tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post8518516194634981259..comments2024-03-28T07:02:44.451+00:00Comments on The Beer Nut: Mummy!The Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-80072313987156656112011-04-12T19:07:40.212+01:002011-04-12T19:07:40.212+01:00Although I 100% agree with you that it sort of imp...Although I 100% agree with you that it sort of improved (or grew on me) the more I drunk, It remains the only SN beer I really didn't like. I just found it all too much! simple as that. On a shallow/narcisstic note; wonderful artwork.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-67533252648048663722011-04-12T15:53:02.215+01:002011-04-12T15:53:02.215+01:00Yes, I would agree. Sorry for using the 'I'...Yes, I would agree. Sorry for using the 'I' word.<br /><br />Bottom line, if I judged Irish beer by what I could get in my local off-license, I would say that there is no such thing as Irish Craft beer.Chrishttp://www.thebeergeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-70211956702707199202011-04-12T15:44:28.624+01:002011-04-12T15:44:28.624+01:00I think one of your comments went astray, there Ch...I think one of your comments went astray, there Chris, but I take your point: don't criticise the pony's range if you've only seen half its act. I wish I could remember where the comment came from. I thought it was on this blog but can't find it. Maybe it was someone else's. It's perfectly possible that the commenter was familiar with the full Sierra Nevada selection, however.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-67165577127345876302011-04-12T15:39:59.891+01:002011-04-12T15:39:59.891+01:00By the way, our Sierra Nevada Beer Camp beer is be...By the way, our Sierra Nevada Beer Camp beer is being re-released in May. Please give it a good review. It's the California Common.Chrishttp://www.thebeergeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-65084417731390588672011-04-12T14:40:45.095+01:002011-04-12T14:40:45.095+01:00If the pony's act doesn't travel, the pony...If the pony's act doesn't travel, the pony shouldn't be on tour.<br /><br />I think it's perfectly fair to judge a brewery based on the beer in the glass in front you rather than what may as well be a Platonic ideal of it in a brewery thousands of miles away.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-28972674281168565962011-04-12T14:35:20.178+01:002011-04-12T14:35:20.178+01:00Did I say brewery tour? I was commenting on making...Did I say brewery tour? I was commenting on making a judgement on a brewery based upon the beers that make it halfway round the world.Chrishttp://www.thebeergeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-42578338122751929022011-04-12T12:42:04.807+01:002011-04-12T12:42:04.807+01:00Reminds me of this.Reminds me of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozB9fD48pFk" rel="nofollow">this</a>.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-48841418106728119152011-04-12T12:38:47.733+01:002011-04-12T12:38:47.733+01:00With you on the Tumbler ... didn't think much ...With you on the Tumbler ... didn't think much of that at all.<br /><br />The label for this one scares the hell out of me!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beerbirrabier.com" rel="nofollow">BeerBirraBier.</a>Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-27287716357820162332011-04-11T23:51:56.340+01:002011-04-11T23:51:56.340+01:00That said, what makes a good brewery tour? To me t...That said, what makes a good brewery tour? To me the Speakeasy style one where you climb over equipment and risk slipping in slopped beer is a good one. You are in the thick of it.<br />Seeing some old coppers from a window is fairly boring.Reuben Gray - TaleOfAlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-37103145458065174672011-04-11T23:44:22.143+01:002011-04-11T23:44:22.143+01:00Go to the brewery in Chico? Ever been Chris? It is...Go to the brewery in Chico? Ever been Chris? It is a monumental fail as a brewery tour. The tap room is cool as well as the gift shop (reasonable prices too) but the tour itself might as well not exist for all the thought that went in to it.Reuben Gray - TaleOfAlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-49279921218134947592011-04-11T21:29:14.001+01:002011-04-11T21:29:14.001+01:00I haven't tried this yet, but I will. But I ha...I haven't tried this yet, but I will. But I have to come to the defence of Tumbler, I thought it was a nice beer!Mark (Halite)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13889456411151537055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-77262736580267494052011-04-11T17:31:46.651+01:002011-04-11T17:31:46.651+01:00By the way, I agree with you about Tumbler and Gli...By the way, I agree with you about Tumbler and Glissade. Tumbler was a great idea but their regular Brown Ale was better. Glissade is a huge disappointment in comparison to it's predecessor, Pale Bock.<br /><br />Completely disagree about Kellerweis. I love that beer.Chrishttp://www.thebeergeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-65032487500821261772011-04-11T17:23:42.018+01:002011-04-11T17:23:42.018+01:00My advice to the person that you overheard is to p...My advice to the person that you overheard is to pay a visit to the brewery in Chico before passing such a judgement.Chrishttp://www.thebeergeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-2411440587881361102011-04-11T17:12:12.487+01:002011-04-11T17:12:12.487+01:00Somebody, somewhere, once, within earshot of me.
...Somebody, somewhere, once, within earshot of me.<br /><br />But the Porter, Tumbler, Kellerweis and Glissade are all tricks the pony is performing poorly, in my view.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-20999886624346780472011-04-11T17:01:03.550+01:002011-04-11T17:01:03.550+01:00Who gives them grief for being a one-trick pony?Who gives them grief for being a one-trick pony?Chrishttp://www.thebeergeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-21946033982747695842011-04-11T09:47:07.085+01:002011-04-11T09:47:07.085+01:00A lovely beer. If only there was a bit more availa...A lovely beer. If only there was a bit more availability.Reuben Gray - TaleOfAlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.com