tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6157469292646676545..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: 2009 Christmas beer: a real-time tastingRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-83790230617021607112009-12-27T03:49:59.529-08:002009-12-27T03:49:59.529-08:00"Rod, you can't go wrong with De Molen at..."Rod, you can't go wrong with De Molen at Christmas."<br /><br />Hate to disagree with you, old chap, but you can - my bottle was infected. Cabbage and butter - paedacoccus. Oh well, like you, I didn't pay for it. Today, I'm trying the Jong & Onbedorven......<br />Has a billy goat on the label, so (unless it's a little Dutch joke) I assume it's a bock.Rodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-75973692708359396812009-12-26T11:55:50.076-08:002009-12-26T11:55:50.076-08:00Ron, thanks, if I get the chance to try the bottle...Ron, thanks, if I get the chance to try the bottled one I'll report anon.<br /><br />Today I had two beers at your favourite NYC beer bar, Blind Tiger, after a 3 hour walk in the rain. Victory Braumeister Pilsener led off. It was superb, kind of a cross between Michelob draft circa-1970's and very fresh Pilsener Urquell.<br /><br />And, proof that a APA can be balanced and excellent: Sumttynose IPA from MA. While US hops are clearly used, this brewer gets it right: notes of orange rind, perfume and mint - no catty taste or raw green peppper - combined with some top quality pale malt for a delicious, moreish pale ale.<br /><br />On cask they had a porter I hadn't heard of called Shawnee London Porter, 6.5%. I had just a taste and it reminded me of Fuller's porter, good of its type but after the Flying Dog Imperial Gonzo Porter on cask at Gingerman last night, not quite what I was looking for. <br /><br />The other casks were Dogfish Head 120 minute, too strong to try mid-day, and Aventinus Eisbock served from a pin on gravity, which again at 10% ABV or more seemed too much for the mid-day. <br /><br />I hope to get back and try those plus Schlenkerla Rauchbier on draft.<br /><br />A fine BLT for lunch rounded out an excellent visit. <br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-45255714821570417682009-12-26T10:26:59.277-08:002009-12-26T10:26:59.277-08:00I've been mainly drinking Fullers 1845 but als...I've been mainly drinking Fullers 1845 but also tried <br />King's Five Generations -http://www.kingfamilybrewers.co.uk/images2/fgbot.<br />pdf - for the first time. They're both perfect for a snowy Christmas: amber, fruity and what I think of (probably wrongly) as a Victorian-style bitter.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310220100267028274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-61899136061941687502009-12-26T07:07:08.805-08:002009-12-26T07:07:08.805-08:00Rod, you can't go wrong with De Molen at Chris...Rod, you can't go wrong with De Molen at Christmas.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-84351865431680736692009-12-26T07:03:38.291-08:002009-12-26T07:03:38.291-08:00Gary, I had a slight preference for the bottled St...Gary, I had a slight preference for the bottled St. Bernardus Christmas over the draught. Both cracking beers, mind.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-71910795452827671492009-12-26T01:36:12.140-08:002009-12-26T01:36:12.140-08:00My De Molen Christmas beer trail starts today (got...My De Molen Christmas beer trail starts today (got sidetracked yesterday by Meantime Scotch and IPA, and Fuller's Golden Pride......) with Bloed, Zweet & Tranen. More tomorrow!!!Rodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-3074230126260614682009-12-26T01:12:53.069-08:002009-12-26T01:12:53.069-08:00Merry Christmas! And thanks for a great blog.
I l...Merry Christmas! And thanks for a great blog.<br /><br />I liked your idea of posting your comments in real time. I might pick it up some day...Beer Sagashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647662165660292549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-69945843729826292412009-12-25T20:00:15.467-08:002009-12-25T20:00:15.467-08:00Wow. Ron, you're a prolific pisshead.
Any id...Wow. Ron, you're a prolific pisshead. <br /><br />Any idea the age on the 120 Minute IPA? I bought a few bottles a couple years back to see if the "Ages Well" claim on the label had any merit. After a year only the faintest whiff of hops remained. Two years and it had devolved into syrup much too sweet for me. Thankfully I opened each one in the presence of unsuspecting beer drinking company so there was no need for it to meet the drain.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751047204234528085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-88270698341684314012009-12-25T19:22:06.126-08:002009-12-25T19:22:06.126-08:00A last Christmas beer-tasting note, and one to com...A last Christmas beer-tasting note, and one to complement the SUABP taste: St. Bernardus Christmas on draft, tasted at Gingerman in New York tonight. The beer was malty with notes of dates, red wine and mince pie spice. Very good and hardly showing the impressive ABV.<br /><br />Other beers tried were a success in some cases, not others. Two beers, APAs, while in exemplary condition, had such a powerful green pepper/sauvignon blanc-like taste I found them impossible to finish.<br /><br />Top of the league was Brown Sugga, a barley wine from Lagunitas in CA. Also, Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter on cask, a letter perfect replication of a XXX Victorian stout down to the pronounced and firm non-floral bitterness. It was much more bitter than any other example I've had recently of strong porter, and welcome for it. And finally, a German hefe weizen, I can't recall the name, with a silky lemony complexity.<br /><br />Gingerman is my favourite beer bar in New York but hopefully there will be time to essay Rattle and Hum or Blind Tiger.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-1708799685365488082009-12-25T08:49:02.074-08:002009-12-25T08:49:02.074-08:00I've heard 120 Minute called quite a few thing...I've heard 120 Minute called quite a few things but light and zingy is a new one.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256078606152011585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-36850760788220042382009-12-25T07:54:34.103-08:002009-12-25T07:54:34.103-08:00Ron, I've 2 De Molen beers sitting happily in ...Ron, I've 2 De Molen beers sitting happily in the cellar. A porter and a stout, both with you name on the labels. Which would you suggest for this occasion. As a disclaimer I paid for both. <br /><br /><br />Merry Christmas to all.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256078606152011585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-21395435048187345782009-12-25T07:18:13.259-08:002009-12-25T07:18:13.259-08:00Good taste notes on Rook & Vuur. Capsicum was...Good taste notes on Rook & Vuur. Capsicum was used in some 1800's Ontario porter brewing, and surely that came from contemporary Britain where we know all kinds of things were added to porter in the 1800's, not always licitly.<br /><br />In fact, chile used correctly can be an enhancer to beer, as in this De Molen case clearly. I have had American craft beers made with a touch of chile that were superb, especially where the chile was smoked or blistered. The connection to porter seems close due to the history of smoky malts.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-59874681351320711242009-12-25T05:34:25.654-08:002009-12-25T05:34:25.654-08:00your blog is amizimg!!!
We do love beer!!! A lot.....your blog is amizimg!!!<br />We do love beer!!! A lot...<br />Merry Christmas.<br />Portugalhttp://abebedorespgondufo.blogs.sapo.pt/http://abebedorespgondufo.blogs.sapo.pt/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-75522856529473968272009-12-25T03:43:46.598-08:002009-12-25T03:43:46.598-08:00top man - I haven't started yet, but I shall b...top man - I haven't started yet, but I shall be banging on the door of the Coach in Greenwich Market at midday for a pint of Bruggse Zot. Or two.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07174074909246988617noreply@blogger.com