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I'm not sure if it's deliberate, but I find nearly all bears that come out of the Caldeonian brewery have a distinct taste that's somewhere between soapy and marshmallowy.
I'm tiring of hop overkill in a lot of current beers and am really in the market for malty, brown and bitter tastes these days.
which is unexpected given that 5% Becks used to be viewed as rocket fuel 20 years ago...
There was open revolt amongst my mates when caffreys was reduced from 5.5%.
That said, I much prefer lower volume, higher flavour/strength to the old-style pint after pint after pint capacity tests.
Dunno there was something to be said for actually still being awake at 10 o'clock on a Friday.
I like a mild or up here 60 shilling. See also Jarl which is supremely quaffable at 3 per cent. Recent favourite the Manchester pale ale at 3.2 per cent. Strength is not my parameter.
While I agree with pretty much everything said about brewdog, I don't think it's worth understating the effect they've had on the UK bar scene. Everywhere they've launched a bar has had a massive surge in bars offering quality local beer. I've not met a brewer yet who would disagree. They've put the money into the marketing of something different. And now we have the opportunity to have quality beer when we want it pretty much anywhere.
So worth considering that before writing them of completely.
It's also raised the game of the supermarkets.
Both sainsburys and M&S have some quality own-brand beers. The Sainsburys London Porter is particularly good.
It's a good time to be a beer drinker. Williams Bros make some great brews - March of the Penguins is my current favourite.
Caledonian may have dropped 80/- label as makes it 'alien' to drinkers not used to these terms. In England 'bitter' is/was the norm. IPA exists on both sides of the border.
Belhaven Best was one way to address the cross border thing. In south that would imply 'bitter' but here it just means ale I think? (Sorry - know that's not 'real' but takes the place with Tennants in rural pubs where McEwans Export used to sit).
Belhaven IPA can be good. Agree that Williams Bros offer a great choice with clever labelling (Seven Giraffes is one of my favourites)
Brewdog have opened some sort of thing in Dundas Street. Saw the logo on the way past recently but have not investigated yet. Mr Min thinks it is some sort of home brew shop.
Brew dog good. They are riding the crest of the new beer wave. Williams bros have good product in bigger bottles - all good
Not just beer though. Thistly Cross cider is excellent, and found out tonight that they do home deliveries. Interesting.
What a time to be alive.
Brewdog has a bottle shop on dundas street which opened yesterday. Bottles of beer of all sorts from all over the world. They'll have a basement area for tasting sessions and home brewing classes.
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Just noticed the flashing sign for this out the corner of my eye...
Check us out
At the moment we’re putting finishing touches to the brewery but you’ll soon be able to stop in for a nosy and to pick up some brewery-fresh beer.
You’ll find us just 10 minutes from Edinburgh city centre by tram. In fact, we’re right by a tram stop (Bankhead), bus stop, train station (Edinburgh Park) and cycle path. Just don’t cycle home after too many samples.
http://edinburghbeerfactory.co.uk/factory/
Not often you see places mention cycle paths. I'll need to ask if they've got racks, we can arrange a we visit; to inspect the cycle access provision clearly.
Nice stop-off on the ride home from work, that ;-)
Didn't see racks when I went past the other day, thoug I admit I didn't pay *that* much attention.
Looks like it is next to screw fix with a big long railing on the ramp up to the door for. Locking bikes on.
Think it is still early days for them. No tours yet, but will have a cafe/bar up and running for next summer.
Ideal really, get tanked up on nice beer (if they are brewing proper beer by then) and cake, pop next door to peruse the catalogue and impulse buy some ironmongery !
Yes nelly, pick axe in the pannier you know it's serious as morrisey might have said
I once wrote a girning letter of complaint when my then employer bought a sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi. His works are a waste of good bronze. A waste of good plaster come to that. Any beer named after him would turn to lye in my mouth. What next? Tracey Emin branded shower gel?
"His works are a waste of good bronze."
Some people would agree.
Many wouldn't.
Too modern for you?
Is Bankhead Drive not behind Screwfix? If so the building might be physically next to Screwfix but the entrance would be round the block.
"Is Bankhead Drive not behind Screwfix? If so the building might be physically next to Screwfix but the entrance would be round the block"
Yes, its got a very visible (from cycle track, tram track, train track) signage on to Bankhead drive, but car access to Screwfix is from Bankhead Crossway North.
I have accessed it from Bankhead Drive (lifting bike up stairs) though, so for cyclists thats an option.
but car access to Screwfix is from Bankhead Crossway North
Whenever I go to Screwfix from work I cycle in from Bankhead Drive and around the side of the building, the entrance being on the south side. I'm pretty sure you could do this in a car too.
Given the beer place is the unit next to Screwfix, I'm sure you could access it from either side (but not sure which side they've put the front door on!)
Going back to the original post, I drank a bottle of this last week. It's a decent beer, in the Munich style and not your standard (crap) lager. And aesthetically they've done a good job of an elegant bottle design. The glass looks great too.
However, given that the shop I buy most of my beer from also stocks Augustiner Edelstoff (in a city where good German beer is freely available, why try and compete with it?) I really don't see me buying it, unless it's on tap in a bar and I'm in a helles mood.
Too modern for you?
Insufficiently talented for me.
The bottle design is quite jazzy, almost Italian 1920s thing going on. I am going to try bit, if PS can assure me it has been sufficiently lagered?
Eduardo very productive in sculpture and some drawings, textiles, ceramics and collage. I feel IWRATS a bit harsh. First artist to be linked to pop art? In his show Bunk? Did an album cover for Paul McCartney - red rose speedway? Quite simple design. No bolts or owt like that
@gembo I believe it has. It's worth a try: there's enough flavour to remind me of Munich, but not quite enough to transport me there.
"... the shop I buy most of my beer from also stocks Augustiner Edelstoff ..."
@PS, where is this fine emporium? I might be on the hunt for a treat for Boyfriend of Fimm, who is partial to such things...
@fimm The Beer Hive on Rodney Street (a couple of doors down from the late lamented The Bike Chain). A really good selection of beers (and wines for that matter).
@PS how does Beer Hive compare with Cornelius? (our local bottledello)
@k A wee bit smaller, so keeps a smaller range of wines, but I think may have a slightly wider range of beers (although it's a while since I've visited Cornelius, so I could be wrong on that). If you follow both on Twitter you'll see they get the same deliveries from craft breweries at much the same time.
Peter at The Beer Hive used to work at Cornelius and he and James at Cornelius are still on good terms, so it's good to see that there must be enough demand for quality neighbourhood bottle shops that they can survive without treading on each other's toes.
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