The Lockdown Strategy & Beer

Several weeks into the lockdown and I am getting through my stock of beer, I do still have plenty but I am rationing the beers I have not tried before. I have also reordered more of the usual beers, just in case.

Since we got back home from the lakes, Dot has been out to the shops a couple of times, to get things like bread and milk and a few bottles of wine. I have been out for a couple of walks with Dot but not many and am getting most exercise just in the garden. It is nice and sunny and warm in the conservatory so it is a very nice place to sit with a drink after tea.

We should have been away at the moment, our usual birthday trip to see Amber in Peterborough (Ferry Meadows), then calling into York (Rowntree Park) for a few days on the way back. Next week we should be in Spain, maybe next year now.

Looking at my photos, I see that there are quite a lot to cover, so I will do four at a time and maybe group them somehow. I will start with the cans.

Just answered the door and it was one of my beer deliveries, a box of Toast beers, lookout for the reviews of them on here soon.

Anyway the beers were,

Magic Rock, Common Ground Coffee Porter from England

4.5% black in colour with a good tan head, some coffee in the aroma, some coffee in the taste a nice porter.

Wild Beer, Millionaire from England

4.7% black in colour with a nice head, some toffee and chocolate in the aroma, a similar but sweet stout raste.

HonestBrew, x Signature Brew Unplugged from England

3.0% hazy yellow in colour with a nice head, sweet fruity aroma and a weak grapefruit taste.

Magic Rock, Saucery Session IPA from England

3.9% hazy gold in colour with a poor head, a citrus aroma and a similar taste, it was a bit bitter.

Even More Cans

Continuing with the cans, here are some more that I had in the last few weeks.

Aldi (Redwell), Ghost Dance Chinook Pale Ale from England

5.3% gold in colour with a thin head, hop in the aroma and a dry taste.

Brewers & Union GMBH, Nue Black Lager from Germany

5.0% deep brown in colour with a poor head, a mild fruity aroma and a nice sweet taste, this one was good.

Magic Rock, High Wire Grapefruit from England

5.5% gold colour with a poor head, the aroma and taste was too much grapefruit, this one wasn't nice at all.

First Chop, HOP from England

4.1% gold in colour with a poor head and even though it is called HOP the hop was not that bad.

London Beer Factory, Beyond The Pale from England

4.2% gold in colour with a thin head, hoppy aroma and taste but not too bad.