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Beer, revisited

COYBL25 said:
There`s two problems that I`ve found with the flavoured stouts :

1. They are normally incredibly strong, so you can only drink one or two max, without falling over.
2. Because they`re so sweet, they make you feel full, really quickly and also if you drink a few, you can feel a bit queasy, so again, you can`t drink many.

I`m a big fan of what the Vocation brewery, have done with their stouts in cans, but I tend to treat their beers, as " the last one of the night " and will only have one before I go to bed.

I particularly like their Temptation Chocolate Stout 6.6%, which I`ll quite often have after I`ve had a decent meal, almost like a pudding wine.

They`re certainly not session beers.
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Yeah to say they are all the same is obviously wrong of me, there are some great ones and vocation do some good ones. But you can mask a not very well made beer with a bit of sugar/fruit syrup

At the end of the day, untappd is a social media and some breweries will make them appealling to that kind of thing which will in turn get good ratings

All that being said, I don't really go under 7% that often with stouts (export stouts, Baltic, porters) lol I'm pretty sure 'stout' traditionally means 'strong' but it ended up just getting linked to dark beer
 
coollino said:
Yeah to say they are all the same is obviously wrong of me, there are some great ones and vocation do some good ones. But you can mask a not very well made beer with a bit of sugar/fruit syrup

At the end of the day, untappd is a social media and some breweries will make them appealling to that kind of thing which will in turn get good ratings

All that being said, I don't really go under 7% that often with stouts (export stouts, Baltic, porters) lol I'm pretty sure 'stout' traditionally means 'strong' but it ended up just getting linked to dark beer
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Aye, flavours generally follow the ABV.
 

Spadge Vernacular said:
Guinness is a solid and trusted session stout.

I am fan of imperial stouts but as @COYBL25 says, for me they are more of a replacement for a whisky at the end of the night.
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Trusted is the key word here. It's not as nice as many stouts and porters, but the consistency and reliability of it means it's a common drink for me.

If cask is on, I'll have a look as I prefer it, however we all know it can be hit-and-miss in some less established places. You very rarely have a bad Guinness.
 
PhilM said:
Trusted is the key word here. It's not as nice as many stouts and porters, but the consistency and reliability of it means it's a common drink for me.

If cask is on, I'll have a look as I prefer it, however we all know it can be hit-and-miss in some less established places. You very rarely have a bad Guinness.
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Chilled Guinness is disgusting and if that`s the only thing on offer, I`ll drink soft drinks.

Chilling it, just destroys every ounce of the flavour.
 
In terms of Stouts and Porters, this time of year the Ship will usually have a good selection on. They have one on most of the year, but you'll now get a selection.

COYBL25 said:
Chilled Guinness is disgusting and if that`s the only thing on offer, I`ll drink soft drinks.

Chilling it, just destroys every ounce of the flavour.
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Are you referring to the Extra Cold stuff? Some places have both, coming from the same barrel and through a chiller, but some now only choose to have it.

You're right though. It should be a good few degrees warmer, if not room temperature, like it should be.
 

PhilM said:
In terms of Stouts and Porters, this time of year the Ship will usually have a good selection on. They have one on most of the year, but you'll now get a selection.


Are you referring to the Extra Cold stuff? Some places have both, coming from the same barrel and through a chiller, but some now only choose to have it.

You're right though. It should be a good few degrees warmer, if not room temperature, like it should be.
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Yes, the extra cold stuff, it`s disgusting and a crime against beer.

Some places even charge a bit more for it too !
 
COYBL25 said:
Yes, the extra cold stuff, it`s disgusting and a crime against beer.

Some places even charge a bit more for it too !
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It’s typically the same barrel as the normal stuff, but it goes through the same type of chiller although made cooler. A complete and utter fad.

Most places have less than a degree difference as their normal stuff is served cooler than it should.
 

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