What's in your glass tonight?

[ms67]

Sampled the rose petal and bottled it.

quite something, like elderflower you just can't compare it to anything else. for me i predict an acquired taste. i can imagine for other's it's a marmite love/hate thing (could be wrong tho). I like everything about it except the tickle in my throat - the colour is uber - but i have it on good authority that LJ or citric acid "cures" this. So i'll be trying again cos this was nearly dry turkish delight in a glass.

[Rich]

The Glenlivet 18yr old tonight.

On offer at Morrisons.

[goldseal]

Last year we nearly had an 09 Lychee, but the aroma given off was not Lychee, more like swinning pool.

After a bit of research this appears to be one manifestation of TCA. If so, this is the first one I have had. I have another bottle from the same batch in the fridge - fingers crossed

[fatbloke]

It'll be gin and ginger beer as soon as I finish typing this

Hey ho!

[Rich]

Opened a bottle of Amarone that's really for Sunday dinner tomorrow, Tastes ok, should be very good tomorrow, (from Costco..)

Racking off night tonight, and filtering ready for a morning of bottling tomorrow. So, got glasses all over the place (settling, need to drink through teeth to avoid the bits) from the dregs of the carboys. Merlot and Cili '09, and a Shiraz kit, and a Cab sav kit. What doesn't get drunk this eve will go tomorrow when it's settled! Bottle tree is full of sanitised bottles, Corker is at the ready. Soon have space on the bench for more. Now, off to browse HWS

Also, racked off my lemon/lime cello, tastes well good. Put it in small 185ml bottles so it may last more than a week

[ukric]

Now, off to browse HWS

That's an expensive pass time

[NorthernWiner]

2006 Monte Antico Toscana Sangiovese-Merlot-Cabernet blend. Wow. This is hands down the best 10 buck wine I've ever tasted.

[goldseal]

Another Lychee from the same batch as the corked bottle. This one is fine.

Folloowed by a 2008 cabardes. Really good, peppery liquorice sort of thing

[NorthernWiner]

Spent the last week in California drinking a lot of different wines.

Tonight I am drinking beer.

[goldseal]

A wine tasting at a local bar last night so, like Steve, lots of different wines. Nothing I would run out and buy though

[spritzer]

A bottle of Miller....
My ears feel like they are bleeding, after a busy night at work.
Tis nice to have a quiet 10 mins now

[koomber]

1 Pint of Greene King IPA (Always a Pleasure)
1 Pint of Black Sheep Ale (New to me. A Pleasure to drink)
1 Pint of Waggle Dance (meh).

Tonight I'm going to try and source some Bredog in the rmeote north of Scotland (more remote than the Brewdog brewery!).

Having a Brewdog fest in honour of my old flatmate who is head brewer there

[lockwood1956]

After some boiler truamas......

(good job I got that new one fron Lidl)

my Pils is finally on to boil...


only need to boil for 90 mins, cool and pitch yeast, then I can neck the IPA sat waiting for me

[fatbloke]

brandy and ginger ale (pint glass) which is just excellent, after a hot afternoon sitting watching Harlequins RL Vs Wigan at The Stoop (unsurprisingly, Wigan won), followed by the drive back and F&C's for nose bag.........

regards

jtfb

[koomber]

After some boiler truamas......

(good job I got that new one fron Lidl)

my Pils is finally on to boil...


only need to boil for 90 mins, cool and pitch yeast, then I can neck the IPA sat waiting for me

Hope it all goes well for you with the lidl boiler. Could you let me know how you get on? Are you using any modifications to the standard boiler as there has been a lot of discussion on JBK about them.