Friday, 22 September 2017

Craft Beer Curious.

Not that we “poke around” when we are on child-minding duty at Tom The Scientist and The Lovely Laura’s, but sometimes we can’t help noticing ……..
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…….. and in this instance Nigel couldn’t help but notice that Tom the Scientist’s had taken out a monthly subscription of Beer52, that’s Craft Beer to you and I.
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I think it was the romantic and unusual names that first captured Nigel’s imagination……… swiftly followed by the idea of substituting, and I quote a “juicy breakfast beer”  for  his more usual coffee, milk with two sugars and three slices of marmite toast in bed on a Sunday morning!
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And then, he got very absorbed in the accompanying magazine “Ferment”, a title we all decided that should be read aloud in a robust and manly sort of voice, (preferably bearded), rather than in a soft gentler tone!
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Now, as you know we all rather favour the cocktail as our beverage of choice when on holiday or watching The Great British Bake Off or The X Factor, but I think Nigel is now on a mission to persuade Darrel and I that we should broaden our horizons, suggesting that we might well be missing the untold pleasure in an Ice Cream Pale Ale or said Breakfast Beer ………
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…….. And perhaps he is right!  So I have put him in charge of finding a little “full bodied and lusty” something for our first serious foray into the world of craft type beers, goodness only knows what he will come up with!  I will keep you all informed as to his progress!!!!!

3 comments:

Mr.D said...

They will be talking about saggar maker's bottom knockers, endosperm, flocculants, oats, worts and all things yeasty next!

I do miss a decent pint of cask conditioned real ale.

Anonymous said...

Ask Tom Archer, Susan Carter or Clarrie Grundy all about fermentation - they have quite a tale to tell, as I'm sure you will know! JantheFan x

Dianne said...

Brewing your own beer is popular here in the US.....all sorts of kits and equipment for home brewing....hope Nigel doesn't learn too much from Ferment!.....Love, Dianne