Beer Tasting with Cherry & Jay: English Brown Ale

[bluesugarmonkeys]

Why a Pogues song at the begining? They're Irish not English. Have you tried Spitfire ale? It's astonishingly good.

[JKsWatchables]

Thank you! I've been waiting for someone to point out the Pogues-not-English thing! Answer: the beginning part with the song was meant as a general sort of intro for the beer series...the series that never was.

[1herp1]

If there wasn't any English ale in the world, I'd kill myself.

[JKsWatchables]

It'd be the only humane thing to do...

[bizgravy]

5:10 - 5:24

magic

do i see a series coming on? What's next, lagers?

[JKsWatchables]

Because we are drunkards (see a previous comment for verification) this will undoubtedly become a series. In fact, I believe we plan on doing the next one on the American amber/red style. Cherry will no doubt coerce me into doing one on the German Hefeweizen, while one day I will force her to drink pint after thick chocolatey pint of Irish Stout.

[kimball100]

You did not include Tesco Lager amoungst the other great english ales?! Only 42p a can!

[JKsWatchables]

Ah, but as good as Tesco's lager is, relative to its cheapness, it is indeed a lager and not an ale. The difference lies in the yeast. Lagers use a yeast that ferments at a much colder temperature (usually around 40 degrees) than most ales (often around 70-75 degrees). Lager yeast sits on the bottom of the fermenter and ale yeast rises to the top. For more riveting information such as that, stick around for episode two!

[vanawesome]

aww. you toos crazy kids are ah-dorable! and by Ah-dorable i mean Drunkards!

[JKsWatchables]

As well as being ah-dorable and a drunkard, might I add that Cherry is also a dirty whore.

[edacherry]

Stop flirting! You're embarrassing me!

[Bloomazz]

dirty whore? il bring over 5 bottles of newcastle brown fresh from newcastle for some sort of orgy

[JKsWatchables]

You hear that Baby, an orgy is just 5 Newkies away!

[qperman07]

I look forward to the tequila version of this tutorial. Less talk. Less clothing.

Alcohol is the answer. What was the question?

[JKsWatchables]

I was going to invite you to one of our future tastings, but if you're threatening a less clothed Qperman, well you can just kiss your golden ticket goodbye!

[kennypark]

Can't beat beer.

[MrChief101]

I almost, just almost, now want to try a beer. I think. Maybe not-- you keep going, guys. I'll quote you when I'm asked to drink the stuff and sound all knowledgable.

Don't you just hate the over-use of hazle nuts everywhere?

[JKsWatchables]

No sir, I do not! And furthermore I object to this anti-hazlenut rhetoric you're espousing! (Was that a little over the top? Sorry, I've been reading too many 18th century English novels lately.)

[edacherry]

I should have married you.

[MrChief101]

Sadly, poor edacherry, I am betrothed to another! But, see, Sir! What this small nut has done to unhinge the poor girl's wits? Can you not see the deleterious effects upon this lass?

Hazlenut "beer", hazlenut added to liqueur, hazlenut extract in coffee-- added by addled souls who believe they are improving it! The noble bean corrupted by the base-- ack.

And so, in summation, Sir, I call for a complete removal of the hazle nut from all of decent society.

Yrs in Chrst,

M Chief 101

[FarmerJaz]

Ha, I actually went to a beer tasting the other night of some of Pittsburghs finest brews. They all tasted like crap. But who am I to judge... I have a habit of drinking a lot of Red Dog :S

[JKsWatchables]

...oh I get it, like ethnic ballsack beer! LOL, oh mercy!

[OriginalTessaMessa]

Holy crap! That Rogue beer Joe and I bought to try just about 3 weeks ago! I'm gonna send you the clip right now.

We also tried Rogue's chocolate beer which we left open and alone to die after the first few sips. Anyhoo. I loved this video and really enjoy trying different beers. Current favorite: Chimay Bleu. Don't get to have it very often, but it is certainly slap-my-monkey-delicious.

Cherry? You are hilarious. We all must 'beer it up' sometime.

Geeze, this comment is way too long.

[JKsWatchables]

Such a comment as that is NEVER too long!

Yes, Chimay makes one want to slap monkeys. The red one is my favorite...I think. Agreed, Rogue's chocolate beer is hard to get down. Indeed we must imbibe together soon! Unfortunately I must disagree with you on one point...Cherry is not humorous in the least. She just thinks she is. Yeast infections...oh I say!

[TheCuban1040]

Nut brown ale? hahaha