Caught in the act ...

**Derek** · 5th February 06, 01:36 AM

Was caught in the act here of drinking yet another nice beer. This time from an Edinburgh Brewery.

Iechyd Da

Derek

**calmac** · 5th February 06, 03:45 AM

Derek

After the way Wales played yesterday I think I will join you and go and forget the rugby!

Patrick

**HeathBar** · 5th February 06, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by Derek

Was caught in the act here of drinking yet another nice beer. This time from an Edinburgh Brewery.

OK I get it now...after only 5 hours of sleep, I saw your picture and said...
"Man, Edinburgh really has some cozy looking brewerys...."

The beer was from an Edinburgh brewery, you were not IN an Edinburgh brewery. Did you ever hear of a Scottish beer called Skull Splitter? Its been years since I read about it in a newspaper review. Just curious.
Great pic as always.

**Derek** · 5th February 06, 06:40 AM

Patrick ... I watched the match as well. Hope you have managed to get tickets for next Sunday. Will pm you later today... hoping we can still meet up.
HeathBar .. My thread does sound as if I was in a Brewery. Unfortunately not. No, I have never tried Skull Splitter. Its in the Good Beer Guide as I just had a look .. Brewed by Orkney Brewerys, Stromness. ABV 8.5%. Must put it on a got to try list.
There is also a beer I spotted in the book called Nessie Monster Mash 4.4%, brewed by the Cairngorm Brewery, Aviemore.
It might be an idea to have a seperate section on X Marks for us guys to dicuss/compare etc, beers,lagers and wine etc. Just a thought.
Iechyd Da

Derek

**646guy** · 5th February 06, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by calmac

Derek

After the way Wales played yesterday I think I will join you and go and forget the rugby!

Patrick

Well the beer after the game is always the best part of rugby for some....I prefer trying to beat teh crap out of the prop across from me in the scrum

**AckZel** · 5th February 06, 09:33 AM

And again... the same pose!

**Andrew Breecher** · 5th February 06, 10:49 AM

Do you get a whisky taste from the oak aging of that beer?

J. W. Lees has a line of Harvest Ales, each of which is aged in a different type of barrel - port, sherry, Calvados, and Lagavulin (perhaps others, but those are the four I've had). Each is distinctly flavoured by its oak, and let me tell you, the Lagavulin ale is incredible!

The Skull Splitter is a good, malty Scotch ale.

Andrew.

**Robin** · 5th February 06, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Ackwell

And again... the same pose!

It's true, it's true

**davedove** · 5th February 06, 12:33 PM

The Dominion Brewery in Virginia had an Oak Barrel Stout that was casked in old whiskey barrels. It had a very unique flavor. I don't know if they still have it or not, and even a few years ago it was only sold on premises.