What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[Horners]

Don't normally go for these fancy cans but it had a quid off in M and S and I have been grafting round the outlaws all day.

 

[NormanHurst]

2 beers from a local brewery that used to do only pretty out there wild fermentation beers. Now going more mainstream (fair enough, bet the sales are up) and these were both good. The mixed ferm was tasty but a bit tame compared to the old style Yonder.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Summer Breeze. Fruity, hoppy, and hazy.

 

[Horners]

Another one from marks n sparks this one from the Meantime brewery 7 malts apparently

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Intrigued to know what a banana wine tastes like ?
Is it ripe banana taste or is the banana taste muted ?

It depends at what point in the ripening process you choose to use the banana. They are best used at the speckled stage in my opinion. My version tastes like cooked banana, as I steeped it on the hob (like you would a beer) to extract the amylase. Very strong taste. I used 2kg per gallon. I sliced mine in the skins, after heading and tailing them.

After six months it'd be better, but because I put some grape juice concentrate in it, it has more body so drinkable slightly earlier.

 

[RichardM]

A bitter ale based on a Jail Ale clone recipe that was on here somewhere

 

[samale]

@Rodcx500z
The pool left it late today

 

[samale]

Just in time for the clasico

 

[Rodcx500z]

@Rodcx500z
The pool left it late today

i was on the edge of my chair Sam but a win is a win, so many top stars with no confidence

 

[Leon103]

Think I will have a few guest ales tonight.

On the visit the the beer fridge I had to have a quick half of riwaka pale. If anyone as anything interesting, I am happy to swap. Looking to try some Belgian pale ales, Baltic porter or dunkelweizen. Drop me a message.

Now onto the first proper beer and it is lovely. DIPA from my verdant box. So smooth and hardly no bitterness. This is going to wash down some cheese and crackers.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Theres been some beauties so far, really difficult this!

 

[samale]

Theres been some beauties so far, really difficult this!

Have you got another judge helping you tonight

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Have you got another judge helping you tonight

3 of us, winds dropped so that makes it a bit more bearable

 

[samale]

3 of us, winds dropped so that makes it a bit more bearable

It will take them two to lift you up later

 

[Scrattajack]

Lacons Imperial Stout. Nice drop.

 

[Tanglefoot]

Got my bottles conditioning in an outhouse so enjoying this is super chilled Citra IPA
( 32 days brewmaster tells me ) whilst I brew up an American Amber ale.
Quite punchy at 6.4% but very quaffable, will have to get another one on the go !

 

[Leon103]

Had this from Lidl before Xmas. Finally getting round to drinking.

Drygate can be hit or miss, with some if their supermarket beers being pretty poor. But a few years back I was in Glasgow for the Pro 14 final and we stopped off at the brewery for some food, beer and whiskey. The beers were really good.

This isn't bad, quite a bit going on but it works ok.

 

[samale]

Trying @dan125 west coast IPA.
This is really nice Dan, nice body to it.
Not sure on the hops, it's got pine, citrus and to me a bit of Mellon.
Carbonation is spot on, I would happily order another. Easy drinking for 6.5%
Thanks for the beer

 

[samale]

Next up horny bull. Brewed in Ireland by hillstown which I think is geterbrewed. Really nice stout

 

[Donegal john]

It depends at what point in the ripening process you choose to use the banana. They are best used at the speckled stage in my opinion. My version tastes like cooked banana, as I steeped it on the hob (like you would a beer) to extract the amylase. Very strong taste. I used 2kg per gallon. I sliced mine in the skins, after heading and tailing them.

After six months it'd be better, but because I put some grape juice concentrate in it, it has more body so drinkable slightly earlier.

Not sure I would be brave enough to try to make it. Fair play you seem to know how to do it well as your wines all look beautiful.