Catching Up

I've fallen behind (of course) with this. I have some catching up to do, which I hope to get done tomorrow. In the meantime, I realized that yesterday's sampling of the Nepalese Khurkuri Lager marked the 100th different beer I've tried since I arrived in England. Here they are in very rough chronological order. (Actually, it was 103. I miscounted)

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This is a running list of beers I've had since I arrived in England in January. Most recent beers first.

1. Khukuri Lager (bottle)
2. Oldershaw Heavenly Blonde (cask)
3. Wye Valley Brewery Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout (bottle)
4. Burton Bridge Brewery Burton Dark Porter (bottle)
5. Bateman's Dark Lord (bottle)
6. Bateman's Victory Ale (bottle)
7. Wychewood King Goblin (bottle)
8. Cantillon Gueuze (draft)
9. Cantillon Kriek (draft)
10. Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus (draft)
11. Diebels Alt (draft)
12. Köenig Pilsener (draft)
13. Eifeler Landbier (draft)
14. Köstritzer Schwarzbier (draft)
15. Dom Kölsch (draft)
16. Keizer Karel Charles Quint (draft)
17. Brasserie Lefebre Hopus (bottle)
18. Affligem Blonde (draft)
19. Wieckse Witte (draft)
20. De Struisse Brouwers Black Damnation Mocha Bomb (bottle)
21. Schelde Brouwerie Zeezuiper Tripel (bottle)
22. Maes Pils (draft)
23. Rulle Brown (draft)
24. Palm Speciale Belge (draft)
25. St. Sixtus Westvleteren 6 (Blonde) (bottle)
26. St. Sixtus Westvleteren 8 (bottle)
27. St. Sixtus Westvleteren 12 (bottle)
28. Fruh (bottle)
29. Lindemanns Kriek (bottle)
30. Corsendonk Tempelier (bottle)
31. Haacht Tongerlo Bruin (draft)
32. Jupiler (bottle)
33. Gaffel Kölsch (draft)
34. Frankenheim Alt (draft)
35. Cobra Beer (bottle)
36. Jenning's Cumberland Ale (cask)
37. Everards Sunchaser Blonde (cask)
38. Everards Tiger Bitter (cask)
39. St. Peter's Best Bitter (cask)
40. Hardy's and Hanson's Old Trip (cask)
41. Bellehaven Grand Slam (cask)
42. Champion's (cask)
43. St. Austell's Proper Job (cask)
44. Leffe Blonde (bottle, draft)
45. St. Austell Tribute (cask)
46. Sambrooks Wandle Ale (cask)
47. Sole Bay (Adnams) Brewdolph (cask)
48. Fuller's London Pride (cask)
49. Brugse Zot (on tap)
50. Affligem Brune Dubbel (on tap)
51. Elgood Black Dog (cask)
52. Greene King IPA (can, cask)
53. Rutland Beast (cask)
54. Oldershaw Caskade (cask)
55. Newberry Wyke (cask)
56. Brains SA Gold (bottle)
57. Wells Bombardier (can, cask)
58. Greene King Abbot (can)
59. Wychewood Hobgoblin (can, cask, bottle)
60. Brew Dog 5am Saint (bottle)
61. Brew Dog Hardcore IPA (bottle)
62. Allgates "Mad Monk" (cask)
63. Allgates "Sloe Stout" (cask)
64. Amber "Chocolate Orange Stout" (cask)
65. Andecher "Andechs Dopplebock Dunkel" (draft)
66. Ascot Ales "Anastasia's Imperial Stout" (cask)
67. Ascot Ales "On the Rails" (cask)
68. Brecon "Genesis 1:ii" (cask)
69. Baraustelle "Caulfield Imperial Stout" (draft)
70. Braustelle "Ehrenfelder Alt"(draft)
71. Beowulf "Dark Raven" (cask)
72. Black Hole "Black Hole Bitter" (cask)
73. Boggart Hole "Clough Cascade" (cask)
74. Boggart Hole "Rum Porter" (cask)
75. Bollington "Night Porter" (cask)
76. Bollington "Oat Hill" (cask)
77. Bootleg "Black Widow" (cask)
78. Bridgehouse "Heathcliff Stout" (cask)
79. Brunswick "Black Sabbath" (cask)
80. Burscough "Black Cannon Stout" (cask)
81. Bushy's Manx Bitter (cask)
82. Coniston "#9 Barleywine" (cask)
83. Delirium Tremens (bottle)
84. Elland "1872 Porter" (cask)
85. Farmer's Belgian Blue (cask)
86. Fonteinen "Oude Gueze" (Bottle. Very tasty. Crisp, sharp.)
87. Fuller's "1845 Celebration Ale" (bottle)
88. Gouden Carolus "Noel" (draft)
89. Heart of Wales "Welsh Black" (cask)
90. Hofbräu "Oktoberfest" (draft)
91. Howard Town "Dark Peak" (cask)
92. Karg "Weissbier" (draft)
93. Liefmans "Cuvée-Brut" (bottle)
94. Milestone "Dark Knight" w/ raspberries (cask)
95. Northern "Deep Dark Secret" (cask)
96. Schlenkerla "Eiche" (draft)
97. St Feuillien "Cuvée de Noël" (draft)
98. Thornbridge "Versa" (bottle)
99. Troubadour "Blonde" (bottle)
100. Vierzehnheiligen Nothelfer "Silberbock Hell" (draft)
101. Vierzehnheiligen Nothelfer "Trunk Dunkel" (draft)
102. Wickwar "Station Porter" (cask)
103. Bacchus Frambozenbier (bottle)

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The British Winter Ales Fest

This past weekend we packed our backpacks and headed to Manchester. There's lots to do in that city—museums, good restaurants, the Man U stadium, Legoland, &c &c &c.

I went to the National Winter Ales Festival. I'd volunteered to do anything, from sweeping floors to mopping, to whatever, but they came back with "do you want to pour beer?" Um, yes please.

London Calling . . .

Last weekend we traveled to London to visit for a few days. We got to do the usual touristy things: See Buckingham palace, Parliament, 10 Downing, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the National Gallery, etc. The kids rode the double-decker bus, which they loved. We took the Tube around, and walked.

It was a good time. I managed to squeeze in a few beers and some decent food, as well.