I have now consumed - if being totally honest - a little too much of my beer of the week which is not brewed by Brewpigs, cats or dogs… but by strange men who are called StJohn or Cornelius and have had the recipes handed down for 27 generations, weighing out malted barley to the nearest picogram (x10 -12 sorry cant do super script), whilst doing the Bledington Morris naked save for their bells a jingling.
Cloudwater - DIPA V3, 9% ABV
Though I generally tend to just buy beers whenever I find them, some enthusiasts always seem to be champing at the bit for new releases. Bit odd if you ask me. Anyway, there’s been nought but good feedback on this double IPA - Cloudwater’s third attempt at the recipe - so when The Rockstone advertised having sourced a case of it, I thought it’d at least be worth checking out.
Nice to know that I’m right sometimes.
This is not a subtle beer. Modern IPAs tend to come in the American style i.e. loaded with hops and a lot of flavour - but even in comparison to those, this is utterly pumped. Presumably unfined (it’s opaque and virtually glows orange), it’s also a little thicker than your average (*snigger*). Absolutely zero alcohol in the taste, though it does give it some body. Very juicy (grapefruit-esque); no harshness in the aftertaste; near-perfectly balanced.
As I’ve noted before, I’m no IPA-enthusiast. Even so I’m struggling to recall any preferrable examples of the style. Reliable sources claim V2 was slightly better, but I haven’t had it.
Score: 4.75 (out of 5)
Buy it:
The Rockstone or online (though stock seems sparse).
Yeah, I drank a shedload of this at Stoke away last season. It was good. Shame about the locals - didn’t like us in their pub apparently - not that it stopped us.
Quite enjoyed a couple of offerings from Joule’s too.
Difficult one to call but I think I’ll go for Yogi.
I was out on the piss last night. saw a Brewdog place and gave it a total fucking swerve.
Erdinger was the beer of choice.
Bump… I am more excited about this than the next star wars film…
and unlike actual stromtroopers this fucker will definitely hit the spot 
’‘Towards the end of October we welcomed back two firm favourites with the re-release of Peaches and Cream and Frambuzi. On November 2nd we launched Imperial Puft. Yep, you heard us, we’ve amplified everything you love about Stay Puft with this decadent imperial porter. Get yourself ready for this flavour explosion that’s like a proton torpedo in your exhaust port. This IS the beer you’re looking for…’'
just got back from Miami where a local (Tampa) brew “Jai Alai” was most excellent. Prices were sadly not. Comes in at 7.5% so needs to be respected.
I still have a bottle of Romulan Ale in my fridge.
Got it at a ST Convention in Hyde Park 15 odd years ago
Had hoped it would be worth a fortune by now to a collector.
Ho hum
I have just ordered some of these from the tiny rebel shop 
Cwtch is a rather nice and award winning red ale, and the imperial puft is one I haven’t tried yet but based on it’s older brother is a marshmallow porter that packs a 9.0% wallop right in your tastehole
Is not Imperial puft what Queen Vic did on the throne?
But bottled that has to be rare
In both the lables the figures look like they have had a skinfull
Painful amounts of Zagorka in Bulgaria for me this week but this one was a standout:
Not so keen on the two days of imodium.
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I have mentioned Polish Craft Beers. Loving them so far. Here are a selection all about 75p a bottle in the village shop
Polish Hobgoblin Gold
Oops 9.5%
1.89 that’s about 45p a bottle average lager so about as good as Punk IPA
This was lovely about 1.80 in a bar
My favourite - nice and hoppy not unlike GFB
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One for ya ant 
Skol.
Brazilian Skol or the stuff that was made on Totton industrial Estate?
Wtf?
It is National Beer Day and not ONE of you mentioned it?
FFS…