tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post8507753464925529656..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: An afternoon of beer tasting (and some food consumption too!)YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-50627651297888816992015-08-27T23:12:30.247+08:002015-08-27T23:12:30.247+08:00Hi once more T --
Yeah, I've read that articl...Hi once more T --<br /><br />Yeah, I've read that article. <br /><br />FYI, The Coedo Taproom has opened. Unfortunately, when I went there to try it last week, I was told that they were having problems with the pumps, so I left and went somewhere else for beer instead!<br /><br />Beer and Fish has opened too but I have yet to give it a try. Also, I tried a pale ale by Black Kite just this YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-31307205047402845572015-08-27T15:13:11.418+08:002015-08-27T15:13:11.418+08:00Hi there,
Found a piece of sort of old news about...Hi there,<br /><br />Found a piece of sort of old news about new local bars and brewers to be opened this year:<br /><br />http://hk.dining.asiatatler.com/features/beer-bulletin-the-bars-and-breweries-opening-soon-in-hong-kong#slide-6<br /><br />You might like to take a look.<br /><br />TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-44422271366172273052015-08-26T10:00:22.389+08:002015-08-26T10:00:22.389+08:00Hi once again T --
I've not had HK Beer's...Hi once again T --<br /><br />I've not had HK Beer's Sevens Stout for a while. Remember it as tasting okay but being a bit "thin" and less complex compared to the Imperial Stouts I love. Have you tried any oatmeal stouts or milk stouts? (I remember loving Castle milk stout from South Africa a lot when I lived in Tanzania.) Perhaps they'd work better for your bread baking?YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-64582463947886803292015-08-25T22:48:44.862+08:002015-08-25T22:48:44.862+08:00Hi there,
Yes, City Super is the primarily locati...Hi there,<br /><br />Yes, City Super is the primarily location that I purchase 'Sevens' Stout produced by HK Beers. have to try it by the tap for this one as it is locally made. It is not an Imperiod Stout and it is not as potent as Old Rasputin. For a local stout under $20.- it taste just as good to me. <br /><br />I used 'Sevens' for bread making too and is one of my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-49327654160486850322015-08-25T21:52:14.621+08:002015-08-25T21:52:14.621+08:00Hi once more T --
Too bad re your deciding to giv...Hi once more T --<br /><br />Too bad re your deciding to give Beertopia a miss. I'd have suggested that we meet up there if you also were amenable to giving it a try during the day part of Saturday.<br /><br />I finally checked out Craftissimo last week. Had a look and chat with the friendly owner (who told me that they're opening a branch in Sheung Wan soon) but didn't end up with YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-38899853601714911642015-08-24T23:54:26.112+08:002015-08-24T23:54:26.112+08:00Hi there,
I don't think I'm going. I'...Hi there,<br /><br />I don't think I'm going. I'm not too fond of crowded places. I might go to the Bottle Shop in Sai Kung and see what do they have in stock after hiking that way instead.<br /><br />I am tempted to try that extremely expensive barrel aged stout listed in Craftissimo (for a 330 ml bottle, that is). (http://www.craftissimo.hk/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-3328880149569641692015-08-24T23:36:14.782+08:002015-08-24T23:36:14.782+08:00Hi T --
I've tried one of the Evil Twin imper...Hi T --<br /><br />I've tried one of the Evil Twin imperial stouts but have to say I wasn't too impressed. (Yes, there ARE imperial stouts that I don't love...!) <br /><br />BTW, are you going to Beertopia? I definitely am planning to... to the Saturday day session -- which I hope will be less insane than the night ones -- at the very least! ;bYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-28740553217671442642015-08-24T16:22:44.648+08:002015-08-24T16:22:44.648+08:00Hi there,
I just checked out the website of Evil ...Hi there,<br /><br />I just checked out the website of Evil Twin. It would seem they have quite a few Imperial Stouts. Some of them with AVB over 10% (http://eviltwin.dk/)<br /><br />TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-7704269267849413132015-08-12T22:10:08.897+08:002015-08-12T22:10:08.897+08:00Hi T --
It's quite the list, with some beers ...Hi T --<br /><br />It's quite the list, with some beers I'm definitely looking forward to drinking (hopefully in draft form)! Sad to not see Minoh Beer -- and, this time around, any Flying Fish beers, particularly the XPA, and those from Shanghai's Boxing Cat Brewery -- on there though... :S<br /><br />And I do worry too about the event being over-crowded this year, now that it'YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-235130948482800572015-08-12T12:17:01.621+08:002015-08-12T12:17:01.621+08:00Hi there,
I found the bear list of Beertopia 2015...Hi there,<br /><br />I found the bear list of Beertopia 2015 online earlier. That is quite a list:<br /><br />https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0893/8664/files/Beertopia_2015_-_Beer_List.pdf?4758751202967430626<br /><br />The event would probably be much too crowded of my liking.....<br /><br />TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-26686963993221025002015-08-05T16:08:27.465+08:002015-08-05T16:08:27.465+08:00Hi T --
I've heard of craftissimo but haven&#...Hi T --<br /><br />I've heard of craftissimo but haven't been yet. Have been contenting myself for the most part with HK Brewcraft. Do root around other stores when I'm in the area though. E.g., I found some Samuel Smith beers in a store in Yuen Long located on the same stretch of road as the B-chai dessert place! ;bYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-64353107755456093972015-08-05T15:29:25.657+08:002015-08-05T15:29:25.657+08:00Hi there,
No Old Rasputin on local Taps info yet....Hi there,<br /><br />No Old Rasputin on local Taps info yet. But I bumped into a sort of new bottle shop in TST East (www.craftissimo.hk) who is carrying some Samuel Smith stuffs.<br /><br />They also some aged ale/imperial stout around (like this one http://www.craftissimo.hk/mikkeller-george-barrel-aged-bourbon-edition)<br /><br />Things are a bit pricey there though.<br /><br />Thanks & Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-25105591748091209752015-08-01T23:26:08.787+08:002015-08-01T23:26:08.787+08:00Hi T --
I'm glad you finally found a bottle o...Hi T --<br /><br />I'm glad you finally found a bottle of Old Rasputin, and found it to your liking! HK$30 for a bottle is well worth it, to my mind. <br /><br />If you EVER see it on tap in town, PLEASE let me know about it! Ditto re the Sam Smith Imperial Stout (which I still have great memories of finding on tap in Sam Smith owned pubs in England such as the Chandos near Trafalgar YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-26563841576160976232015-08-01T22:29:33.119+08:002015-08-01T22:29:33.119+08:00Hi there,
Finally found a bottle shop in Western ...Hi there,<br /><br />Finally found a bottle shop in Western District, Hong Kong Island selling 'Old Rasputin' at $30.- a bottle. That was a WOW! Very creamy with a caramel nose. In the pallet it is very smooth. The usual slight bitterness as expected from a Stout but also with a dark chocolate like flavour. Very complicated. Might be a bit too much for making bread as it might Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-7355052243379997762015-04-21T19:07:31.563+08:002015-04-21T19:07:31.563+08:00Hi one more time T --
Given a choice, I prefer dr...Hi one more time T --<br /><br />Given a choice, I prefer draft beer to beer in bottles or cans, so I do frequent pubs/bars. But I've got to say that I do get better choices of beers in bottles these days in Hong Kong than in pubs/bars, so the bar that I most regularly go to is a sake bar rather than a beer specialist! ;)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-3003899249049497232015-04-21T14:32:03.672+08:002015-04-21T14:32:03.672+08:00Hi there,
I seldom go to pups/bars so maybe that&...Hi there,<br /><br />I seldom go to pups/bars so maybe that's what I missed.<br /><br />Anyway..... just bought two bottles of 'Sevens' from HK Beer during lunch break. Should be good for my next bake this weekend.<br /><br />I'll certainly try to get hold of one of those Imperial Stouts if I could.<br /><br />TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-85259440172335622412015-04-21T11:38:30.458+08:002015-04-21T11:38:30.458+08:00Hi yet again T --
I don't think I saw an impe...Hi yet again T --<br /><br />I don't think I saw an imperial stout on tap in Hong Kong until about 1 1/2 years ago. I remember it well...it was the Nogne O -- a beer from Norway -- at Dickens Bar! Liked it a lot, and ditto re such as Shanghai microbrewery Boxing Cat's King Louie Imperial Stout, which I found on tap at The Roundhouse.<br /><br />More recently, have had the Renaissance YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-38631795649409979312015-04-20T15:30:54.350+08:002015-04-20T15:30:54.350+08:00Hi there,
Here in HK we do not have much choice o...Hi there,<br /><br />Here in HK we do not have much choice of Stouts in the past two decades. Guinness is the best well known one with a few Japanese Stouts (Asahi, Sapporo & Evisu, I think). I think Mackeson was here for decades, I did not pay much attention to it. All mass production brands. <br /><br />I think even Tsingdao and local (then) San Miguel had one, but I have not tasted Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-89556158308738438472015-04-20T10:49:15.578+08:002015-04-20T10:49:15.578+08:00Hi T --
For years, I thought I didn't like st...Hi T --<br /><br />For years, I thought I didn't like stouts because Guiness was the only stout I was familiar with. But then I had a revelatory taste of a Samuel Smith Imperial Stout and, when living in Tanzania, developed a love for Castle Milk Stout. After that, I got to realizing that I love many stouts, especially imperial stouts, but also oatmeal stouts, etc. <br /><br />Basically, I YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-10778994606699990302015-04-19T23:56:37.990+08:002015-04-19T23:56:37.990+08:00Hi there,
Thanks for the tip. Guiness (the draug...Hi there,<br /><br />Thanks for the tip. Guiness (the draught version) is sort of creamy and could be considered liquid food if one is hungry. I don't consider it strong though. Just mention it as it is widely available and easy to obtain and most beer drinkers knew how it feels.<br /><br />Old Rasputin is another story, I think. I'm yet to encounter bottle shops carrying it, except Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-70844385235328719032015-04-19T23:23:13.689+08:002015-04-19T23:23:13.689+08:00Hi again T --
Guiness to me is a pretty weak stou...Hi again T --<br /><br />Guiness to me is a pretty weak stout. Imperial stouts, by definition, should be stronger than Guiness. So... if you consider Guiness -- that's what you mean by Irish black stuff, right? -- a 1, then the Old Rasputin is a 3 or even 4... ;bYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-2580326598285206252015-04-19T22:08:13.133+08:002015-04-19T22:08:13.133+08:00Hi there,
I wonder how strong the Old Resputin wo...Hi there,<br /><br />I wonder how strong the Old Resputin would be. If we use Irish Black stuff as the rating of 1, is Old Resputin stronger than Guinness? The Brewdog Black Ale I tried the other day is already quite potent despite it is not a stout.<br /><br />Hmm.... Maybe some vintage ale next time?<br /><br />TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-50742255867598763452015-04-18T00:48:39.142+08:002015-04-18T00:48:39.142+08:00Hi once more T --
Wow re your making your own bre...Hi once more T --<br /><br />Wow re your making your own bread! Re making bread with the Old Rasputin Imperial Stout -- be aware that it has a very strong malty taste... <br /><br />BTW, recently tried another Imperial stout -- German brewery Crew Republic's Roundhouse Kick. Think it's pretty good too! :)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-4035552872878740592015-04-17T16:19:21.962+08:002015-04-17T16:19:21.962+08:00Hi there,
I started making no knead bread with Be...Hi there,<br /><br />I started making no knead bread with Beer and Cider a few weeks ago. I found this (https://www.brewdog.com/beer/amplified/libertine-black-ale) black ale in City Super and it tasted very nice. A lot of fruit with a dose of bitterness.<br /><br />While baking the bread, the aroma is distinctive with a tang of beer in the air. The bread retained a bit of the bittter though, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-77056118711992180262014-05-19T20:09:55.339+08:002014-05-19T20:09:55.339+08:00Hi once again T --
Agree re good drinks being mea...Hi once again T --<br /><br />Agree re good drinks being meant to be sipped -- though I also have to say that the first few quick mouthfuls of cold beer or even just plain water when you're really parched can taste like the nectar of the gods! ;bYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.com