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Offline sbwhart

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Stews Father's Day Present
« on: June 24, 2009, 05:48:42 AM »
Sunday just past was fathers day in the UK, not as I give much importance to it, it just a way to boost card sales.

No card arrived from our son Alistair not suprising realy as he knows how a feal about fathers day and he has a very demanding job so the fact that he'd forgotten didn't bother me, any way he phoned and asked as it arrived, as what arrived ?, your fathers day present, no it hasn't what is it ?, you'll have to wait and see,

Well it arrived today

This is it




 :D :D :D :D :D :D


A dozen bottles of speciality ales from the Island of Islay off the west coast of Scotland.

Enough to last me for at least 6 curry nights.

A happy Stew

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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2009, 06:12:14 AM »
Very nice, I notice that one on the left end is something 2009 Peat ale, Is that peat as in peat bog type ale? No matter you will have to let us known how it tastes.

It is always nice when the present, is something that one can enjoy, rather then just useful!
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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2009, 06:48:32 AM »
Hi Glen

This isfrom the label " Bruichladdich 2009 Peat Ale is brewed using heavily peated, malted barley wort. Isaly Ales has added Cluster, Amarillo and bobek hops to produce a beer with a bitterness which compliments the peaty character of the malt and spice, fuity aroma with a smokey peaty finish that has the character of heavily peated Malt Whiskey and the best tradition of Real Ale all in one bottle"  wow this add man is a on top of his trade.

But to answer your question yes it is like peat bog, what the people have done for centuries in the North of Scotland and Island is cut the peat into brick size chuncks and lay it out to dry off, it forms a very fiberous brick that gives out a lot of heat when it burns, the smoke it gives off has a very distinctive smell (I like it) which is passed onto the barley when it heated during the malting process.

I'll give it a go tonight when I know I don't have to drive.

Cheers

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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2009, 08:39:33 AM »
Stew,

That is a great gift! My little ones are still too young to get me something like that.

BTW... my youngest is named Allistaire... Not a very common name here in the states. Love it when the english nurse at his doctors office calls his name... She pronounces it very well!

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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2009, 09:45:42 AM »
Eric

Alistair I understand has its roots as a name in Scotland, it has many different spellings some spell it with a D  Alisdair I don't know if its got a Galic form, our daughter name is Kirstin which is the Galic form of the name Katherin.

Either way there real nice names  :thumbup:

For those who are interested this is the web sit for where the beer (bear) came from.

www.islayales.com

Cheers
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Stew


 
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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2009, 12:58:04 PM »
Nice prezzy Stew!

It was my first farthers day this Sunday - my daughter is 7months. Got a B&Dtool box and a screwdriver set  - was very impressed, I think perhaps there should be two or more of these each year!
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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2009, 03:28:35 PM »
Which, kids or tools boxes.  :scratch:

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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2009, 05:12:29 PM »
Stew,
Obviously your lad's had a very good upbringing  :thumbup:

Nice one, far better than socks and slippers  :beer:

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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2009, 05:41:02 PM »
Quote from: Bernd on June 24, 2009, 03:28:35 PM
Which, kids or tools boxes.  :scratch:

Bernd

Fathers Days!  ... or tool boxes - you can never have too many tool boxes!
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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2009, 06:18:19 PM »
Quote from: craynerd on June 24, 2009, 05:41:02 PM

Fathers Days!  ... or tool boxes - you can never have too many tool boxes!

Ya but you'd need more Fathers Days to get those boxes, right?  :scratch:

 :lol:   :lol:            OK, I'll stop. :(


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Re: Stews Father's Day Present
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2009, 06:20:04 PM »
"OK, I'll stop." lol, please do -  :wack:
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