tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post3890132375945962028..comments2023-12-11T08:10:41.077+00:00Comments on Mark Dredge - Beer: A Wild TimeMark Dredgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-66441461374359060162009-09-02T08:08:26.288+01:002009-09-02T08:08:26.288+01:00I'll certainly be drinking a lot of US beer ne...I'll certainly be drinking a lot of US beer next Wednesday, but I've no idea what delights will make it into my large, wheeled suitcase (at least one lambic though!) :D nI have a hard time planning beer purchases, so will go where the muse takes me. The muse being TheBeerNut probably :PBarry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-52318252611976378242009-09-02T07:58:18.129+01:002009-09-02T07:58:18.129+01:00Zak, my first experiences with Cantillon were all ...Zak, my first experiences with Cantillon were all hideously bad but then this changed when I started drinking them very cold on hot days and suddenly it started to make sense! I do much prefer the mellower versions still.<br /><br />Nicholas, I haven't had the 2003 yet so it may well be going that way. It was the fresh 2008 stuff that I drank a few weeks ago and I loved it. 5 years older and it might be different...<br /><br />Barry, I'm afraid that won't be in the box I send over!! And won't you need to fill your bag with US beers in Amsterdam for the bar opening?!<br /><br />Andrew, I agree that young palates like sweetness and it takes 'training' to develop the liking for tastes - same with spice, hoppy beers, etc. And yes, Beer Circus was a fantastic place!<br /><br />Dominic, I will hopefully make it over to the Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation next year. And great to meet you yesterday!Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-18980477685716707632009-09-01T10:52:30.248+01:002009-09-01T10:52:30.248+01:00Next May will see another Weekend of Spontaneous F...Next May will see another Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation, where you'll be able to try all the base lambics, Kriekenlambics, Frambozenlambics, Gueuze the organisers can find, as well as a tidy array of vintage and special gueuze. It's inbetween Antwerp and Brussels, and is one of the best beer festivals in the whole world. Certainly the friendliest, as the locals all muck in together to bring punters from the various train stations. If you want to stay the night there's a riding school with bunk beds. However, there's trains back to Antwerp and Brussels. Beer list from last year: - <br /><br />http://www.bierpallieters.be/index.php?a=4&b=1&lang=eng<br /><br />I've been twice. So there.Dominicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-5960847402469677162009-09-01T10:25:56.236+01:002009-09-01T10:25:56.236+01:00Funnily enough, I cracked open a bottle of Cantill...Funnily enough, I cracked open a bottle of Cantillon's Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio last night. Gorgeously tart stuff - perfect drinking for a hot late summer evening.<br /><br />There are certain flavours that (how shall I say?) require a certain maturity of taste to appreciate. It's something that you have to develop over time. A friend has a theory that we all have to make a progression from an adolescent liking for sweet flavours to appreciating, for example, the more challenging sour taste of lambics, the phenolic flavour of certain malt whisky, or the bite of green olives. The Allagash Interlude and Montegioco Mummia at the GBBF certainly hit that sour 'sweet spot'. I'd love to see more U.K. breweries experimenting with the Brett.<br /><br />BTW, your mention of Croydon's Beer Circus (R.I.P.) brought a tear to my eye. A. and I spent many a a happy Saturday afternoon there, working our way through the beer fridges and chatting to Graeme. A fantastic bar.AndrewShttp://zymurgy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-6019285741266272882009-09-01T09:38:00.070+01:002009-09-01T09:38:00.070+01:00Send me a bottle of Harveys Imperial Stout 2003 an...Send me a bottle of Harveys Imperial Stout 2003 and I'll let you know ;o)Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-9357642835145932852009-09-01T09:15:04.605+01:002009-09-01T09:15:04.605+01:00Zak, you are not alone, I pretty much agree with y...Zak, you are not alone, I pretty much agree with you about Cantillon's beers especially the younger releases. <br /><br />Harveys Imperial Stout 2003, am I the only one who thinks it has gone past funky and become faulty?Nicholas Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-63452495769326723112009-08-31T23:02:46.085+01:002009-08-31T23:02:46.085+01:00I seem to be alone amongst the beer fraternity (an...I seem to be alone amongst the beer fraternity (and sorority - let's not get all sexist about it) in not enjoying Cantillon's beers. I understand them, I just don't enjoy them that much. I find them too acidic. I prefer the mellower offerings of Girardin and Oude Beersel.<br /><br />Mikkler's It's Alive! (the bigger-boned version of It's Alight!) is a splendid Orval clone that almost eclipses Orval.<br /><br />It's probably worth making the distinction between spontaneously fermentng beers and those that are innoculated with cultured Brett. Now, let me just refill my pipe, and get comfy....Zak Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650929798289995172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-53071884774606684652009-08-31T20:39:50.010+01:002009-08-31T20:39:50.010+01:00I love sour beers, and have since first sip of a l...I love sour beers, and have since first sip of a lambic about nine years ago. Boon Framboise I think it was. I then took a liking to Geueze, but it wasn't till earlier this year that I tried the Cantillon Geueze, and the Kriek. Lovely, lovely beers. But I also love the likes of sour Flanders Red Ales like Rodenbach Grand Cru, which has some crazy cocktail of sour, wild flavours. Have one down in the cellar now that I think of it. Hmmm...<br /><br />I'll be bringing some sour beers back from Amsterdam with me next week if I have enough bag space :PBarry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.com