WTF has happened to you Phil?
Have they switched your mouth and arse tubes so that you talk even more shit?
Also, Tena Man is a good way to stay dry. Apparently.
GWS 
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Have a heartâŠat the moment heâs is a swill and spit man. 
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True dat.
Cunts.
Vocation - Heretic - Hazy IPA @ 6.5%
As with everything Vocation this is just north of lovely and just south of exceptional. Better than the last one I had. More creamy with flowery hops that give a little sharp tang once itâs gone down. Very enjoyable.
New Bristol Brewery - Mello Yello - Hazy Pale @5.2%
A little disappointed with this. It was nice and refreshing, not too cloudy but a little haze going on but it was just a little anonymous. Canât even describe the taste or feel. Just ok. Also a LOT of yeast in the bottom of the glass. A LOT.
After a long day Mrs C_S wants a glass of wine.
The pub sells thisâŠ.Shall I? Seems a bit early though
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Go for it!
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Not so boozy lunch on account of the cunty train drivers
Had a mock tail for the first time. - a Raspberry sour
I hate to admit it - it was rather nice
Anyway back home now md preparing to do battle with the treasures of my cellar
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Bought a bottle of this at the Droxford village fair today. Itâs absolutely fucking gorgeous - one of the botanicals is meadowsweet flowers, which give it a truly distinctive taste. MmmmmmmmâŠ
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So the Dom is done
I had a case some years back and every few years we dive in and have another bottle - I have 1 left of the 2004
Moving onto Sena, a Bordeaux blend Chilean red. Some Uber wine wanker gave this 100pts out of 100 and he was right
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I have Grapefruit Nektar.
Sigh
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I was yesterday years old when I learned that San Miguel was a Filipino beer and not a Spanish one.
So there.
Cunts.
This week, I have mostly been quaffingâŠ
Beak Brewery - Tolls IPA @ 6.5%
Loads of pillowy body and carbonation that spreads flavour across the tongue that then turns to sweet flowery goodness and then quickly hop bitterness. Wonderfully balanced taste and a thick mouthfeel make this memorable.
Northern Monk - Order of the Faith - Double Dry Hopped IPA @ 6.5%
So I had this before and something went wrong with the beer or my palate. It was far too malty. This time around thereâs a much better balance. Lovely and refreshing. Worryingly neckable.
Lost Cosmonauts - Double Dry Hopped IPA @ 6%
Deep and heady flavour that at first is quite confrontational. But as I emptied the glass, I warmed to it. Complex stuff going on, on the palate. Oh, and did I mention that itâs ÂŁ2/can in Tesco at the moment? Thatâs like 33.33p per % of alcohol. Ask any tramp, thatâs a good ratio for an IPA!
Can I give a shout-out to Butcherâs Hook Ale House in Bitterne?
Itâs run by @ant, late of this parish, and what that boy doesnât know about beer isnât worth knowing.
He keeps a great cellar and is always looking to find new stuff that puts a smile on punterâs faces.
This is their current menu:
He tells me that he is about to line up Chubbles - a collaboration between Manc brewery Cloudwater and The Veil. Itâs a 10% triple IPA and it completely fucked with my head when I tasted it last month. If you see it anywhere have a go as itâs bloody gorgeous.
@BTripz, what do you say, when itâs on tap you and me get a bank loan and a couple of pints before A+E and a kebab?
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So whatâs with the odd shaped glass @NotBletch ?
Poncy ââFashionâ accessory or a drinking engine that adds a je ne sais quoi to the quaffing experience?
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Put on your âIâm being patronisedâ pants, Kev because thatâs an excellent question!
When youâre spending north of ÂŁ5 for 440ml of hop-infused water youâve got to make sure you get the most from it.
Once in the glass, the beer will deteriorate so a narrow neck and good head (fânarr) will help keep the flavour in for longer. Plus, I do the pretentious sniff of a new beer and, again, the narrow neck (good if youâve got short fingers) helps to funnel the scent up my COVID-ravaged nostrils.
Iâd be lying if I told you that I had done a blind test between an open, broad-rimmed glass and one that concentrates the flavour. But cleverer people than me have recommended it.
Iâm currently limping my way through a Brewdog Hazy Jane (Guava edition) that Mrs Bletch âkindlyâ bought me whilst at ASDA. ItâsâŠa bit chemical. Must try harder.
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Theyâre working really well 
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âKindlyâ? Probably some subliminal messaging that youâre missing thereâŠ
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Definitely lemme know if this trip occurs. Itâs been too long.
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