Pours a slightly cloudy, dark amber with medium amounts of visible carbonation. The head is fluffy and white, and fades away slowly.
First Sip: Mild citrus, faint malt and a tiny bit of caramel, with a very mild hops bitterness. Finish is a little dry. Mouth-feel is medium with a little carbonation tingle on the tongue. The citrus becomes more noticeable and grapefruit-y as the glass warms.
I really want to rave about this beer. It looks great, but it tastes like... a beer. There are too many "Milds" and "Faints" in the description to make me say it's yummy. It's nice, and highly drinkable, and goes well with cheese. But it's just a beery beer. If the day was really hot and I was sitting around a BBQ, this would go down well. And that's what makes it disappointing; it' a BBQ beer. I expected more from it.
Haymaker
Hook Norton Brewery, Banbury
5.0% alc/vol
500ml bottle
Same again, sir? Um... yeah. Cheese?
I'm very curious about what kind of BBQ beer lives up to your expectations? Can you go into more detail?
Meanwhile I'll have to find which soft drink goes well with strawberries dipped in dark chocolate. Maybe a flavored soy drink or something.
Steam trains? (if my car is back from the panel-beaters)
This weekend could be tricky. The art jam is this Sunday, as it's the only day in October everyone agreed to set aside
What about Saturday? I'd need to phone one of my church friends beforehand because I'd previously confirmed to him that I'd be at church this Sabbath.
Think we could smuggle my fursuit in and get a few pics of me hugging locomotives? My birthday and "hug a locomotive day" are the following weekend.
Weekend of the 3rd & 4th I have nothing planned.
On a more serious side, I'm sorry to hear that you have to attend a memorial service. Family member or friend?
Sunday the 3rd I'm free (4th's a Monday). Thirlmere? Costume?
3rd sounds good! Costume sounds good! Are you allowed to fursuit there or do you have to sneak?
I'll do the honest thing and ask at the entrance if they have any objection to me being photographed wearing an animal costume. I haven't seen any "no animals allowed" signs, so that's a good start.