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[Plough Boy]

How totally wrong is this?
My club too. Knobheads. Badge - ok. Name - get real. Petty beyond belief.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-13906019

I actually have a bottle of this on my kitchen shelf waiting to be consumed.

[djjimbob]

It is IPA day today and celebration of all things good and hoppy.

So far, I've had a Thornbridge Germinus at 8.5% and a Roosters IPA at 5.5%

...and have got a DogFish Head 90minute IPA, an Odell Mycenary Double IPA and a Red Willow Ageless in bottles for when I get home.

Beat that.

[Plough Boy]

You win.
I have 22 new beers waiting on my kitchen shelf but only Durham's Magic IPA and an American IPA from Tesco there for consumption.

In a rare twist I am free tomorrow for a beer festival and prinny is denying me - who'd have thunk it?!

[Plough Boy]

Back from the Elm Tree in Durham - it was a bit - meh!
The pub has 4 handpulls and on a normal basis you're happy going there and getting 2 newbies.
The festival was for local beers. Got 3 new ones.
Summit Wicked. Durham. 3.9 (Beer Launch)
Bishop's Best. Black Paw. 3.8 (New Brewery)
Cherry. Hill Island. 3.9

The 4th handpull was Black Velvet also by Durham but I've had that before.

Prinny and I have had 3 beer hauls there before so it was a tad disappointing - I thought they'd have had extra handpulls on especially. That said there was free pasties and pie so it wasn't a complete let down. And you can never beat a cheeky 3 pint afternoon. Now I'm in the mood I've come back home to start on those 22. First up Bonnets Rouges by Brasserie Lancelot - one of an 8 strong haul from France. 5.5% and damn tasty. Brewed to celebrate a peasant revolt in Brittany according to my translation of the french garb on the back of the bottle.
Crack on!

[prinnysquad]

When you go to beer things without me, you get skanked.

JUDAS.

[Plough Boy]

You should have sacked off pebbles. He drops you like a bag of **** for old has beens like Juninho cracking him one off by the dug out. ;-)

[NW2013]

Brewdog pub coming to Newcastle: http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/...r-bar-division Woo hoo!

[prinnysquad]

Excellent!

Had some great beers in the Tap and Spile last night.
Durham - Apollo
Idle - Honey Porter
Houston - Tartan Terror
Rudgate - Ruby Mild
Old Bear - Great Bear
Captain Cook - Grenville
Ossett - Pale Gold
Missed out on Rudgate Viking though.

Friday night, had bottles of High House Farm Nettle Beer and Allendale North Sheep Ltd Ed ale.

[QualityChimp]

Any recommendations from this lot?

[ETC]

Any recommendations from this lot?

all of it! Looks more like a roadmap to victory to me

[QualityChimp]

E.P., Worcester Sorcerer and Butcombe get!

[QualityChimp]

Coco de Mer and Spring Fever taken down.

I think I need to call it a night there...

I love you guys, you're my besht matesss.

[Paulos G]

I'd go for 10 or 11 as I'm an amber fan.

[QualityChimp]

You're about 2 pints too late!

[Paulos G]

Ah. Just noticed the time of your post!