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Beer, revisited

COYBL25 said:
Drank a lot of it on trip to Ghent.

You're right, it does make you fall over lol

Most places that sell it in Belgium ask for a deposit of some kind ( usually a shoe ) for the wooden stand.
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I first tried it in a pub in Toddington, just off the M1 in Bedfordshire, where I'd meet up occasionally with a few friends from up there (or down there, depending where you are). They had some great Belgian beers there. I was never asked for a deposit, mind. The pub (The Oddfellows Arms) doesn't stock it anymore - not that it affects me as I stopped drinking this year. I've been trying to find a decent low alcohol craft ale but it's not easy finding a decent one.
 
COYBL25 said:
Most places that sell it in Belgium ask for a deposit of some kind ( usually a shoe ) for the wooden stand.
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The Belgian's also have a strange law (or agreement, I'm not too sure) where they can only serve beer in it's respective branded glass.

I remember being in the 'De 12 Apostles' in Ypres and I wanted a Cantillon Gueuze but I was told I couldn't because they only had one glass.

Unfortunately, some airy fairy touristy individual had it and was sipping the stuff rather than drinking it, so I said just pour it in a plain glass.

The gentleman behind the bar was quite offended by this in fact, whereas I was offended that I wanted a beer I could see and couldn't drink it.

By the way, if you ever go to Ypres definitely try the 12 apostles: crucifixes and pictures of the Lord literally everywhere and I mean thousands.

Even when you're sat on the bog doing your business you're faced by a 6ft pictures of Jesus staring at you from 1ft. It's quite unnerving!
 
PhilM said:
The Belgian's also have a strange law (or agreement, I'm not too sure) where they can only serve beer in it's respective branded glass.

I remember being in the 'De 12 Apostles' in Ypres and I wanted a Cantillon Gueuze but I was told I couldn't because they only had one glass.

Unfortunately, some airy fairy touristy individual had it and was sipping the stuff rather than drinking it, so I said just pour it in a plain glass.

The gentleman behind the bar was quite offended by this in fact, whereas I was offended that I wanted a beer I could see and couldn't drink it.

By the way, if you ever go to Ypres definitely try the 12 apostles: crucifixes and pictures of the Lord literally everywhere and I mean thousands.

Even when you're sat on the bog doing your business you're faced by a 6ft pictures of Jesus staring at you from 1ft. It's quite unnerving!
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It's because they treat beer the same way as most countries treat wine, with respect.

You wouldn't put wine in a pint glass unless you were a rugby player or a student, so what not put ale in it's correct glass too.

They don't drink pints either and that's how you can spot a tourist when you're over there, as they're the only ones drinking out of a pint glass ;)
 

Had a couple of pints of this in the Carnarvon Castle (between Church Street and Williamson Square).
Not usually a pale ale fan but it was delicious.

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Started a homebrew, for the first time in 20 years. It'd been bubbling for a week, and today I went to add some more sugar to it, as the o.g. was a little low when it started. I had a sample and, other than bring little too light (low alcohol) it was ruddy lovely!

Learned a few things from the Internet, compared to 20 years ago, like not using every day sugar and keeping the brew temperature low. Not the slightest hint of it being a homebrew taste.

Uses pale malt extract and lots of citra hops (I like my beers, very bitter - must be an Everton thing).
I'll re-hop for aroma, Thursday and bottle Friday.
 

chrismpw said:
Started a homebrew, for the first time in 20 years. It'd been bubbling for a week, and today I went to add some more sugar to it, as the o.g. was a little low when it started. I had a sample and, other than bring little too light (low alcohol) it was ruddy lovely!

Learned a few things from the Internet, compared to 20 years ago, like not using every day sugar and keeping the brew temperature low. Not the slightest hint of it being a homebrew taste.

Uses pale malt extract and lots of citra hops (I like my beers, very bitter - must be an Everton thing).
I'll re-hop for aroma, Thursday and bottle Friday.
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What's the cost per pint ? Is it easier nowadays compared to years ago ?
 
summerisle said:
What's the cost per pint ? Is it easier nowadays compared to years ago ?
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Excluding set up costs (brew barrel, hydrometer, bottle capper and the £60 I spent on bottled beer to get empty bottles) , I'm looking at 50p a pint. This from a middling malt extract, and expensive hops.
Don't know about easier, because I didn't do it right, in the past. Have to boil & stir the wort for an hour. Other than that it's the faff of cleaning and sterilising the kit. Worth it though.
 
TyphooToffee said:
I first tried it in a pub in Toddington, just off the M1 in Bedfordshire, where I'd meet up occasionally with a few friends from up there (or down there, depending where you are). They had some great Belgian beers there. I was never asked for a deposit, mind. The pub (The Oddfellows Arms) doesn't stock it anymore - not that it affects me as I stopped drinking this year. I've been trying to find a decent low alcohol craft ale but it's not easy finding a decent one.
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Brew Dog's Nanny State is the best I've found.
 
COYBL25 said:
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Had a few of these over the weekend in Rigbys.

Really nice and smooth.

They had a few others from Red Star on too.
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I once tried their Porter (or it may have been a Stout) in the Butchers in Allerton and it was very good, but that's it from what I can recollect.

Strange as well when you consider that they're only from Formby. Do they regularly sell it in Rigby's?
 

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