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sage got a reaction from ck- in Derby County vs Fulham matchday thread, Friday 15th April, 8pm
I agree
You haven't explained it well
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sage got a reaction from RamuelLJackson in Derby County vs Fulham matchday thread, Friday 15th April, 8pm
I agree
You haven't explained it well
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sage got a reaction from LazloW in Derby County vs Fulham matchday thread, Friday 15th April, 8pm
I agree
You haven't explained it well
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sage got a reaction from AbuDerbyDave in Derby County vs Fulham matchday thread, Friday 15th April, 8pm
I agree
You haven't explained it well
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sage got a reaction from rammieib in Derbyshire CCC - Mickey Arthur Appointed
Masood is a different gravy.
He has so much time to play his shots. You can see him waiting for a slight indiscretion in line or length and bang its four
This should be a good summer
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sage got a reaction from jimtastic56 in Liam Thompson
No one has made him a scapegoat, there were at least 2 worse than him yesterday, but if we can't constructively dicuss players form and team selection, what is the point of being on a football forum.
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sage got a reaction from Tamworthram in Derby County vs Fulham matchday thread, Friday 15th April, 8pm
I agree
You haven't explained it well
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sage got a reaction from rynny in Test Cricket is Back
Well all the armchair critics will be happy but you should be careful what you wish for because I don't see how this will help.
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sage got a reaction from DCFC1388 in The Administration Thread
What I have heard today from Seabiscuit's mouth is...
He flies home tomorrow
He isn't back until May 3rd
The ground is still the biggest sticking point
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sage reacted to May Contain Nuts in Derby County vs Fulham matchday thread, Friday 15th April, 8pm
Same. Staying in the pub seems very appealing.
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sage reacted to Black ('n' White) Sheep in Derby County vs Fulham matchday thread, Friday 15th April, 8pm
No idea why we're persisting with Plange up front! 3 goals in 22 appearances for someone who's supposed to be a centre-forward is awful... and he's not even our player next season, so might as well give someone else a go! Other than that, no complaints.
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sage reacted to Boycie in Burnley sack Dyche
Hopefully the EFL will help them navigate away from Administration and alter the rules accordingly.
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sage reacted to Eddie in Beer Thread
Good question.
It's actually very difficult to define a 'sour' beer beyond 'a beer that tastes acidic'.
Technically, a fruit beer would be classified as sour, especially if the base fruit is cherry or raspberry, and of course 'dry' ciders could at a pinch satisfy that simple criterion.
Belgium (you just knew I'd mention my favourite brewing country, didn't you?) is home to several 'sour' beer styles, notably gueuze, lambic and Flemish red beers. Basically the sourness from those comes from the yeasts used in the fermentation process. Although the Flemish red beers are fermented using a cultured yeast, the lambic beers ferment spontaneously via atmospheric yeasts (I mentioned ciders earlier - they are fermented using the yeasts that live on the outside of the skin of the apples, which is why when they fall off the trees and start to rot, wasps get a bit loopy and drunk from feeding on them). You might hear sour beer enthusiasts refer to 'Brett' - this is short for Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, the 'natural' atmospheric yeast found in the Brussels region in winter and spring.
To me, a really good lambic or gueuze (a mix of several years of lambic beers which are blended together) is every bit as good as a classic Champagne.
I would recommend the following if you want to try some...
Gueuzes: Boon Gueuze Mariage Parfait, 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze, Cantillon Gueuze Lou Pepe (the last two are probably difficult to get in the UK, but Boon Gueuze is sometimes to be found in Waitrose.
Flemish/Flanders Reds: Rodenbach Grand Cru, Bourgogne Des Flandres, Duchesse De Bourgogne
Fruit beers: If you can get them, 3 Fonteinen and Cantillon brew some utterly magnificent fruit beers, again using the 'traditional' spontaneous fermentation process. Boon Kriek (cherries) is on sale at Tesco - 4 x 25cl bottles for £6. They also sell Bacchus Kriek, and Morrisons and Sainsburys sell Bacchus Framboise (raspberries) at about £2.50 for a 37.5 cl bottle.
Some beers which are not normally referred to as 'sour' also use 'Brett' in their brewing process - usually an injection of 'Brett' is made during the secondary fermentation process in the bottle. This is true for Orval, and it is also true for Straffe Hendrik Wild. This starts life as Straffe Hendrik Tripel (ask @sage - he loves that) - then an injection of Brett and 3 months later, you get Straffe Hendrik Wild (and I love that, but @sage hates it). It's the same basic beer, but the 'souring' effect of the Brett is quite striking.
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sage got a reaction from RoyMac5 in The Administration Thread
What I have heard today from Seabiscuit's mouth is...
He flies home tomorrow
He isn't back until May 3rd
The ground is still the biggest sticking point
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sage reacted to Eddie in Beer Thread
Public Service Announcement
Starting next Thursday, 21 April, Lidl will have the Belgian beer boxes on sale again (Bornem Dubbel, Bornem Tripel, Gulden Draak Classic, Gulden Draak Quad, Piraat and Piraat Tripel Hop) on sale at £11.99. They will also have Cuvee Des Trolls, Bornem Blond and a couple of others. I'm not in the area next week, so you can be sure there will be a few left.
I'm down to my last 6 boxes, so I shall be picking a few up in King's Lynn.
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sage got a reaction from jimbo jones in Derbyshire CCC - Mickey Arthur Appointed
Just come away but what a day we've had
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sage reacted to jimtastic56 in The Administration Thread
I will buy 4 season tickets , no matter which division we are in. But I would have no objections to giving the North stand over to free kids tickets. Anything to stop them supporting Man U or Liverpool. And get some taking penalties at ht and see if we can find a striker for the future.
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sage got a reaction from rynny in Derbyshire CCC - Mickey Arthur Appointed
Majestic batting. Just hope we can loan another bowler
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sage got a reaction from angieram in Derbyshire CCC - Mickey Arthur Appointed
Masood is a different gravy.
He has so much time to play his shots. You can see him waiting for a slight indiscretion in line or length and bang its four
This should be a good summer
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sage reacted to Eddie in Derbyshire CCC - Mickey Arthur Appointed
Lovely day to watch cricket today.