Sometimes there’s too much choice. 21 of 25 beers on tap…
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Because it is Easter tomorrow, I am treating myself to a Christmas beer: Stiegl Christkindl Honey Amber Ale from Salzburg.
It tastes quite good and has a nicely balanced honey flavor. It is helping me recover from my cold. 
With 5.7% alcohol, it is not too strong.
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Currently in Naples, enjoying some different beers. The Ichnuso from Sardinia was quite different from the usual suspects (Moretti et al) but still essentially lager-like. The Poretti was a cracker; red, malty and at 7% abv, packing quite a punch. I’m hoping to find time tomorrow to seek out one of Napoli’s proper pubs to try some Italian craft beer.
Cheers,
Ian
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Unfortunately, due to time limitations, I didn’t make it to the Naples bar I was hoping to get to. I did find some craft beer closer to the hotel but I felt it lacked flavour, so didn’t delve deeper into the range.
The previously posted Poretti beer remains the highlight of the trip.
Cheers,
Ian
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But where did you go for Pizza?
D’Angelo and Luciano, the former having the edge. Best meal was pasta at Trattoria da Giovanni, though the antipasti at Luciano was sublime.
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We enjoyed an excellent pint of Touch made by Front Row Brewery in Stoke but then two boisterous dogs entered the quiet upstairs room at Beerbohm’s Lichfield, so we went next door to The Whippet - no dogs, despite the name. London Best not bad but too malty for me.
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Treacle Toffee Stout sounds intriguing, I’ll keep an eye out for that.
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This evening’s line-up at The Havelock, Nairn. I was eager to try the Space Race from Dundee based Mor brewing and was pleasantly surprised. Most black IPAs don’t taste anything like an IPA but this certainly did. It also had an added layer of weight from malt which made for an unusual but enjoyable pint.
Cheers,
Ian
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We have been away in Scotland. I bought a few bottles of Dark Island (from Orkney) in the village shop and have enjoyed one this evening, after a shift. Very nicely balanced with that long chocolatey, velvety finish:
A couple of nights ago, over a pint or two of Loch Leven Warrior Queen IPA in Cask and Barrel in Broughton Street, Edinburgh, we met some old university friends of mine. Amongst the Innis & Gunn drinkers, and talk of PhDs, independence and who had fancied who, I chanced my arm with a pint of Stewart’s 80/- and was glad I did, for it its rich complexity and satisfyingly long finish. I felt I had returned home.
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Yesterday’s tasty offering at The Havelock, Nairn. I confess to not really knowing what a Caledonian IPA is supposed to be. Despite this, it was tasty and sufficiently different from a traditional IPA to be interesting.
And this afternoon’s ale of choice at The Bandstand, Nairn. Enjoyed outside in the warmth of the sun, Sneaky Wee Orkney Stout not only has a great name, but great flavour, too.
Cheers,
Ian
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Much too busy in the Wellington, Birmingham to photograph the bar, so here is the beer board. Hop Back a good session beer.
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Ok, a Peroni glass but it’s definitely not Peroni in it! That would be Delirium at 8.4%. I read somewhere that Delirium should be in a tall glass so I decided on this one as opposed to one of my German ones. Ohh the choices in life.
But back to subject, I do like Belgian beers but this is my first Delirium. Why?, well personally I think the branding and packaging is appalling and completely put me off buying it before, which is my lose. A local off sales was selling it off cheap as closing stock so I grabbed the last 4 and I am glad I did, I will buy again.
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