Wine and Beer Enthusiasts

[it wasnt me]

Awesome! Spanish wines are mostly underrated, with everyone just going for the French.

The Chablis will probably accompany my latest cheese delivery. Next weekend... perhaps.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

On the subject of Chablis, I enjoyed a glass or two of Chablis last night.

 

[it wasnt me]

Amazing! Really, really amazing. Soft, yet prickly, with pears and apples and toffee. Yum. Thank you.

 

[decafjava]

Currently quaffing a Grimbergen blonde. Cheers!

 

[it wasnt me]

Good choice as well! Grimbergen has a few lovely beers.

 

[it wasnt me]

Time for a heavy dark beer from Franconia. Savoury, plums, sweet malt.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Amazing! Really, really amazing. Soft, yet prickly, with pears and apples and toffee. Yum. Thank you.

And probably gloriously buttery with a note of salt and flint, as well.

Delighted that you enjoyed it.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Time for a heavy dark beer from Franconia. Savoury, plums, sweet malt.

Sounds gorgeous.

 

[it wasnt me]

And probably gloriously buttery with a note of salt and flint, as well.

The butteriness came rather late, but yes, it was. It got a solid 5/5 in my books and I will surely get another Chablis some day.

 

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The butteriness came rather late, but yes, it was.

Excellent.

And, good Chablis, will often have a slightly salty, mineral ("flint") finsih, as well

It got a solid 5/5 in my books

Mine also.

It is one of my very favourite wines.

and I will surely get another Chablis some day.

Amen to that.

 

[it wasnt me]

That was probably the prickliness I felt. 🙂

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Enjoyed a glass (or two) of Chablis last night.

 

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And enjoyed a further glass of two of Chablis last night.

 

[it wasnt me]

How many nights does a bottle last?

 

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How many nights does a bottle last?

Ah.....

Well, that depends on a number of factors.

As it happened, the bottle that I finished last night lasted for all of three nights.

Sometimes, they last but two.

 

[it wasnt me]

I see. I usually empty mine in one, so no flavours can ever vaporise before I get them. I should probably work on that.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I see. I usually empty mine in one, so no flavours can ever vaporise before I get them. I should probably work on that.

Well, I also have been know to consume the contents of an entire bottle at one lengthy sitting (as actually happened last night, when I was reading a brilliant book - "You Are The Fuhrer's Unrequited Love" by Jean-Noël Orengo, for hours and hours).

So, yes, some Chablis was consumed, sipped and savoured, last night.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Enjoyed a few glasses of a lovely Gewürztraminer from Alsace over the week-end.

 

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A glass of Riesling from Alsace might keep me company this evening.

 

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A glass (or two) of Riesling from Alsace did indeed keep me company last night.

 

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A book and a beer; is there a better way to spend an evening in late summer?

The book was To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee) - a timeless classic that I had never read until recently, and have now finished, and the beer was from Weihenstephaner, their Hefeweissbier Dunkel. Two classics.

 

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Enjoyed a Hefeweissbier from Weihenstephaner last night, and yes, the beer accompanied a book.

 

[it wasnt me]

Books are bad for your liver, it seems. Well, that's new.

I'll head to another craft beer bar in a few minutes, probably enjoying a Bock beer from the very good Munich Brew Mafia (at least it's on tap today). I try to drink more beers on Thursdays, you'll get a badge on Untappd for it (and I have less reason to drink on other days).

(Of course, I still do.)

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The book and beer pairing continued last night: A Hefeweissbier Dunkel from Weihenstephaner was sipped and savoured while reading.

 

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Strangely, last night was entirely dry.

However, a new book was started.