Mmmmmmmmmh ... beeeeer!

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

Beer train? Sounds like the perfect venue for a 2014 meeting…..   

 

I'm going to Scotland next year .... but now I sense the holiday is going to get a bit longer!!

[Admin Jaap]

@ Jim, are you serious about visiting Scotland? Maybe a Guzzi meeting would be something to incorporate in your holiday trip?

@ Guzzirider, any dates already available on Guzzi meetings in 2014?

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Definitely serous .... probably two weeks touring with family and one week on my own.

 

No dates set yet but likely June or July.

[Guzzirider]

Calendar is blank at the moment except Tour De France in July. Happy to organise something if there is enough interest.

[Admin Jaap]

I have planned my holiday in the last two weeks of June, so you can count me in!

[AndyH]

Since we've been talking whisky in this thread and you're going to Scotland, you may wish to read: Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram by the late lamented Iain Banks, novelist and sci fi author who passed this year.

 

May it guide your footsteps well, if rather wobbly.

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

Since we've been talking whisky in this thread and you're going to Scotland,

 

There is also a very entertaining movie called "The Angels Share" about whisky tasting and whisky stealing - two great auld Scots sports ...... however understanding the Scots tongue may take some effort if you are not familiar with the language.

 

http://youtu.be/0yJCVfKZ_fE

 

I'll let my brother know that the last two weeks of June would be best for me as well.

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December 1 ..... first day of the craft beer advent calendar!!!!

 

MAPLE PORTER

 

 

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I forgot to mention that the Maple Porter is brewed by Better Bitters Brewing Co., Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

 

Nice porter ... not too bitter, not rich tasting and just a hint of maple syrup flavour.

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Day 2

Kudzu Porter brewed by the Back Forty Brewing Co., Gadsden, Alabama.

 

Very nice porter .... nice finish. Two or three more would go down nicely!

 

 

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Day 3

 

Cucapa Obscura American Brown Ale .... brewed by Cucapa Cerveceria de Baja California, Mexico.

 

Very nice ... light taste, light but long finish!

 

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Day 4

 

Black Currant Ale .... Yukon Brewing, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

 

Another nice surprising beer. Not very malty and not fruity but quite crisp for an ale ... the black currant only shows on the finish.The alcohol is 6.7% but it tastes very light but very refreshing!!

 

 

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Enjoying this everyday, Jim! But it makes mouth a little dry . . .

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

Maybe I should post videos .... complete with slurping sounds ....?!!

 

Four down .... twenty to go!!!

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Day 5

 

Newport Storm .... Hurricane Amber Ale

 

Coastal Extreme Brewing, Newport, Rhode Island

 

Sorry to say but this is just an OK beer .... but I am always willing to give a beer a second chance! I think just a little bit too German style ...... which to me is a negative for an ale .... they make lager .. don't they? 

 

 

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