tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post631045373589543006..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: BrouwRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-30483045003488418682013-11-29T05:13:45.685-08:002013-11-29T05:13:45.685-08:00€32 - just under £27. A little cheaper, probably, ...€32 - just under £27. A little cheaper, probably, than you'd pay in London, where for two "artisinal" sarnies and four bottles of craft beer you'd pretty much definitely be heading north of £30.Martyn Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843357962176591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-78771645735810509272013-11-27T12:13:40.332-08:002013-11-27T12:13:40.332-08:00What is interesting about those beers, Liberty Ale...What is interesting about those beers, Liberty Ale and Anderson Valley's Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, is that they give a snapshot of the typical American craft brewing portfolio of 1985. Everyone here knows knows Anchor's and Liberty Ale's history, and Anderson Valley was a very early post-Sierra Nevada brewery. <br /><br />Those two beers more or less, plus an amber of some kind or maybe a brown, were the typical range. Occasionally a brewery specialized in German styles e.g. Stoudt (the name similarity to stout gave Michael Jackson some good turns with irony in his early work).<br /><br />I never really liked Anderson Valley's stout although learning so much about beer history since then has made me realize its relatively thin, sharp flavour represents a certain type of porter common in the 1800's. I don't know what model the founders were trying to follow, perhaps Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout, itself similarly dry and even austere.<br /><br />Gary<br />Gary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-56463679935065523042013-11-27T03:13:59.228-08:002013-11-27T03:13:59.228-08:00"the Scottish brewery" - LOL! (Yes, I re..."the Scottish brewery" - LOL! (Yes, I really did...)BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.com