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I find with Beers that I like to change my 'regular' beer over time. I might stay with one regular beer for a few boxes or a few years, but regardless I do enjoy trying out the ever expanding range on offer at the local bottl'o.
Anyway, I thought I might share a pleasant little surprise I stumbled across recently...
I find 'cleanskins' a bit hit and miss, but this is definately a hit, well to my humble palette anyway...

Green Beer- a premium imported beer, and the added bonus- it's about the cheapest box in the store @ $34- @ my local....

A local pumpkin brew. I'm trying to find out name. It was outstanding!

Moonshine

I've had some amazing shine in my day. Favorite is apple pie shine. But, never tried home distilled Scotch.

This one is for the ladies.

Hibiscus flowers preserved in syrup and added to Cava or Prosecco.
Very pretty!

Latest find...
Johnnie Walker Select Rye Cask


Not Johnnie Walker Blue Label... but...

Still smooth...
Rare, one a month or so...should last me over a year...
Peace.
bk

Hi
This is a shot of The Barge Inn in Honey Street. It is on the Kennet and Avon canal in Wiltshire, UK.
Used as the back drop for many movies and TV series it featured in the detective series Morse. ( The Canal Murders.) It is one hours cruising from my home mooring . About three miles. We use it a lot. Wiltshire is crop circle land and the Barge Inn is crop circle central.
They are twinned with Roswell. I believe that is somewhere in New Mexico.
They sell, “Green ( alien) beer” and “Orange”(radioactive) cider.
Trust me. Don’t drink it!
Try 6X or Old Peculiar.
If you are really lucky try the sloe gin from some of the barge men

Any home made wine reciepes? I have one for water melon I have not tried yet but about to, if anyone is interested.

I made a great mistake whilst touring NZ earlier this year.

I said, lets go and do the brewery tour (montieths) when in greymouth.

The tour itself is pretty lame really, but we all got to pour a pony from the tap, and drink it, then head over to the bar and try three samples (ponies).

I had thought that the missus would not like the beer, and pass them to me, and maybe have a cider or two. Well, she likes the amber stuff doesn't she.

American Pale Ale was what we were able to pour. What a pleasant drop. She now loves Pale Ales, and makes me go to the local and pick up a six pack most weeks. It was a limited release and we never found it in Bottle shops around NZ, but there were plenty of other choices.

We also tried most of their other drops over the course of the 4 weeks we were over there, especially their limited release stuff. Unfortunately I haven't found any of them in Bunbury, but will have a poke around Perth next time I am up there.

Just finished a gallon of watermelon wine, it was 18 abv according to the hydrometer. had excellent taste and punch. Should've let it sit longer but... it's gone

Anyone have some beer recipes?

All of them

My favorite recipe is:
Chill well
Open on a hot day
use a cooly cup, cuzie, or whatever you call them
Drink and enjoy the day!

I just started 5 gallon old ale recipe and finished a 5 gallon IPA that soured but still taste ok (hafta drink it fast before the taste is to sour), I also have a 6 gallon batch of blueberry fermenting.