24th September 2013

I know, I know- I'm getting lazy at this blogging business. Yesterday I was still recovering from a rather heavy weekend, so writing about beer was the last thing on my mind. As for all the other editions I've skipped, I'm too lazy to even try to think of an excuse. 

St. Peters Fruit Beer (Grapefruit) (England)

I drank this once already on my birthday, but I was already so far gone that I forgot to write any notes or take a photo, so I had to buy another bottle. So in the end I had to pay double to bring this beer to the blog. But it was worth it, this is probably the best English beer I've had so far. I only got a slight taste of grapefruit from it, even though the citric smell was quite strong when I stuck my nose in the glass. I also like the shape of the bottle, which looks like it's been squashed a bit. I passed this around my friends and the general consensus was that this is really good stuff.

Ayinger Ur-Weisse (Germany)

You might not be able to read the picture properly, but that is Ur-Weisse in the middle. The reason for the blurred picture is because I had to take it fast so I could escape the gaze of the world's grumpiest barman. This is a dark wheat beer, which means it was never going to be anywhere near the top of my list, but even so, I was expecting something better than this. I also had to pay crazy inflated airport price for this too, which probably made it taste just that little bit worse.

4th September 2013

I know it's not Monday, but I finally plucked up the energy to write something on here. I just logged in and noticed that I've just gone past 3000 page views in just under two years, which is fantastic because I didn't think anyone would care to read what I think about all these beers. So thank you very much for reading, and I hope you continue to do so. 

Old Slug Porter (England)

Let me tell you a little story. It was a Friday night and I really fancied a porter because I hadn't had one for ages. So I drank this. End of story. This porter was pretty good, but it had a strange aftertaste, which may be because I fudged the temperature and drank it colder than I perhaps should have. It tasted a little bit like coffee, which is what it's supposed to do. Not the best I've had, but I would buy it again, so you may consider that a recommendation. But only if you like porter. 

James Boag's Premium Lager (Australia)

As you can see, I've put this picture in an Australian-friendly manner. This way readers from the land down under will be able to see it properly. I was assured by the barmaid that this is the best Australian beer, but I dispute that. I've already had two Aussie beers that were better than this, both of them from from the Coopers brewery. This was light and refreshing, but nothing special.