https://i.imgur.com/ccfK8Mb.jpg

I can't say enough good things about this one... Avoid the Coconut one if you dislike soap, just FYI.

Debating the High West version, if I can get my hands on it.

Old Hopking "The Olde Seadog"
 

https://i.imgur.com/dY0NcQP.jpg Black spiced rum-based spirit drink (40% ABV) £16.99 from ALDI Stores


I usually avoid these alcoholic "drinks" but this arrived as a Fathers Day gift... and of course it would have been churlish not to have tried it

It turns out to be a beautiful draught... rather like a liquer but not as thick. A sweet, caramel-flavoured classic rum by the Old Hopking company... whose rum is always very passable

I've a feeling this isn't going to last long (it was already started when I took the photo)

Speaking of rum, I finished this little beauty off just last night. A litre lasted three sessions :doh:

https://i.imgur.com/9vvTpBJ.jpg

Thwaites Brewery "13 Guns" American IPA
 

https://i.imgur.com/ccQt4dB.jpg 5.5% ABV 330ml bottle, part of a gift box from ALDI which includes a "tulip" beer glass

"Intensely hoppy, rich mouth feel, malty flavours with soft tropicalfruit aroma and taste"

Samuel Adams "Boston Lager"
 

https://i.imgur.com/E47w58F.jpg 4.8% ABV 330ml bottle, 50p from the Co-op (date-expired stock)

Brewed in the UK for Samuel Adams of Boston Mass... I had picked this up thinking it was brewed in my local town of Boston Lincolnshire :haha:

A very dark golden colour with a huge frothy head, this doesn't look at all like a lager beer. But not bad at all, it even has a bitter taste... altogether it's more like an IPA

Pheasantry Brewery "PA" Pale Ale
 

https://i.imgur.com/BO9lrSs.jpg 4% ABV, £2.20 from The Co-op

Hoppy, crisp and dry with a bit of a citrus tang... almost a cross between an ale and a lager in its taste

This is a very smooth and refreshing beer brewed in Nottinghamshire, to be served "cool not cold"

Purchased a box each of Goose IPA and Goose Midway Session IPA the other day (The IPA is already mentioned on page 11 #164).

The Session IPA has the brightest hop aroma and the lowest bitterness of the two making it my favourite of the two.

ASDA currently have them both at £5 for a box of four cans and a free glass (rrp £3) with each box purchased.

https://i.imgur.com/y0eFu7E.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/ORHnqfj.jpg

bath ales "Gem" Amber Ale
 

https://i.imgur.com/UEehIQa.jpg 4.8 % ABV, £1.70 from Tesco

Hoppy and malty, a tingling bitterness lingers on the tongue after drinking this refreshing golden ale

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/artic...ies/index.html

Good article on the best beers to be had in the world ... CNN no less :yep:

Right now, i am drinking a 'Spaten' Bräu hell, from Munich.

https://www.about-drinks.com/spaten-...uenchner-hell/

Nothing in the UK :hmmm:

Batemans "Triple XB"
 

https://i.imgur.com/zh8Ejs4.jpg 4.8% ABV, £2.10 from the Co-op

This is a fine, refreshing pale ale with an amazingly zesty twist of fruit-juice flavour

https://i.postimg.cc/kX6Hhtph/1.jpg

A full-bodied stout with a velvety mouthfeel. Bursting with aromas of roasted malt and chocolate.

Four for £6 at ASDA

Here is another I picked up yesterday.

Again, four for £6 at ASDA.

https://i.postimg.cc/9QXfmsQw/2.jpg

First brewed in 1998 to celebrate Shepherd Neame's tercentenary, this copper-bronze, bottle conditioned beauty is an intense yet uniquely intricate offering thrice-hopped during the brewing process. This adds rich resinous notes and spikes of citrus to a moreish strong ale already rife with notes of liquorice, Marsala wine, caramel and spicy orange. A frisson of dark fruit freshens the finish.
This ale has Protected Geographical Indication, the same unique regional protection afforded to Champagne and Parma Ham.

Very nice indeed.

https://i.postimg.cc/7PXqJ0NV/4.jpg