Any nice Ales you drank over Christmas and New year?

[Fatty Foggon]

Re: Any nice Ales you drank over Christmas and New year?

I'm a huge aficionado of Belgian beers but not so keen on Duvel. Westmalle Bruin, St Bernardus and Leffe Bruin are my favourites and the latter is available in both Asda and Tesco.

Chimay Bleue is my favourite Belgian beer. Quality not quantity.

[uncle bob]

Re: Any nice Ales you drank over Christmas and New year?

Have anyone tried La chouffe beer?
La Chouffe is an unfiltered blond beer, re-fermented in the bottle, as well as in the barrel. It is pleasantly fruity, spiced with coriander and has a mild taste of hops.

LA CHOUFFE leaves citrus notes on the palate, followed by a refreshing, pleasantly spicy note, giving it a lovely lightness. With its 8% alcohol content and slightly hoppy taste, this golden beer has won over beer lovers from all over the world down the years. Its unique taste has won various awards.

World Beer awards
World beer idol
8%
ALC./VOL
33cl
75cl & 1,5l

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

Re: Any nice Ales you drank over Christmas and New year?

There are so many nice beers out there and all readily accessible.

I like hoppy ales so my list includes:-

1. Sierra Nevada - in bottles, don't get the cans. They also do a Torpedo which is strong.
2. Proper Job - £1.49 from Tesco, also try Big Job which is a lot stronger.
3. Brewdog Dead Pony Club and Punk IPA are very drinkable but interestingly their price offers have stopped.

Also completely different but really nice BASS bitter £1 a 0.5l bottle from Morrisons as is Marstons EPA £1

If you can get it also recommend Oakham Citra.

Cheers,

TIB

[Peajay]

Re: Any nice Ales you drank over Christmas and New year?

Few of my faves mentioned on here, but cant see any votes for Goose Island IPA, probably my all time favorites:

Brew Dog Lost lager
London Pride
Youngs Special Ale
Seven Giraffes (Superb beer, once sold in Tesco)

https://www.williamsbrosbrew.com/beer/seven-giraffes

There arent many I dont like, but not keen on the 'fizzy waters' - UK Heineken, San Miguel, American Bud

There is only one that I'd rather not bother - Blue Moon.

[RichardM]

Re: Any nice Ales you drank over Christmas and New year?

Do you have a recipe you could share? My home brew from raw ingredients has been hit and miss so stuck to kits as they produce ok results.

This is the recipe, it's from Brew Classic European Beers at Home by Graham Wheeler and Roger Protz
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[Maccy Blue]

Re: Any nice Ales you drank over Christmas and New year?

This is the recipe, it's from Brew Classic European Beers at Home by Graham Wheeler and Roger Protz
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Cheers for this. Where do you find best to source your ingredients from?

[RichardM]

Re: Any nice Ales you drank over Christmas and New year?

Cheers for this. Where do you find best to source your ingredients from?

These are the two that I usually use https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/ and https://www.brewuk.co.uk/ others recommend https://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/ and https://www.crossmyloofbrew.co.uk/