Mondays football disappointment

With all the other times Boro have been to Wembley, I have watched with a group of people, friends and relatives but this time I was on my own. This age thing is not good at all. Dot and Amber came back just as the match started though so I was not on my own. Although I was not feeling too well and didn't even have a beer.

Well Boro lost, they had beaten the Canaries twice this season but this time managed to get beat by two goals, never mind there is always next season.

Tim and Emily were at Wembley for the match while Nicole and Georgia went to the pictures, do not know who had the best idea.

Normal Friday night out, with Tetley's, Imperial

Saying we went out for a normal Friday night out is a bit of a stretch, as we have not been out on a Friday for about a month now. Trevor and Pat have been away on holiday, which meant three weeks not out, although it has meant that we were free to watch the Boro win for two weeks in a row in the premier division playoffs on TV.

Well this week we went out, we have been undecided which of the three pubs in Greatham to drink in over the last year or two but I have decided that the Hope and Anchor has the best beer at the moment. It sells Tetley's Imperial, which is far superior to anything the other two are selling and I will post a writ up at the end.

Young Ralph and Amber came with us, as Amber is up visiting for half term. Trevor and Pat had a very good Holiday and as usual we had four pints of Imperial. We used to have up to six pints a couple of years back but that's long gone now.

Tetley's, Imperial from England

4.3% dark brown with a good head, roast malt aroma and a fruity roast malt taste, this beer is a lot better than other reviewers argue and I like it, allot. From what I can read, Tetley's Imperial is apparently now brewed by Camerons of Hartlepool, our home town brewery.

Making an effort to get back to how it was on here.

When I started this (before my stroke, which if you read this you will know wasn't that bad), I used to write about anything that happened to me. Now it is only beer, well I think its about time I changed and got back to how it was. I do not mean writing every little thing but if I am going to write at all, I may as well make the most of it.

So, as for the stroke, I am feeling much better and if it wasn't for my memory you would not know at all. Saying its my memory, makes writing thing down all the better.

Well its a Bank Holiday weekend coming up and we have visitors (Amber and Ralph), so I will get back to this as soon as I can.

Not many views

Since I stopped posting these blogs on a Motorhome website next to nobody reads them at all, well never mind, I enjoy writing them and will continue to do so.

Thanks for looking.

Bretagne, Dremmwel Beers

Some other beers that I have had in for a long time are from the Bretagne brewery in France, I have had others from there but these just got left, I think it was because they were bottle-conditioned beers, with lots of yeast in them. I did have one of them back in September last year but the other two just last night. Apparently there is another one of these, a Stout but I have not had that one, yet.

Bretagne, Dremmwel Blonde bio from France

 

5.0% pale cloudy yellow with a thin head, sweet aroma, not too good a taste but it was just drinkable.

Bretagne, Dremmwel Doree bio from France

 

7.7% cloudy red in colour with a thin head, bit of a alcohol aroma, strong alcohol taste with a bit of toffee.

Bretagne, Dremmwel Rousse bio from France

 

6.0% cloudy red in colour with a thin head, sweet aroma, nice slightly sweet taste with some toffee in there.

I know some of the descriptions do not sound too good but they were all drinkable and not to bad.  I think that the none bio versions of these beers may be better so I will have to look out for them.

Gueule Cassée Beers

These beers were bought in Pierrefonds in September 2013, the last time we were in France and I think they were on sale then. One of them was drunk in May 2014 but the other two in May 2015 and they were six months out of date by then. I have no idea why it took this long to drink them but I think it has something to do with the stroke I had not too long after I bought them.

Gueule Cassée, Ambrée from France

 

6.0% slightly hazy amber colour with a good head, slightly sweet aroma, dry sweet but also bitter malty taste.

Gueule Cassée, Blond from France

 

5.0% gold colour with a very thin head, sweet aroma, strong tasting but nice blond.

Gueule Cassée, Triple from France

 

8.0% pale gold colour with a nice head, bit of a scenty aroma, very strong and fizzy taste.

All of these beers were a lot better than I make them sound and they were out of date.

The Last Couple of Weeks

It's getting on for a month since I last posted a beer, it's not because I have been ill again, just been busy and away for a while. Anyway here are two cans that I had during that time, not the only beers I have had but most have just been repeats. Both of these beers are from Poland.

Perla, Chmielowa Pils from Poland

6.0% gold colour with a thin head, very typical aroma and taste for a strong lager.

Zywiec, Tatra Mocne from Poland

 

7.0% gold colour with a nice head, sweet malt aroma, slightly sweet malt and alcohol taste, not too bad. I have had this one before and may have posted it but they have changed the label.