The Craft Beer Thread

saor said:
Good choice :). Love dat dark lager.

Today's selection:

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Busy with the Stone Circle blonde ale right now (white label with the swirly orange thing). Very nice taste that hides the 8.5%alc.
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I'll be there now :D
 
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My evening:

Robinsons Old Tom: Best ale in the world apparently, I might agree, utterly fantastic. Bit of sedimentation spoiled it though, and at 8.5% it gives you one hell of a kick
Standeaven Brewery Lager X: eh, somewhere between a lager, an ale and an IPA, bland and boring
Young's Special London Ale: thoroughly enjoyed this, great flavours
Brewdog Five AM Red Ale: very disappointing, no standout flavours and bland, too hoppy for a red ale as well(suffers from the SA craft brewery disease of "add hops, that makes it craft beer")
Brewers and Union Bernstein: nothing spectacular but tasty and very drinkable
Kilkenny: not as good as the draft version but still the nectar of the gods.
 
What was the age of the 5 AM? The ones I've had before were excellent...

That's the thing with most craft beer - it doesn't age too well.
 
Necropolis said:
What was the age of the 5 AM? The ones I've had before were excellent...

That's the thing with most craft beer - it doesn't age too well.
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Expires March next year... Nah nothing to do with that it's just a boring beer, entire flavour is hops. Unfortunately a lot of craft brewery's are guilty of this.
 
I found that 5AM had a pretty good malt profile the last time I had one
 
Wesleigh said:
It's on facebook
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for those that are interested here's the list

Ubuntu Kraal Brewery - 'Home Of Soweto Gold
Mogallywood Roeks Beer
Robson's Real Beer
Mitchell's Knysna Brewery
Brothers Brewing
Mainstream Brewing Company
SMACK! Republic Brewing Co.
Mad Giant Mad Giant Beer
Swagga Breweries
Black Horse Brewery
Two Okes Brewery
Brewhogs
Copperlake Brewing Co.
Heidelberg Brewers
Windermere Cider
 
Necropolis said:
Craft cider is a joke - I haven't tried one "craft" apple that didn't taste like Hunters Dry.
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Easy solution, don't drink rotten apples;)

I'll be steering well clear of Monte, craft beer fests have changed from a place of trying a bunch of different beers into a fashion statement and the result is a **** show.
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
Easy solution, don't drink rotten apples;)

I'll be steering well clear of Monte, craft beer fests have changed from a place of trying a bunch of different beers into a fashion statement and the result is a **** show.
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I might go for a look see, there's a few there I haven't tried yet

that Soweto Gold is crap, tried it once, never again
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
Easy solution, don't drink rotten apples;)

I'll be steering well clear of Monte, craft beer fests have changed from a place of trying a bunch of different beers into a fashion statement and the result is a **** show.
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I feel the same about festivals.

That's why I like the Clarens festival - have no desire to go to any of the ones in and around Joburg.
 
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