Oops, sorry the thought of making Rudolph's nose red just got to me.
Belgium Beer:
Scotch Silly - a Scotch style ale, and yes I bought it on name. Nothing to write home about, not very hoppy and not a good example of an ale. It is 8% which in kiwi beer drinking style means it's a "good beer" but sadly my requirements for beer have changed. For that reason, find a decent Scottish ale if you want an ale in the style of a Scottish ale. The green on the cover was pretty though.
Next up was from one of my favourite breweries, Timmermans. More precisely, their lambic Kriek. It is frickin stunning. I love a good kriek, and you'd be hard pressed to get better than this one. A slightly bitter lambic taste, the sweetness of the berry - if you want a good example of the type, you could do a lot lot worse than this one. Drink it.
Slainte, B
1 comment:
For reasons I've never fathomed when anyone outside Scotland makes a "Scottish style ale" it's at least 7 percent and tastes like treacle. I only know of one actual Scotch ale that tastes like that (it's called "old engine oil" for a reason) and it's disgusting.
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