. However, don’t try this with a more carbonated ale! Coopers is not that fizzy.
That's a good buy, one of my favouritesQuote:
Originally Posted by mightymonoped
All noted - cheers, Neil :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
Marco.
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I bought this for my daughter's boyfriend at Christmas and I just tried it. With apologies to Scottish members it is rather good!
+1. We put our beer glasses in the freezer, and use these for pilseners, wheats and pale ales. Nothing better on a hot summer day than to pour a cold one into a frozen glass :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
That looks interesting to a Southern Cotswolds "lad" like myself.Quote:
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Can’t beat a mid-week Espresso Martini! [emoji23]
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Not tried that, Tony. It's an unusual combination of flavours, though. So what's in it exactly?:)
Marco.
Excellent - one approves!Quote:
Originally Posted by mightymonoped
Be interested to know your recipe as mine looks completely different to that.
Using Difford's Guide recipe:-Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
1 ½ shot Vodka, 1 1/12 shot Espresso, ½ shot Kahlua, ¼ shot Sugar syrup - shaken with ice then strained.
*PS - second ones were better as I never shook the first ones up enough.
Ah ok, nice one. Might give it a go, although coffee liqueurs and cocktails aren't normally my bag. I also have a thing about cocktails being labelled as 'Martini', when there's no Martini (or vermouth) in it!:rolleyes:
Anyway, yours looked good:cool:
Marco.
I know what you mean but apparently it's just an accepted thing in this case. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
..and it's a bit classier than a Vodka and Redbull :lol:
Interesting and sounds good! I might give that a go at the weekend as I have all the ingredients.Quote:
Originally Posted by mightymonoped
For comparison, mine is 2 measures of Baileys, one measure of vodka and 2 measures of Espresso - again shaken over ice.
It seems there are many different ways of skinning this particular cat...
only thing i like the taste of coffee in is coffee.. anything else is a no for me. look nice tho....mini guinessQuote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
As always! :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Apparently you need to use a proper Espresso (hot) with crema (which is why mine fails, being from a Mokka pot).
Here's the link with the origins of the cocktail, it's actually quite interesting https://www.diffordsguide.com/encycl...presso-martini
Apparently the supermodel who requested the original wanted a drink that would "Wake me up and f**k me up!" :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Nah that's no good.Quote:
Originally Posted by mightymonoped
Should have a thicker head.
And most importantly three very high grade coffee beans floating in the head. Which you should eat with the drink.
Amateur! Pah!!!!
Also slow. I covered this ages ago.
Up your game mono!!!!:);)
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More seriously it is a great drink.Quote:
Originally Posted by mightymonoped
Not made some for a while but I found the best results came from putting the ingredients in a Pyrex measuring jug and blitzing it with a hand blender. That'll give you a great head.
But the beans floating in it are a must. Eating raw beans is a good way to access coffee beans. If they taste crap raw they never make good coffee.
Absolutely!Quote:
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I didn't get the hang of it until the second round :-)
Also, didn't have any coffee beans available as it was all done ad hoc really.
I think the general mix was good though (certainly as good as the ones we tried in a cocktail bar in London fairly recently.