It's not Saturday and it's beer!!
Hurrah for the beer. Being on holiday my days have blended into one big long day with sleeps and beers interspersed between.
Which is no bad thing in my book apart from the long long drive I have tomorrow as I venture up into the grim north for our staycation "beach" holiday.
Obviously, I will be attempting to keep the sleeping and beering to a minimum as I drive. To this end I have been getting as beered up as possible before I go so that my brain doesn't try anything funny on me whilst at the wheel.
Tactical thinking, yes you are right
So here I am, raiding the fridge and what do I find?
This little beauty.
The Pure Baltic Cold IPA (5.3% ABV)
Brewed by Cold Town Brewing
Fermented at a chilly 15C, rather than the standard 18C apparently
It's a fine filly, leaping into the glass like a pale golden salmon. At first the paleness worries me until I realise it is merely pale with the cold of the northern wastes of Scotland. It has a fair bit of froth in the head like the side of a Scottish club goers mouth at two in the morning.
But apart from that, how does it taste you ask?
Well, I am glad you did! It tastes splendid, very smooth on the hops which is unlike your average IPA which usually attempts to sandpaper your nob with the damn things. Only a slight bitterness which is very welcome.
There is a lingering almost lemoniness to it which is very refreshing. Not a bad lemon like those ones that people try to stick up your arse in a brothel but a fine, sweetish citrus one.
I am fortunate to have several more of these gems chilling as we speak and must pull myself away from the fire to forage more from the ice box.
Cheers!!
