tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post1199050782740302044..comments2024-03-09T04:57:25.956+00:00Comments on HardKnott Dave's blog about stuff: Great Big Barrel of FunAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-39194301253347012782009-08-11T07:26:08.259+01:002009-08-11T07:26:08.259+01:00"There are some British breweries out there d..."There are some British breweries out there doing more innovative things, but knowing who they are and what they are doing wasn't easy for me to find out."<br /><br />Too right! This is my main frustration with the GBBF--it's not really a complaint just a realization. The tasting notes in the program have improved greatly, and the website beer list is fab for doing pre-research but it would be nice to have some beer writing in advance, maybe even a GBBF blog where breweries can pitch what they are up to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-10872320687595789392009-08-10T13:04:31.378+01:002009-08-10T13:04:31.378+01:00Dave there is cooper somewhere who will resize you...Dave there is cooper somewhere who will resize your Butt to a 36/18 don't know were but i have heard of it being doneCrown Breweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209404597552162037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-46901530891990928072009-08-09T17:32:11.624+01:002009-08-09T17:32:11.624+01:00Mark,
It was great to meet you too. I'm just ...Mark,<br /><br />It was great to meet you too. I'm just sorry that there seems to be a whole load more people I must have missed...next time I hope.<br /><br />That Harveys stout was my favourite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-24292252083426738422009-08-09T11:00:55.963+01:002009-08-09T11:00:55.963+01:00Great to meet you Dave. I'll remember sharng t...Great to meet you Dave. I'll remember sharng those Harvey's with you and Jeff for a while - great beers!<br /><br />I like that you are now a beer explorer, it sounds a lot better than ticker :)Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-15348321096730117142009-08-09T00:05:34.921+01:002009-08-09T00:05:34.921+01:00For more Tzarina Ezra Reserva and I guess, Bloed S...For more Tzarina Ezra Reserva and I guess, Bloed Sweet & Tranen, the de Molen Beer Festival on 30 October will be the place - that promises to be a real blast. Here's a link:<br />http://www.brouwerijdemolen.nl/John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-69436628915683949952009-08-08T12:14:28.766+01:002009-08-08T12:14:28.766+01:00Barm, I've just found the one you mention in t...Barm, I've just found the one you mention in the program. I'd have loved to have tried that. No wait, oh my memory, somebody gave me a taste of something whisky infused - was that Tuesday or Monday night? I seem to remember Jeff P being there at the time.......<br /><br />I think I need a memory upgrade. Couple of gigabytes should do the trick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-22971143164686772492009-08-08T12:04:51.705+01:002009-08-08T12:04:51.705+01:00Ah, but if you could soak some whisky out of wood ...Ah, but if you could soak some whisky out of wood that would otherwise be cut up for planters, would that not be good. Reclaimed whisky.<br /><br />Of course I would never pour Caol Ila into any beer - it's just too damn nice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-77799967983756898912009-08-08T11:45:52.563+01:002009-08-08T11:45:52.563+01:00I generally prefer my whisky and stout separately,...I generally prefer my whisky and stout separately, but Bruichladdich-aged Bloed Zweet & Tranen was fantastic. I wish I'd got a glass for myself.Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-58348082844663957312009-08-08T11:17:50.238+01:002009-08-08T11:17:50.238+01:00Ted, Colonial Breakfast uses wood chips, which Jef...Ted, Colonial Breakfast uses wood chips, which Jeff does approve of. I'm planning on doing one aged in a whisky barrel. Caol Ila, hopefully. The trouble is, a butt, which is bigger than a 36 UK gallon barrel, might not fit through the cellar door.<br /><br />Beers like this most certainly get mixed reports. When beer geeks start disagreeing is when it starts getting really interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-34445234519862154882009-08-08T10:48:12.527+01:002009-08-08T10:48:12.527+01:00Jeff, no you didn't, I was oversimplifying our...Jeff, no you didn't, I was oversimplifying our conversations, sorry.<br /><br />It's interesting that some seem to like YouLikeMyStout and others really did not. Annoyingly, it was on my list but apart from a small sip from Beer Nut's glass I don't seem to have tried any. My list, with some notes on, has gone AWOL. I thought I'd ticked everything off, which is a bit of weird behaviour for somebody who proclaims not to be ticker.....<br /><br />In my program I have notes on Allagash Interlude and Odyssey, which I liked very much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-50355736764914439772009-08-08T10:30:03.124+01:002009-08-08T10:30:03.124+01:00Did I actually say wood-aged beers are crap? Certa...Did I actually say wood-aged beers are crap? Certainly I will have expressed a distinct skepticism about certain brands which loudly proclaim their wood-agedness. I am definitely not disparaging the likes of Rodenbach.Jeff Pickthallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-59991504479251885282009-08-08T02:00:48.356+01:002009-08-08T02:00:48.356+01:00Wood aged beers? Time to unearth that Colonial Bre...Wood aged beers? Time to unearth that Colonial Breakfast recipe, I think.Brewers Union Local 180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05786517873195170945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-83727450366513433542009-08-07T23:20:58.285+01:002009-08-07T23:20:58.285+01:00That lager would have been Keesman Herren-Pils fro...That lager would have been Keesman Herren-Pils from Bamberg. It's a great beer and often overlooked due to the fame of other beers from that town.Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-46985046084040434032009-08-07T22:49:28.314+01:002009-08-07T22:49:28.314+01:00Wurst nah, looks are deceiving, he's a big fri...Wurst nah, looks are deceiving, he's a big friendly softy really. You'd like him if you met him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-24079938896771551492009-08-07T21:52:11.713+01:002009-08-07T21:52:11.713+01:00Pete looks hard in that pic.Pete looks hard in that pic.Whorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784943453195129865noreply@blogger.com