read this in a cockney baggage handler accent
- -davies-

i wrote it in a cockney baggage handler accent.

nice, glad you like it.

as far as porters/stouts that come in under 5.5% go london porter is god-tier. ridiculously good for such a sessionable beer.
- daeth

it really is too. i feel like i could just keep drinking this.

i will definitely be roping off a special spot in the fridge for some of this.

i will definitely try some others because this was delicious and i just read on the back of the bottle that this guy (i think it says anthony) hopes i will enjoy trying all of his fine ales.
- kicksave856

London Pride was my go to lighter ale for drinking with friends. Reasonable price.

London Pride is a great session beer too. I like ESB more but it's 6%.

Fullers 1845 though.. I need it. It hasn't been sold here in three years or so. It's so good. It's my favourite regular beer from them by far.

London Pride is a great session beer too. I like ESB more but it's 6%.

Fullers 1845 though.. I need it. It hasn't been sold here in three years or so. It's so good. It's my favourite regular beer from them by far.
- daeth

Only ever had it three times. Yummy. LCBO's vary so much in quality, I remember I had to go to a specific one if I wanted to buy any beer that wasn't garbage. The closest LCBO had the smallest vintages section I've ever seen too, it was rubbish. Great if you want to buy lagers and cheap poop.

drinking the dragon's milk now. i like the label. dragon. vintage 2013 and all that bit. like the brewery.

gotta be honest. i'm not enjoying this beer. again, it's probably got at least something to do with the 10%. i could tell by the smell i was in trouble because i smelled too strong of an alcohol aroma. could also just be the "bourbon barrel" thing. there's just a taste going on here that i don't really like. and the aftertaste really is off-putting to me.

you can't say i didn't try.

Only ever had it three times. Yummy. LCBO's vary so much in quality, I remember I had to go to a specific one if I wanted to buy any beer that wasn't garbage. The closest LCBO had the smallest vintages section I've ever seen too, it was rubbish. Great if you want to buy lagers and cheap poop.
- AdamFrench

Yeah, there are like 5 or 6 good LCBOs in Toronto and the rest are useless.

I miss 1845 so much. It showed up multiple years in a row so I kind of took it for granted. I'm buying a case next time it comes here.

drinking the dragon's milk now. i like the label. dragon. vintage 2013 and all that bit. like the brewery.

gotta be honest. i'm not enjoying this beer. again, it's probably got at least something to do with the 10%. i could tell by the smell i was in trouble because i smelled too strong of an alcohol aroma. could also just be the "bourbon barrel" thing. there's just a taste going on here that i don't really like. and the aftertaste really is off-putting to me.

you can't say i didn't try.
- kicksave856

Based on reviews it sounds like it's something I'd like. You're not big on high ABV beers though. If you can get a bottle of Peche Mortel and you don't like it I'd probably write off all imperials lol.

Based on reviews it sounds like it's something I'd like. You're not big on high ABV beers though. If you can get a bottle of Peche Mortel and you don't like it I'd probably write off all imperials lol.
- daeth

i can't find that anywhere.

people look at me like i have three heads when i ask for it.



but, actually i don't even know if it's as much the 10% as the taste i'm not into here. i'm definitely not digging the 10%, but it's more just a taste i don't like.

i always want to say "maybe i got a bad batch" but at $4.47 for one bottle i'm not gonna try it again.

First Brooklyn BCS and now this

First Brooklyn BCS and now this
- daeth

okay. trying the innis & gunn scottish porter.

i don't know anything about a scottish porter, or if that's even really a thing, but this beer poured red. that's not a porter that i'm used to. also had like an inch and a half of light bubbly lumpy head, which is also not something i'm used to seeing with a porter.

it smells sweet. not sure what it reminds me of. says molasses is added but it's not really that. it smells like something else.

really striking out tonight. this beer is also not good. it tastes like a worse version of that old chub scotch ale (tin!) i had last thanksgiving. definitely not a porter. i don't care what the label says (i'm gonna love you, each and every day).

seriously though, it's crap. (frank) this.

okay. trying the innis & gunn scottish porter.

i don't know anything about a scottish porter, or if that's even really a thing, but this beer poured red. that's not a porter that i'm used to. also had like an inch and a half of light bubbly lumpy head, which is also not something i'm used to seeing with a porter.

it smells sweet. not sure what it reminds me of. says molasses is added but it's not really that. it smells like something else.

really striking out tonight. this beer is also not good. it tastes like a worse version of that old chub scotch ale (tin!) i had last thanksgiving. definitely not a porter. i don't care what the label says (i'm gonna love you, each and every day).

seriously though, it's crap. (frank) this.
- kicksave856

Not a fan of Innis & Gunn personally.

Not a fan of Innis & Gunn personally.
- AdamFrench

i think this is my second crack at one of their beers without success.

i won't be trying any others.

i think this is my second crack at one of their beers without success.

i won't be trying any others.
- kicksave856

*low fives*

*low fives*
- AdamFrench

*low fives right back*

drinking the dragon's milk now. i like the label. dragon. vintage 2013 and all that bit. like the brewery.

gotta be honest. i'm not enjoying this beer. again, it's probably got at least something to do with the 10%. i could tell by the smell i was in trouble because i smelled too strong of an alcohol aroma. could also just be the "bourbon barrel" thing. there's just a taste going on here that i don't really like. and the aftertaste really is off-putting to me.

you can't say i didn't try.
- kicksave856

put the stopper back in and bring the rest to me

put the stopper back in and bring the rest to me
- -davies-

i finished it, but i have to admit i choked it down. actually i dumped like the last inch of the glass so i could try another beer.

i really didn't like the taste of that beer.

i see there's one aged in oak barrels and one aged in bourbon barrels.

maybe you guys had the oak barrels one.



EDIT: nope, they're saying they're the same beer just labeled differently.

put the stopper back in and bring the rest to me
- -davies-

You can take that German smoke flavoured beer too.

One swig and I actually threw up. Revolting.

You can take that German smoke flavoured beer too.

One swig and I actually threw up. Revolting.
- AdamFrench

hate that poop.

tastes like a drank a camp fire.

one of the few beers in my life i actually dumped.

You can take that German smoke flavoured beer too.

One swig and I actually threw up. Revolting.
- AdamFrench

come on even i hate that

drinking the dragon's milk now. i like the label. dragon. vintage 2013 and all that bit. like the brewery.

gotta be honest. i'm not enjoying this beer. again, it's probably got at least something to do with the 10%. i could tell by the smell i was in trouble because i smelled too strong of an alcohol aroma. could also just be the "bourbon barrel" thing. there's just a taste going on here that i don't really like. and the aftertaste really is off-putting to me.

you can't say i didn't try.
- kicksave856

are you working on your impressions

come on even i hate that
- -davies-

Somebody on here likes them. Best not be daeth

are you working on your impressions
- watsonnostaw

yes.

so far i just sound like dudley moore in arthur though