Friday 25 April 2008

beer me

sierra nevada beers finally seems to be getting easier to find around here. once hidden away in speciality offies, you can regularly find their pale ale and celebration in the local supermarket.

a speculative drop in to oddbins last week found two new treats:

esb - an early spring beer
bigfoot - a barleywine style ale

the esb is bee-yoo-tiful. hoppy, but not too hoppy. like pale ale ++

was a bit wary of the bigfoot (as you should be) and i left it in the fridge overnight 'til sunday to work myself up to it. malty, hoppy and strong at 9.6% - a little ott for me.

mondays are meant for hangovers.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh yes the ESB rocks - guy in oddbins warned me it was VERY HOPPY - must go back and tell him to TTFU....although i haven't dared the bigfoot yet.

simondbarnes said...

I really like the ESB. I haven't seen the bigfoot anywhere :(

Anonymous said...

simon, are you at ssuk? we could bring you a big foot to try?

simondbarnes said...

Sadly not Trina.

Blue-eyed Devil said...

If you boys make it to NAPA, there'll be plenty of super hoppy ales and strong barleywines on hand to enjoy.

Beer with a real bite...nothing like it!

chrisD said...

Marty make sure you tap Velo Club Moulin for a Grimbergen at SSUK