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Christoffel – A Friday Night Blonde

thetank — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:22:38 +0000

What a lovely mistake.

As part of the ongoing deep dive research, I grabbed a handful of what I thought was Belgian beer and by mistake grabbed a Christoffel Bier now called Blonde.

As this is a whole new area of tasting, still don’t feel qualified to rate this but can say it’s tasty and will have it some more. ratebeer is currently giving it a 86.

Tasting Help – Sunburst Is It

thetank — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:40:43 +0000

German was on hand from Vancouver to help in making an important decision. What beer was going forward in the Golden Ale category for Beer of the Summer 2008?

First order was to see how the Darkstar Sunburst did against the award winning Hopback Summer Lightning.

And the result was that in a nudge and a wink, Sunnurst took it and is the victor. Impressive considering the competition.

In celebration we ended up at the Evening Star in Brighton, East Sussex which describes itself as:

The Theme pub, where great beer is the theme

We tried various other beers but it was getting hazy at this point, one that stood out was the Rye Pale Ale from the Terrapin Beer Co, Athens Georgia.

Rye Pale Ale from Terrapin

Beer of the Summer Qualification – Golden Ales – Dark Star SunBurst Takes It

thetank — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:27:47 +0000

Well, well….just did a blind taste and in a big surprise Dark Star SunBurst has come out swinging and has taken out the Hammerpot. Previously, the Tank was loving the Madgwick Gold and that’s why this a big surprise.

Beer of the Summer Qualification Round – Golden Ales

thetank — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:32:17 +0000

The Beer of the Summer Taste Off 2008 is still some ways away but the Tank thought it might be good to start working on the qualification process for what tasty beer he’s going to take through to the finals.

After some pondering at the bottle shop, I settled on putting a couple of Golden Ales against each other. There’s a few other cotenders in this division but for this round I settled on the:

Hammerpot Madgwick Gold Retaste 1

thetank — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:46:47 +0000

Following on from the news of Lewis Hamilton and Goodwood Festival of Speed, it’s only fitting to have a beer that celebrates the Madgwick Cup and Goodwood corner.

This is one easy drinking (half-pinter first sip) Golden Ale…nice tangy bitterness with some gentle hop uplifts.

Definately, goes onto the list for Beer of the Summer 2008.

Hammerpot Madgwick Gold

thetank — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:39:04 +0000

Had another contender for the beer of the summer from the West Sussex microbrewery Hammerpot with the Golden Ale Madgwick

Batemans Victory Ale

thetank — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:28:26 +0000

Batemans Victory Ale was tasted again and suggest to all to give it a try.

Hook Norton Haymaker is a Contender

thetank — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:58:03 +0000

Got around recently to trying the Hook Norton Brewery – Haymaker and Tank can confirm it’s a keeper and is now an official contender for Beer of the Summer 08.

WJ Kings IPA

thetank — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:36:42 +0000

W.J. Kings is a Sussex micro-brewer from Horsham. I had the excellent IPA and yes, it’s tasty. Looking forward to trying the whole range.

Dark Star Imperial Stout – 2007 Vintage

thetank — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:43:24 +0000

Traditional Imperial Stout from Dark Star. Of course, it’s heavy but oh so tasty. Would have again.