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Finally caught up with my calendar. So far have got:

Belhaven Craft Pilsner
Gold Muddler
Bombardier
Young's Light Ale
Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale

All to be enjoyed on a Friday and Saturday soon although I have my doubts about the pudding ale and I'm not really a lager person.

All good fun though. :D

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Looking foward to my dessert beer tonight!

Makes a change to have something a bit different (what this is all about?) and just a small bottle rather than the very very small bottles. Not expecting to give it over 6 but the truth will be in the tasting.....

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Sticky toffee pudding ale - get the impression this will be like marmite - you will love it or hate it.
I found it a interesting and satisfying beer.toffee and caramel hints.unusual and worth a try. 6.9/10

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Day 5 - Sticky Toffee Pudding - Lovely but couldn't drink loads - in fact this serving is prob the right amount for this beer - I have had this bottled beer several times previously - not quite cold enough today - but that was my fault. Didn't keep head for more than a couple of mins but good taste - enjoyable 7,5/10

I had to edit to revise my score up from 7 after giving 7s to beers I tried afterwards but I didn't enjoy as much.
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Can’t remember the make, but Tesco stock a Banana Bread beer which I really like, makes a nice change and a decent balance of flavour.

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I'll give that Sticky Toffee Pudding beer an 8. Wouldn't want a session on it but was quite pleasant as a one off. A tactic of "Stick some caramelly syrup type stuff in a beer" should scare every right minded person but it worked. It really did. Very pleasant distinct flavour staying comfortably the right side of sickly vile undrinkable gunge.

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jacksosi wrote: 06 Dec 2017, 07:09 Can’t remember the make, but Tesco stock a Banana Bread beer which I really like, makes a nice change and a decent balance of flavour.
Thats by Charles Wells same brewery as does Sticky Toffee Pud Ale.
Spinynorman wrote: Finally caught up with my calendar. So far have got:

Belhaven Craft Pilsner
Gold Muddler
Bombardier
Young's Light Ale
Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale

All to be enjoyed on a Friday and Saturday soon although I have my doubts about the pudding ale and I'm not really a lager person.

All good fun though. :D
Bloody Hell Spinynorman by Friday 8th youll have a right beer festival!

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murf wrote: 06 Dec 2017, 12:45 I'll give that Sticky Toffee Pudding beer an 8. Wouldn't want a session on it but was quite pleasant as a one off. A tactic of "Stick some caramelly syrup type stuff in a beer" should scare every right minded person but it worked. It really did. Very pleasant distinct flavour staying comfortably the right side of sickly vile undrinkable gunge.
I was pleasantly surprised by this too. was expecting it to be over sweet, but not at all.

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jacksosi wrote: 06 Dec 2017, 07:09 Can’t remember the make, but Tesco stock a Banana Bread beer which I really like, makes a nice change and a decent balance of flavour.
That beer is in the calender somewhere.

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Rick wrote: 06 Dec 2017, 15:24
jacksosi wrote: 06 Dec 2017, 07:09 Can’t remember the make, but Tesco stock a Banana Bread beer which I really like, makes a nice change and a decent balance of flavour.
That beer is in the calender somewhere.


I hope it's a small one then. :mrgreen:

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Marstons Resolution behind door number 6. Odd that I've never heard of it before as it's Marstons. :?

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Spinynorman wrote:Marstons Resolution behind door number 6. Odd that I've never heard of it before as it's Marstons. :?
There's your new beer's resolution sorted out!

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murf wrote: 06 Dec 2017, 18:45
Spinynorman wrote:Marstons Resolution behind door number 6. Odd that I've never heard of it before as it's Marstons. :?
There's your new beer's resolution sorted out!


Good grief! :mrgreen:

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It's a tiny Hobgoblin. :)

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I decided to take a leaf out of Spinynorman's book and save up a few days worth then binge drink them. So that'll be a couple of pints then.

So alcohol free day Wed and Thurs and I've got a brewery trip tomorrow night (Maxim Brewery) to celebrate its 10th Birthday.

Not keen on Hobgoblin so glad its a small one - but love Hobgoblin gold - which I don't think is included.

Keep your scores coming - its interesting to see what people think.

Has anyone else noticed the direct correlation between being in top 10 of FISO Goals to drinking beers in this box? (unless your username begins with j)

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Day 6 - Resolution - All a bit dull and unexciting. Just 6/10
Day 7 - Hobgoblin - A lot more like it in terms of interest, slightly chocolatey and syrupy but not as much as claimed and left a slightly unpleasant aftertaste with no hint of mouldy turnips. For a full on beer I'd prefer the Bombardier and to distinguish the 2 I am going to give my first half mark. Not to this - it gets a solid 7/10 - but I'll up the Bombadier to 7.5

Best so far (Week 1):

Sticky Toffee Pudding 8 (just the winner/leader!)
Young's Light Ale 8
Bombadier 7.5
Hobgoblin 7
Gold Fuddler 7
Resolution 6
Belhaven Pilsner 5
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primitive man wrote: 07 Dec 2017, 23:10 Has anyone else noticed the direct correlation between being in top 10 of FISO Goals to drinking beers in this box?
Oh dear, we'll all crash down now - I used to stay sober on a friday so I had a clear head to enter FISO Goals (and go running) on a saturday morning....

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Brew dog on offer in Tesco.................Try Mr President out , tripple IPA

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SUZYKINS wrote: 08 Dec 2017, 09:18 Brew dog on offer in Tesco.................Try Mr President out , tripple IPA

£13 for 12 cans of Punk IPA. Absolute bargain!!

I told the missus to bring home as many as she can carry.

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Have done the same.

Gorgeous beer.
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Ram Rod is one I've never heard of before.

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Never heard of Quiver Bitter either which is all good. :)

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Youngs Ram Rod my favourite so far so gets a high of 8.4/10.
I have been impressed with "Young's " selection of ales .Anyone for a beer trip ..??.

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Marstons Resolution - nice refreshing crisp taste 7/10

Why don't Marstons sell their bottled beer in their pubs?

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jobmeister wrote:Youngs Ram Rod my favourite so far so gets a high of 8.4/10.
I have been impressed with "Young's " selection of ales .Anyone for a beer trip ..??.
Really? I thought it was very dull. I'd drunk 2/3 of it without even thinking about it. Remembered to 'taste' the last of it and it was very nondescript. 6/10.

I'm a day behind. Maybe 2 tonight.

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Hobgoblin - its a "beer of character" however when that character is like Freddy Kruger... well - nice bottle design nice label, shame about the beer 6.5/10

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Any one tasted today's King John amber ale?

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Youngs Ram Rod - decent drink 7/10

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Spinynorman wrote:Never heard of Quiver Bitter either which is all good. :)
Quiver. Looked like a bottle of cider but promised a golden beer smelling of mown grass. Once poured it looked like a murky rough scrumpy and smelt like scrumpy too. Despite that it definitely tasted like an ale and was fairly nice and flavoursome (not apple or grass flavoured thankfully) without being great. Just about 7/10.


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Quiver - I certainly did 5/10

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