http://boakandbailey.com/2008/07/04/the-session-17-anti-seasonal-drinking/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://boakandbailey.com/2008/07/04/the-session-17-anti-seasonal-drinking/#comment-1506 Not necessarily Christmas beer | Boak and Bailey's Beer Blog Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:13:44 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=621#comment-1506 [...] Hepworth Vintage Christmas Ale (7.5%) Sort of a barley wine? There are flavours of candied peel and nuts balanced with veritable [...] [...] Hepworth Vintage Christmas Ale (7.5%) Sort of a barley wine? There are flavours of candied peel and nuts balanced with veritable [...]

]]> http://boakandbailey.com/2008/07/04/the-session-17-anti-seasonal-drinking/#comment-1505 Boak Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:59:37 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=621#comment-1505 John - I think I'm getting my Lambic White Beer and my Gueuze sur Lie muddled up. Former was on draft, latter in a bottle (both at the Mort Subite Cafe in Brussels) and I loved them both. That's what trying to post after drinking strong Christmas beers does to you! John – I think I’m getting my Lambic White Beer and my Gueuze sur Lie muddled up. Former was on draft, latter in a bottle (both at the Mort Subite Cafe in Brussels) and I loved them both. That’s what trying to post after drinking strong Christmas beers does to you!

]]> http://boakandbailey.com/2008/07/04/the-session-17-anti-seasonal-drinking/#comment-1504 John Clarke Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:19:30 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=621#comment-1504 De Troch are perhaps the least well regarded of the lambic makers - even their Oude Gueuze is pretty one dimensional. The Christmas Gueuze however, I find oddly likeable. I am told that it is steeped with raisins. I was intrigued by your reference to gueuze "on tap" as proper gueuze can only exist in bottled form - did you mean "neat" lambic? De Troch are perhaps the least well regarded of the lambic makers – even their Oude Gueuze is pretty one dimensional. The Christmas Gueuze however, I find oddly likeable. I am told that it is steeped with raisins. I was intrigued by your reference to gueuze “on tap” as proper gueuze can only exist in bottled form – did you mean “neat” lambic?

]]> http://boakandbailey.com/2008/07/04/the-session-17-anti-seasonal-drinking/#comment-1503 Kieran Haslett-Moore Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:54:36 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=621#comment-1503 I totally lost track of this months session, I would have had to dig out a summer ale I guess. The branded Hepworth Beer's I have had have all been very good, some of the contract stuff not so great. SWMBO is from Horsham so I hope to visit them next year. I totally lost track of this months session, I would have had to dig out a summer ale I guess. The branded Hepworth Beer’s I have had have all been very good, some of the contract stuff not so great. SWMBO is from Horsham so I hope to visit them next year.

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