Mikkeller's is hard to come by down here as well and the are some what local both LA and SD have one and they are still very fussy. But when you do, yeah they are good. I have had them at one of the local beer spots and when I visited Stone brewery.
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Mikkeller's is hard to come by down here as well and the are some what local both LA and SD have one and they are still very fussy. But when you do, yeah they are good. I have had them at one of the local beer spots and when I visited Stone brewery.
Interesting. I typically am not a fan of cherry and chocolate. I presume I wouldn't like a cherry and stout leaning on chocolate flavor. I'll have to try it, but it appears to be seasonal. Possibly a winter brew? It's hard to consume stouts during the summer, though. Unless it's a slightly chilly night.
I've sweet talked many a rep for selling me more than the max amount per customer.
Okay: I spent a few pleasant hours in my favourite wine bar, where a wine merchant friend, and the cheesemonger (who is a good friend and who owns the wine bar) and I consumed a cheese board, a bottle of white Burgundy, a bottle of Austrian Riesling, and a glass of Gewürztraminer......
We discussed politics, (mostly British), fantasy writing & literature (a topic of mutual interest), politics, wine beer, and more fantasy. My kind of night.
We discussed politics, (mostly British), fantasy writing & literature (a topic of mutual interest), politics, wine beer, and more fantasy. My kind of night.
One lucky SOB! Ha. That is awesome. It is tough and if you can get more good for you! I have not been disappointed with the two or three brews I have had from them. Really good stuff.
Um.
I seem to have managed to do the same thing. Not only that, I seem to have a 'loyal customer' discount in place both, in my favourite wine merchant's, and the place where I buy my strange an interesting beers.
Found myself craving the tart taste of a good sour beer; thus, I am sipping the "Surette Provision Saison" by Crooked Stave.
My second beer of the night is another sour beer. This one is from the Thornbridge Brewery, and the particular beer has been crafted in collaboration with the (invariably excellent Wild Beer brewery). The beer is called "Thornbridge Tart Bakewell Sour" and it is delicious.
Have not had that one, will put it on my Brussels list.
The abv is not too strong (5.5%), and St Feullien are incapable of producing anything other than an excellent beer.
I'd recommend it as a high quality, easy sipping beer.
When I leave present assignment I will be stopping in Brussels, will be looking at buying a home there I like it so much to go along with my home in northern England. Both good beer countries.
I like Belgium (and, indeed, I like northern England, and - perhaps surprisingly - parts of southern England, too).
And, yes, I like Brussels - it is an easy city to get around, and it has a terrific location in Europe with amazing transport links; friends of mine who worked there with the European institutions used to love the week-ends - so much of northern Europe was within easy reach, perfect for a half decent long week-end.
Besides, needless to say, as you observe, both are very good beer countries.
Do you actually live in your home in northern England?
Not yet, still live in Oregon, but plan on moving later this year.
Ah, I see. Where in northern England? Any particular reason you plan to move from Oregon?
Last night, I sipped and supped on my favourite white wine of all - the legendary and quite utterly perfect Meursault, a stunning white wine from Burgundy.
An elegant Riesling which goes by the name of "Saar Riesling "Schiefer" Trocken" from the Saar region in Germany courtesy of Willemswillems.
I'm an avid World War I and World War ll buff, plus I like England.
Understood.
I think that you'll like England, then. Actually, I'm frequently taken aback to realise just how much history there is, in much of the country.
When I said northern England should have said have north of London, it is located around Bedford.
Yes, when I read your post originally, I was surprised to see that you had written 'northern England' and did wonder a bit.
Well, parts of the country are ancient and atmospheric and very historic.
Sipping a glass of "Surette Provision Saison" a lovely sour beer produced by the Crooked Stave brewery.
My second beer of the night is the wonderful "Trolltunga" (a gooseberry sour) produced by Buxton Brewery.
Tonight, we had risotto (a dish from northern Italy) for dinner, and it occurred to me that a wine from northern Italy would be the ideal accompaniment.
With that in mind, I opened a bottle of Tiefenbrunner, the wonderfully named "Feldmarschall von Fenner zu Fennberg" from the Südtirol - Alto Adige area of Alpine Italy.
This is a white wine where the grapes (the grape is Müller-Thurgau) are grown at some insane elevation of the Italian Alps, with a proverbially tiny yield, and the wine itself is considered to be the vineyard's flagship offering.
With that in mind, I opened a bottle of Tiefenbrunner, the wonderfully named "Feldmarschall von Fenner zu Fennberg" from the Südtirol - Alto Adige area of Alpine Italy.
This is a white wine where the grapes (the grape is Müller-Thurgau) are grown at some insane elevation of the Italian Alps, with a proverbially tiny yield, and the wine itself is considered to be the vineyard's flagship offering.
Gin iced tea.
Steeped jasmine green, dried jasmine buds and lavender (for decoration and mild further flavoring, Hendricks for the rose and cucumber aroma and flavor. Lots of ice.
Thought of doing lemon, but I'd only end up craving a sour or two.
Steeped jasmine green, dried jasmine buds and lavender (for decoration and mild further flavoring, Hendricks for the rose and cucumber aroma and flavor. Lots of ice.
Thought of doing lemon, but I'd only end up craving a sour or two.
Sounds interesting, but, in those circumstances, I'd probably fall or the lemon tea and the sours, as I love that sour, tart note, and have done forever, even as a small child when my mother was astonished that I preferred a tin of grapefruit segments (I still remember the note-perfect thrill of that tart taste, and I was only four or five at the time) to any sweet offered by a well meaning adult or childhood pal.