Beer Viking » Gold http://www.beerviking.com Hunting for the Best Beer in the Universe Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Around My Garden in 80 Beers – the lead-in http://www.beerviking.com/2009/04/around-my-garden-in-80-beers-the-lead-in/ http://www.beerviking.com/2009/04/around-my-garden-in-80-beers-the-lead-in/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:49:52 +0000 Doc D http://www.beerviking.com/2009/04/around-my-garden-in-80-beers-the-lead-in/ I’ve been inspired or something or maybe its just too much sunny weather for a Beer Viking. Let me try to explain – I’ve really enjoyed using Around London in 80 Beers and now also have Around Bruges in 80 Beers (2nd edition – you need to get it!) sitting in my hands just taunting me to make a raid on that Belgian town…

In the meantime I’ve set myself a project for the Summer of ‘09 (which has now started for me at least). The project is to enjoy 80 different respectable (=good to great) beers in my garden before the end of September. I am also going to use this as an excuse to post up short tasting notes and perhaps some vignettes on enjoying beer in the comfort of one ‘sown garden (or island or farm or empire).

Beer No 1 and No 2 are already done – in the can as they say in the tv/movie/video biz. And you can see a Flickr slideshow below. This slideshow should grow to well over 80 slides by the end of summer – as some beers will be worthy of more than a single photo.

Beer No 1: Ayinger Frühlingsbier, Germany

Beer No 2: Young’s Kew Gold, UK.

I will be back with my tasting notes of these two lovely brews later in the week.

]]> http://www.beerviking.com/2009/04/around-my-garden-in-80-beers-the-lead-in/feed/ 0 Exmoor Beast, 6.6%. A dark Por… http://www.beerviking.com/2009/01/exmoor-beast-66-a-dark-por/ http://www.beerviking.com/2009/01/exmoor-beast-66-a-dark-por/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:37:45 +0000 Twitter http://www.beerviking.com/2009/01/exmoor-beast-66-a-dark-por/ Exmoor Beast, 6.6%. A dark Porter-style with nice upnotes from: Goldings, Challenger and Brewers Gold hops. 15/20

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  • Skull Splitter – A tasty brew
  • ? 3 Red – So so
  • Fynne Ales Avalanche – Yummy hops
  • Glen Finnan Standard and the Gold

I tried a few more but the main point is that all of them were from craft brewers in Scotland and finding a scene was news to me.  Worth keeping an open mind if you spot something from Scotland and give it a go, after all the water quality should be very helpful in making tasty brews.

]]> http://www.beerviking.com/2008/12/scotland-25-28th-august-2008/feed/ 0 Brakspear Oxford Gold; organic… http://www.beerviking.com/2008/12/brakspear-oxford-gold-organic/ http://www.beerviking.com/2008/12/brakspear-oxford-gold-organic/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:06:09 +0000 Twitter http://www.beerviking.com/2008/12/brakspear-oxford-gold-organic/ Brakspear Oxford Gold; organic beer; 4.0; cask; light golden bitter with the smell of warm summer, smooth taste w/hints of honey; 15 out 20.

]]> http://www.beerviking.com/2008/12/brakspear-oxford-gold-organic/feed/ 0 XX Bitter on Saturday night. H… http://www.beerviking.com/2008/12/xx-bitter-on-saturday-night-h/ http://www.beerviking.com/2008/12/xx-bitter-on-saturday-night-h/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:26:14 +0000 Twitter http://www.beerviking.com/2008/12/06/xx-bitter-on-saturday-night-h/ XX Bitter on Saturday night. Hopped Belgian by De Ranke. 6.2% abv, 65 units of bitterness. Both Brewer’s gold and Hallertau hops. 4 stars.

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