Genelle H.: Crikey and not even worthy of a numerical rating!
Stuart MacDiarmid is drinking a Wusu Red (乌苏 红) by Wusu Breweries (乌苏啤酒厂) at The Dumpling Company
Wusu! Woo hoo! Just the thing to moderate the gustatory coruscations of the málà flavour storm. The gentle maltiness calms a palate quivering from the má but not yet stunned by the là. Sweet, but not too sweet with a gentle bitterness so nothing cloys.
Purchased at The Dumpling Company
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Earned the Beer Melting Pot badge!
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Stuart MacDiarmid is drinking a King Slayer by Buxton Brewery at The New Library Of Alexandria
When I cracked the can I thought "Crikey! This smells like the time Deano & Nancy poured a whole litre of my sister's Coconut & Lime shampoo into the Cuba St bucket fountain!" The palate too recoils from the sweet shampoo claque dans la bouche.
Purchased at The Beer Cellar
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Steve K: Can label used to be great. See some of me few check-ins, as I've had over 100. Reminds me of ex-Clover Cat as I watch the ex-pope show.
Stuart MacDiarmid is drinking a Guinness Draught 0.0 by Guinness at The New Library Of Alexandria
Storm-black with a head like pregnant thunderheads at dusk. But an emasculated brew. A "... sulky, sullen dame, Gathering her brows like gathering storm, Nursing her wrath to keep it warm." A dour drop, dour & humourless, dry & bitter, verging on sour.
Purchased at The Beer Cellar
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Genelle H.: The Guinness non-alc may not be up to scratch - but the work of art behind it is!
Duncan: Nothing like a bit of Tam to cheer up a disappointing beer
Stuart MacDiarmid: Duncan glad you noticed! 🍻
Stuart MacDiarmid: Genelle H. Cheers! That's one of my cousin Douglas's works.
Stuart MacDiarmid is drinking a Mr. President by BrewDog at The New Library Of Alexandria
I know varnish. Old-fashioned varnish based on Cyprian turpentine. I once restored the woodwork in an old house. When one scrapes & sands old varnish it is dry, bitter, desiccated. Fresh varnish looks like Maltexo® & resinous runny honey. Sandpaper straaf
Purchased at The Beer Cellar
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Jonathan D: No pic? 😢
Steve K: Supermarket beer here. For tramps. 4 for 3. It's good enough, although BD have lost the plot.
Stuart MacDiarmid: Steve K. I wouldn't mind getting so rich that I lost the plot ...
Norman Wigley: I love this beer to bits. Ergo- I'm a tramp.
Stuart MacDiarmid is drinking a La Voile Noir by North End Brewing at The New Library Of Alexandria
As the famous Flemish folk song says "Met een 'hey nonny nonny' en de melk werd zuur en niemand behalve ik weet precies waarom!" Waking in a sour backpacker's sleeping bag in an unclean Flemish barn. Yesterday's wine has soured & my fruitcake fermented.
Purchased at The Salt and Wood Collective
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Andy Turpin: 😀😀😀👍🍻
Ian Savard: Not a very flattering description. If I were a flemish backpacker I would be very angry
Andy Turpin: Ian S. 😀😀👍🍻
Stuart MacDiarmid: Rudi A. You got it! That is why the milk went sour. 🍻
Stuart MacDiarmid: Ian S. The backpacker is responsible for the sourness of his unwashed sleeping bag. But the cleanliness of the barn is the farmer's issue ...
Stuart MacDiarmid: "Twee vliegen in één klap slaan".
Garth: Love me some good málà. Why try to numb that flavour storm? You should be complimenting it with an IPA. The resinous hops complimenting the chili oil and peppers would work for me. But perhaps that's just me.
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:51:33 +0000 Report
Stuart MacDiarmid: Garth it's all a delightful melange ...
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