Ok thats about the extent of my English...back to 'American'. Yeah for those that didn't know, we actually speak American. If you are overseas most Brits will yell at you to speak 'English', I've found that the best response is to try your best South London / cockney accent and let em have it. Just make sure they aren't a Royal Marine first.
While it is fun to rib our allies on the Isles about our linguistic differences, one thing we can agree on I think is beer. And that its good. I've done a few UK brews over the years. Its hard not to, they lay claim to so many distinct styles. I've done some Scottish Wee Heavies, Irish Stout's & Reds but never a straight British Pub Ale.
My priorities have drifted away from home brewing lately. Not really sure why, just one of those things that happens. The outcry for me to get back into it has slowly grown over the last few months until it reached a point where it definitely felt silly constantly answering that I wasn't sure what or when I was going to brew next. Figured I should start with something simple. Remind myself how easy of a process it is. Get something ready for Squamtoberfest in mid-October which was always the norm. What better way to get back into brewing than the bedrock of most Brit's diets? Simple to brew, simple to drink.
This will be a bit lower gravity but perfect after a Fall mountain bike shred or paired up with some Brandy and cider while chowing down on standard Fall eats. Before too long I'm also going to be getting a Rye Stout going for late Fall / Winter that I'm pretty excited about. Kinda digging on Rye right now.
Also going to be some homegrown / homemade apple sauce as well as our pickles, pickled beans, pickled kielbasa and even some pickled zucchini this year at Squamtoberfest. Bring the whole family!
pint of Bitter: the dog's bollocks
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