sage

11. Is the name of the brewery part of the name of the beer (e.g. as in St Bernardus Pater)?

Yes

This is tough - can't narrow it down.

 

10. Is it bottle conditioned?

yes

9. Is it a fruit beer?

no

8. Is there an animal on the label?

no

7. Is the beer light in colour?

yes, quite light.

6. Is the beer spiced?

No.

5. Does the beer contain a number as part of its name?

No.

no

stella?

Sorry Eddie but I'm counting that as 3. and no.

2. Is it an 'Abbey' beer?

No.

I'd be interested in playing twenty questions to try to guess your favourite.

1. Is it a Trappist beer?

No it isn't.

And the first beer of the new year - Tripel Karmeleit.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Great beer. In my top 3 Belgian beers

I have opened the first of the fruit vodkas I have been fermenting since the summer. Raspberry first

Stunning.

Really? That's your overriding impression of Brewdog?

 

I think you may have missed the point somewhat. THey are a brewery primarily, but one that has opened a dozen bars over the last 2 or 3 years.

 

The Brewdog brewery are indeed inspired by the revolution that has taken place in American brewing over the last 35 years (since home brewing became legal in the States), but only really to the extent that, in common with the American craft industry, the Brewdog guys are home brewers who decided to scale up.

 

 

What they (two Scottish guys, NOT American - the brewery is in Fraserburgh) have done is pushed the boundaries - or rather cocked their legs at the boundaries and pissed all over them - and produced their own innovative products which should serve as an education to students of beer, but which some will look upon as a gimmick.

 

The most important aspect of brewing is fermentation - and Brewdog rather splendidly demonstrate the effect that these little beauties can have on the end product with their 'Unleash the Yeast' packs. Four totally separate and different brews from precisely the same wort (identical grain bill, identical hopping) - but different yeasts used which essentially produce an APA, a Pilsner, a Hefeweizen and a Trappist-style beer.

 

As far as 'American Hops' are concerned, what on Earth does that mean? Brewdog use Saaz in some brews, Nelson Sauvin in others, Galena, Challenger, EKG, Simcoe etc etc.

 

I'm wasting my time here. Forget it. They're an American 'craft' brewery and should therefore be derided.

Wind your neck in Eddie. So when I said it was a bar (as we were referring to the one in Nottm) serving American style craft keg beer, where was I wrong and where did I deride it? Many of their brews use American hops and most use hops that impart a strong floral hop flavour found in new American beers. Get your head out of your @rse and try having a conversation that doesn't involve insults or contempt.   

What the fecks a brew dog?

A bar serving American style 'craft' keg beer. Some of them are very strong, all of them are very hoppy, using American hops 

I drank the usual Carling Carlsberg when I got home, horrifying how **** it is in comparison..

Btw your well on the money about Brewdogs Punk IPA. Awesome stuff.

Bet you wish you had a Brewdog in Derby ey?

Yeh instead of being the real ale capital of the world.

Not a big fan of craft beers, sout grapefruit taste.

That's my point(y).

It's rude to point(y)

One of my favourites. I'd like to have one in front of fire at some Derby pub in winter time some day.

What's your point(y)?

Brown Clough

Is this place the shop opposite the picture house?

Anyway, Asda sell it, £16 a bottle.

I want one of them there cups!

Yes, not the cheapest, but a great range of drinks.

I only moved here 4 months ago. Loving it though. Liquid Treasure is like being locked in Willy Wonkas as 9 year old.

Are you a Belperite too Srg?

Just had a Belgian beer called Tripel Karmeliet. Excellent.

A ridiculously good beer. I had a magnum of it I won in a raffle. I woke up in a USL - unexplained sleeping location. 

Remarkable.

I saw the lesser spotted sarky git in Belper.

lot of red kites down that m40 corridor

yes, loads there

but this was on the a34.