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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    What's your favorite Beer?

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    • Morose_PenguinM
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      Using the rationale that "it's too large a bottle to fit in the same box as my Brewdog beers" tonight I have liberated my last "souvenir" from London:

      Stone, Old Guardian: Oak Smoked 2013 odd year release…

      11.4 ABV.

      Very nice indeed :).

      And regarding my dead bottles, I think I'll just take the labels and the memories 😃

      @Mega... You beer snob, you 😉

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      • ChrisC
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        @Seul:

        Why doesn't this surprise me: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/blue-moon-belgian-white-ale/2228/

        There's a lot of beer snobbery built into that rating, I think.  If it wasn't mass produced and widely available, I bet the score would be 25 points higher.  It's really pretty decent beer, and better than virtually anything else brewed in the US on a national/international scale.

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        • Morose_PenguinM
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          As far as US beer goes, all I've really tried is what has been available locally (until I found the various Brewdog bars). So: Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Anchor Steam, Goose Island etc. There are more that I've tried, but I can't recall.

          All quite nice, I really like Anchor and some of the Goose Island. Although their "interpretation" of a classic British ale is, I have to say, fucking appalling.

          Now this is beer snobbery: I find I like the US beer more when they do there own thing rather than trying to ape other countries style of brewing.

          I need to widen my palate, but the problem at the moment (apart from lack of funds) is that the nearest beer shop to me currently is in Leeds. Which is a couple of hours away. The other alternative is buy online, where I'll get hit by postage costs… The dilemma of the drinker :(.

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          • Megatron1505M
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            @Morose_Penguin:

            @Mega… You beer snob, you 😉

            A snob?  Moi?  😉

            Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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            • Morose_PenguinM
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              My mistake, I thought you where disparaging Blue Moon for being widely available in the U.K. But on closer inspection, that turns out to be a happy emoticon (and part of me just died inside for typing the "word" emoticon, damn it happened again).

              So, to summarise:

              Leave me alone!! I'm drunk  :P.

              Oh, this Old Guardian works fast…

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              • ChrisC
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                At 12%, this is stronger than I've had in a while.  Pretty good, especially once I let it warm up a bit.

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                • ChrisC
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                  Oh, and this is a quick "Before" pic from my badly in need of reorganization beer fridge.

                  Really gotta get this thing cleaned up and figure out exactly what's lurking in there.

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                  • JamesMargJ
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                    Got a hold of a massive stash of beer today.
                    Including some 'Stone'
                    In Australia, or anywhere but certain parts of America, its almost unheard of to get Stone beer, they really like to keep in in the US.
                    Looking forward to trying it!

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                    • SeulS
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                      Chris: yeah you gotta let that Bush de Noël warm up to get the full "Marzipan Experience"… Otherwise it's a bit boozy...

                      7.30 am and I'm thinking about what beer I'm gonna have tonight...

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                      • JamesMargJ
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                        Rochefort 10 tonight.
                        Fantastic stuff 🙂

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                        • JamesMargJ
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                          Also having a 'Geuze Boon' … Hmmmm, not sure about this one.

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                          • SeulS
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                            If you're drinking geuze, at least don't mix with other beer… And defo not sweet beer like R10...

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                            • JamesMargJ
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                              Good point.
                              I had them about 30-60 minutes apart though.

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                              • SeulS
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                                Contestants for tonight… St Bernardus Abt 12... Been a long while since I had one... Black Albert Batch 0... 13 %... Mmmm... Or the Cuvée du Château... At 11%...

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                                • Megatron1505M
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                                  I've had the first 2 and thought they were both excellent, slightly preferring the Saint Bernardus, not tried the other one.

                                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                  • SeulS
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                                    Not bad…  😃

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                                    • Megatron1505M
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                                      Not rare or special, but I really like it.

                                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                      • SeulS
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                                        Fuck rare and special - enjoy Gav!..

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                                        • irishexpatI
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                                          A good bar….their Belgian draught list is second to none.

                                          Bernardus 12 almost done....considering a la trappe quad.....

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                                          Iron Heart, Empty Wallet

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                                          • JamesMargJ
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                                            You will not regret the Quad!
                                            Fantastic beer.

                                            Try Westmalle Tripel, and Rochefort 10 as well 😃

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