If you know me or of me, you will know I like beer. Over the last few years I have been collecting photos of every new beer I have.
I now have over 2,000 individual beers photographed and have realised that many beers that I assumed I have photos of, I haven't.

This blog will be therefore be an account of my quest for new beers to photo and how I enjoyed them (or not).
My email is ralphgant@sky.com.

Thursday 27 February 2020

Midweek Football

After a two or three rest days, Wednesday was a day for beer. And I needed them, Boro are now nearly bottom of the Champions League after losing again. The club seems to be a right shambles this year, hope they improve before they end up relegated.

Anyway, the beers I had were a right different lot to each other.

Northern Monk, Neapolitan Ice Cream Pale from England

Northern Monk, Neapolitan Ice Cream Pale, England

6.2% hazy gold in colour with a thin head, sweet fruity aroma, taste is quite nice with some strawberry in there.

McEwan's, Champion from England

Week 19 - An52 Beers, McEwan's, Champion, Scotland McEwan's, Champion, Scotland (England)

7.3%, dark brown colour with a good white head, sweet malt aroma, caramel malt strong slightly bitter taste, one of the best. A Scottish beer now only made in England, this is an older photo from the Scottish days.

Wiper and True, Milk Stout Milk Shake from England

Wiper and True, Milk Stout Milk Shake, England

5.6% black in colour with a nice head, it had a nice stout aroma and taste.

Tuesday 25 February 2020

Last Weekend

Well after our week with Ralph and Amber and missing our Friday night out with Trav and Pat, we did get to Jonathan and Lorains though on the Saturday. It was a shame though as we will not see Trav and Pat again until at least the 20th of March.

Ralph and Amber left during the early afternoon, so I got to watch one and a half of the Six Nations matches on that day. We left for Jonathan and Lorains at half time in the second match and was surprised to get there with only about ten mins gone of the second half.

So we opened a can of beer each and watched the rest of the Rugby before we had our tea, the beer is reviewed below. One thing to note, is that even though this beer is relatively week, it was quite good.

Cloudwater, Random Act Of Mindfulness from England

Cloudwater, Random Act Of Mindfulness, England

3.8% gold in colour with a thin head, some hop in the aroma and the taste was quite good.

Rothaus, Tannenzäpfle from Germany

Rothaus, Tannenzäpfle, Germany Rothaus, Tannenzäpfle, Germany

5.1% gold in colour with a nice head, hop and malt aroma and the taste was quite refreshing.

There was another couple of beers that we had had before, so I didn't take any photos of them, I do however have photos of them although the labels may now be different.

Hadrian & Border, Tyneside Brown Ale from England

Hadrian & Border, Tyneside Brown Ale, England Hadrian & Border, Tyneside Brown Ale, England

4.7% deep amber colour with a good head, fruity malty aroma, liquorish malt taste, very good beer.

De Koningshoeven, La Trappe Dubbel from Holland

De Koningshoeven, La Trappe Dubbel, Holland De Koningshoeven, La Trappe Dubbel, Holland

7.0% amber colour with a good head, sweet caramel aroma, fruity and malty taste, very good.

Monday 24 February 2020

Beers during Ralph's visit.

As Ralph was drinking his usual Black Label and as I was serving him, as he had a swollen left leg (the doctor recons that he has Gout), I had have a few of my own. Only all of mine were strange beers not the eazy beer he was drinking. I think we were drinking for five nights so I must have had a few new ones, lets see.

The hospital also recon that young Ralpe has Gout, anyway on his last night here, we had a Parmo as we usually do. If you have not had a Parmo, or do not know what a Parmo is, that is a real shame, you can look it up on Wikipedia, it is gorgeous.

Williams Brothers, Iconic from Scotland

Williams Brothers, Iconic, Scotland Williams Brothers, Iconic, Scotland

4.4% gold in colour with a thin head, some fruit in the aroma and a bittersweet taste.

Martens, Sezoens Blond from Belgium

Martens, Sezoens Blond, Belgium Martens, Sezoens Blond, Belgium

6.0% gold in colour with a thin head, yeasty malt aroma and the taste is lager.

Mount St. Bernard Abbey, Tynt Meadow English Trappist Ale from England

Mount St. Bernard Abbey, Tynt Meadow English Trappist Ale, England Mount St. Bernard Abbey, Tynt Meadow English Trappist Ale, England

7.4% cloudy amber in colour with a nice head, a fruity toffee aroma, a reasonable Abbey taste.

Black Isle Brewing, Goldeneye from Scotland

Black Isle Brewing, Goldeneye, Scotland Black Isle Brewing, Goldeneye, Scotland

5.6% gold in colour with a thin head, fruit hop aroma and a bitter sweet taste. The other beers from this brewery I did a few week back Black Isle Brewing.

Castelain, la Bête from France

Castelain, la Bête, France Castelain, la Bête, France

8.0% gold in colour with a nice head, not much aroma but a nice sweet taste.

Castelain, la Bête Blanche from France

Castelain, la Bête Blanche, France Castelain, la Bête Blanche, France

5.2% hazy gold in colour with a good head, it was a typical french Blanch, very nice.