Beer thread
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
IPA and Burgers. Makes sense
I was so happy to read something by some "famous" sommelier, or chef, or some-such a few years back, which pretty much said:
Beer pairing, and wine pairing simplified....
> Drink what the fuck you want, with whatever the fuck you want to eat.I seem to recall it came with the obvious caveats.... drinking a super-heavy Syrah, then trying to appreciate the delicate flavors of a whitebait omelette... is probably something I'd avoid.
And I do seem to have a (racist?) tendency to go with whites with white, reds with red...
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
IPA and Burgers. Makes sense
That’s as bad as those wine match charts. The amazing matches will go against the standard “rules”.
Stout goes with anything salty.
A really crisp lager with pork belly.
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@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
@crucial If only I'd seen that chart last night before I matched a Pale Ale with a couple of IPA's and then a Brown Ale and some more IPA's.
They all went well with a cheese toasty when I eventually got home.
It is a load of wank to be fair. I constantly mismatch beer and food according to this chart. I had a stout and chicken a week or so back !
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
@crucial If only I'd seen that chart last night before I matched a Pale Ale with a couple of IPA's and then a Brown Ale and some more IPA's.
They all went well with a cheese toasty when I eventually got home.
It is a load of wank to be fair. I constantly mismatch beer and food according to this chart. I had a stout and chicken a week or so back !
The bit that annoys me is how lazy it is. Light with light, dark with dark etc.
If you are going to bore people by making them drink a certain beer alongside your food as a 'match' at least have the guts to be innovative. Contrasts are much more memorable than complements.
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@crucial said in Beer thread:
@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@tim best beer in Poland
Outed!
nie prosze
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@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@tim best beer in Poland
I wouldn't know. I've never ever been to Poland. I am also not a chick
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@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@tim best beer in Poland
And a late night London corner store classic.
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Chopped: Kiwi Beer Fest axed due to 'untenable' police and DHB conditions
There haven't been any arrests or treatment for alcohol harm during the event's two years.
What's going on with this?
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@tim said in Beer thread:
Chopped: Kiwi Beer Fest axed due to 'untenable' police and DHB conditions
There haven't been any arrests or treatment for alcohol harm during the event's two years.
What's going on with this?
As long as Beervana is still happening in August in Welly then I’m a happy drinker
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Going to add a cider to the thread. I'm no regular cider drinker as most of it seems like cheap supermarket apple juice with a touch of alcohol.
I do keepan eye out for the real stuff though and Peckham's in particular do a good job of real cider using proper cider apples and wild ferments.
Surprisingly also make one of the few hopped ciders around, which is a nice combo.
Anyway just tried this https://www.peckhams.co.nz/products/solstice-201910 months in oak after wild fermentation and wood roasting. Bloody delicious.
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Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc -
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
They were one of the early independent breweries IIRC and have been around a long time. The old Gizzy Gold was quite sought after when the options were Lion, DB then Macs, Monteiths and GG
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@crucial said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
They were one of the early independent breweries IIRC and have been around a long time. The old Gizzy Gold was quite sought after when the options were Lion, DB then Macs, Monteiths and GG
there was always Mikes,and Macs. And monteiths (which you mentioned, before they got bought)
Edit: and Croucher, and Emersons...
