Virtual Happy Hour (Brews & Spirits, Pics & Reviews)

[Cadence]

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[Zardnaar]

Big weekend, ANZAC day Australia New Zealand Army Core day).

Drinking done Indiand and Russian beers with Australian wine because in 1915 the ANZACs invaded Turkey on behalf of the UK because Germany invaded Belgium and France due to a Serb shooting an Austrian in Bosnia. So we have a long weekend.

 

[Zardnaar]

400km drive and I find this.

Disappeared after Covid lockdown locally.

 

[Cadence]

400km drive and I find this.


Disappeared after Covid lockdown locally.

What's it like?

 

[Cadence]

Left Hand Brewing Co., Wake Up Dead, Nitro Imperial Stout. Can says "Super smooth with notes of cocoa and dried fruit" 10.2% ABV. 3.9/5, 88/100 Very Good on Beer Advocate.

I usually don't order nitros, but this was good. Didn't really catch the dried fruit taste they advertised, and couldn't tell it was 10.2 (so those are both plusses).

If I did more nitros it would be at least an 8... and I might still give it that.

 

[Zardnaar]

What's it like?

It's a type of pilsner. It's not amazing or anything just easy to drink.

The more exotic beers are nice with a meal or whatever but not so great when you decide to have a few.

That one and the Russian IPAs and APAs went down well with the group.

 

[Zardnaar]

Pint if Panhead Supercharger.

A hoppy pilsner or IPA not sure.

Nice enough but not amazing 7/10 beer weekend.

 

[Zardnaar]

Weekend was a non event in the booze thing. Wasn't feeling the best and didn't even finish my beer at the pub.

Nothing wrong with the beer just ate to much bad food.

Bought a grand total of two packets of D&D minis.

Came back with this though. Only drunk 3/12 kingfisher. Each of these babies is 900mls.

 

[Cadence]

Xingu Brazilian Black Beer. It used to be one of the more variable ones from bottle to bottle (not sure if that's still the case), and I describe it as the black-cherry soda of beers. 3.49/5 and 79/100 okay on beer advocate. 4.6% ABV. Several hundred different beers and a two decades ago this was in my regular rotation. Not anymore, but I might bump it to 80/100 for old time's sake.

 

[Zardnaar]

Sad lack of variety in my beers. In three weeks I've been finishing off that dozen Kingfishers and drunk 2/7 large cans of Zatecky Gus.

About 4 litres/ gallon approx total.