Talkin' 'bout Beerz

[Mr Gundam]

I have been threatened with a good time

And what a good time it is!

Current casks:

CASK​

Dark Mild​

A surprisingly light-bodied session ale with a rich roasted malt character.

Best Bitter​

A well balanced, copper colored ale brewed with British Crystal malts and First Gold hops.

Golden Ale​

-A refreshing Golden Ale, with a bright, crisp malt body and complex hop character.

Cambridge Bitter​

Traditional Ordinary Bitter brewed with Golden Promise Malt from Norfolk, England and UK grown Progress hops. Well balanced, slightly hoppy and extremely drinkable.

Irish Extra Stout​

Irish-style Extra Stout, inspired by the slightly stronger Stouts traditionally brewed in Ireland. Brewed with Maris Otter malt, flaked Barley and Roasted Barley for a rich, smooth stout that finishes with clean, crisp bitterness.

Extra Hoppy Bitter​

Hoppy English-style Bitter, brewed in collaboration with Charles Faram Hops as part of Project Firkin. Hopped with UK-grown Harlequin and Olicana hops.

Porter​

A classic Brown Porter with notes of chocolate malt and a clean finish. Pours a deep, dark reddish-brown, with lovely aromas of cocoa, caramel and dried fruits.

Pretty Hoppy Pale​

Cask conditioned session Pale Ale, brewed with Golden Promise Malt and hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe.

 

[SAISON FUCK]

And what a good time it is!

Current casks:

 

[BigFrank]

Show me that cask hearted ale.

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Show me that cask hearted ale.

The cask scene in Kalamazoo, MI is deeply depressing.

The one? spot that had cask beers occasionally closed a few months back. I had Two Hearted on cask there a few times.

I probably had it more frequently at the Map Room than I ever had it in Kzoo. I don't know if Bell's Eccentric Cafe ever had a cask system, but they haven't in 10 years, if they ever did.

 

[Skittle34]

Fuck, a cask fest sounds lovely these days

If you can get out to Boston, there's a cask festival happening this week starting Wednesday. Happens every March and has been for almost 30 years

NERAX

 

[iong516]

I don’t take advantage often enough, but Toronado has 2-3 things on cask at all times. Thanks to BrandoSF for tipping me off about cask Tipple being so incredible while it lasted last Xmas season

 

[Sage]

You have to try cask beer in northern England if you haven’t. The quality difference between there and everywhere else is outrageous.

 

[Nate]

You have to try cask beer in northern England if you haven’t. The quality difference between there and everywhere else is outrageous.

Fresh cask Landlord is a bucket list beer for me

 

[Jnorton00]

If you can get out to Boston, there's a cask festival happening this week starting Wednesday. Happens every March and has been for almost 30 years

NERAX

One of these days I'll finally go. I almost signed up to volunteer but never got around to it.

 

[OceanOfMead]

DotLA is on a hiatus (since 2020) but still on the CBS website as an event they occasionally host. This is the real tragedy. Give us back our cask fest. Chicago just won March Mildness (again).

 

[Disco P]

You have to try cask beer in northern England if you haven’t. The quality difference between there and everywhere else is outrageous.

Christ, no. They use sparklers in the north. It might produce a nice-looking head but it destroys the mouthfeel imo.

Cask Landlord is a God tier beer though.

 

[Sage]

Christ, no. They use sparklers in the north. It might produce a nice-looking head but it destroys the mouthfeel imo.

Cask Landlord is a God tier beer though.

So this particular pub, The Sportsman in Huddersfield (which is my favorite pub in England), will actually pour you any beer without the sparkler if you ask for it.

 

[Disco P]

So this particular pub, The Sportsman in Huddersfield (which is my favorite pub in England), will actually pour you any beer without the sparkler if you ask for it.

I knew I recognized that pub! Yeah, that is an excellent place. I used to love The Grove as well, but I haven't been for a very long time. I know it changed hands a while ago.

I should have put two and two together with the Magic Rock pump clip in the background. Crazy that both them and Summer Wine are now out of business. Says a lot about the state of the beer industry.

 

[OceanOfMead]

Really proud of Abe and David and can’t wait to check the place out in person in June.

 

[phing]

Sparklers have their place, imo. OG traditional cask does as well. Best cask lineup I've ever seen is at the train station in York. 20+ fresh cask pulls right off the rail. The town is the best for cask as well. Blue Bell in particular

 

[phing]

Does Founders still brew/release Imperial Stout?

 

[GRDave]

Does Founders still brew/release Imperial Stout?

I think 2020 was the last year, and it may have been taproom only. 2019 was released in bottles.

 

[matedog]

Cask ale is like tamales or meatloaf - it can never be great. You can have very good cask ale for sure but it’s never going to be THAT good. And I don’t want to hear about some amazing cask mild you had at a pub in West Hamfortshire.

 

[iong516]

Tamales and cask ales not being capable of greatness is certainly a take

 

[BigFrank]

I don’t think I wanna live in a world with shitty meatloaf and tamales.