Grumpy Git Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, cstand said: They had this on draught at Einsteins Chesterfield near the train station a month ago. Not sure if it’s a regular beer. I had two pints of the ABK dunkel wife had two cocktails both very nice. https://untappd.com/v/einstein-s/3466934 Back on draught at my favourite bar in my local town too. ?? cstand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Is this one of Eddies tipples? Crewton and Eddie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Gritstone Ram said: Is this one of Eddies tipples? Very much so. An absolute classic, and a bargain at £3.50. St Bernardus brewery used to brew Westvleteren XII for the St Sixtus Monastery in Watou until the 1980's, when production was brought in-house so that Westvleteren beers could then carry the official Trappist logo. Rather than just close down the process, St Bernardus continued brewing the XII, but changed the name to St Bernardus Abt 12. Meanwhile, the St Sixtus monastery made one change to XII - they changed the yeast culture to that used by Westmalle. I don't know which beer I prefer - both are wonderful examples of the brewer's art. Westvleteren XII has a cult following - it is very difficult to obtain, so the price tends to get hiked, whereas Tesco started stocking this little bit of Belgian magnificence a few months ago and so it is readily available. Not my favourite beer, but a solid 2nd or 3rd on my extremely long list. My favourite is Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel - I'm drinking one now, but I've got a dozen Abt 12s in the house. Gritstone Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Celebrating today's result with a Gordon Xmas Ale in a Klokke Roeland glass. Eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I'm off the beer for 3 months, so if everyone could not post here till April in solidarity. ? Reggie Greenwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 13 hours ago, sage said: I'm off the beer for 3 months, so if everyone could not post here till April in solidarity. ? If you're interested in low-alcohol beers, the Big Drop range is probably the best I've found so far. Kinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, Crewton said: If you're interested in low-alcohol beers, the Big Drop range is probably the best I've found so far. Cheers, but I think it may lead somewhere When I say 3 months, I'll be drinking for the Cheltenham weekend Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinder Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 22 hours ago, sage said: I'm off the beer for 3 months, so if everyone could not post here till April in solidarity. ? Same here mate, I’m not drinking until at least after the marathon on 23 April. Might even try to go 6 months. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I placed an order with De Halve Maan on Sunday at 5:00 pm. It arrived this morning around 11:00 am. Well played, BPost and ParcelForce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 02/01/2023 at 22:48, sage said: I'm off the beer for 3 months, so if everyone could not post here till April in solidarity. ? I did the 'dry January' job in 2020, just to see if I had the willpower (and working in Norway for some of that time certainly concentrated my mind)! To my surprise I managed it relatively easily, but come 1st February, I felt no better and my blood pressure was still high, so here ended the lesson for evermore, cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketteringram Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64311705?xtor=AL-72-[partner]-[bbc.news.twitter]-[headline]-[news]-[bizdev]-[isapi]&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_medium=social&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_id=4AD72418-9702-11ED-A52C-37D14744363C&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_origin=BBCNews As a non drinker, I don't visit this thread much . Just wondered how a limit of two drinks a week sounds? I guess it depends how big the drinks are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 02/01/2023 at 19:23, Crewton said: Celebrating today's result with a Gordon Xmas Ale in a Klokke Roeland glass. I'm drinking one of those now. Pretty good. Not overly spiced as many Christmas beers are. Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 18/01/2023 at 12:45, ketteringram said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64311705?xtor=AL-72-[partner]-[bbc.news.twitter]-[headline]-[news]-[bizdev]-[isapi]&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_medium=social&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_id=4AD72418-9702-11ED-A52C-37D14744363C&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_origin=BBCNews As a non drinker, I don't visit this thread much . Just wondered how a limit of two drinks a week sounds? I guess it depends how big the drinks are! Two drinks a week for me would be unbearable. Two a day is my regular consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Next weekend I shall be falling off the wagon. Dark Beer Festival at Angels in Belper and Belper Brewery are having a taproom event. angieram and Crewton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketteringram Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 9 hours ago, Eddie said: Two drinks a week for me would be unbearable. Two a day is my regular consumption. I kind of thought that dropping to that level, of two drinks per week would basically just be pointless, so you may as well stop altogether. Which is kind of what happened to me about 25 years ago. Also, I wonder , If someone was going to do that, would they have the two on the same day? Or spread them out a bit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 11 hours ago, Eddie said: I'm drinking one of those now. Pretty good. Not overly spiced as many Christmas beers are. I also drank the Baladin Christmas Ale that I didn't get around to drinking last Christmas. Very decent also - like a sweet, strong Brown Ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Crewton said: I also drank the Baladin Christmas Ale that I didn't get around to drinking last Christmas. Very decent also - like a sweet, strong Brown Ale. Never had that one. I have a couple of St Bernardus Christmas left and a couple of bottles of my favourite Santa beer, Bush/Scaldis Noel, which is like Christmas pudding in a glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Eddie said: Never had that one. I have a couple of St Bernardus Christmas left and a couple of bottles of my favourite Santa beer, Bush/Scaldis Noel, which is like Christmas pudding in a glass. Never had the Bush/Scaldis, but very partial to the St Bernardus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 9 hours ago, Crewton said: Never had the Bush/Scaldis, but very partial to the St Bernardus. They (Brasserie Dubuisson) brew several fabulous beers (and one 'interesting' one). Bush Ambree (now renamed as 'Charactere') is wonderful. They also do a blended peach beer called Peche Mel which is strangely addictive. Every time I have one, I think "Well, I'm never having another one of those" - and then order another one a few months / weeks / days / hours (delete as appropriate) later. Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 22/01/2023 at 23:53, Crewton said: Never had the Bush/Scaldis, but very partial to the St Bernardus. The Mrs has had the Bush Scaldis. She recommends yoghurt. I know nothing, Eddie, Steve How Hard? and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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