It's friday and it's beer o'clock!

"Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh" (andymcbradleigh) 12/05/2014 at 06:30 • Filed to: Beer, IPA, Double IPA, Friday

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It's been ages since last I wrote a beer review, and that's not good at all. That said, I won't write one today either, I'll just hop (pun intended indeed) on the hypetrain about this double IPA I just got my hands on, it IS pretty much as awesome as everyone says it is.

"COME ON, LAIRD TELL US THE NAME OF THE FUCKING BEER MATE" I hear you shouting..

OK then.. It's The Alchemist Heady Topper.

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So what makes this such a great beer then? Well, it's just the total package, it's not super crazy in any way, it's just very well done.. It's so drinkable it's scary, just as it says on the can. There's loads of pine and grapefruit, with some mellow pineapple somewhere in the mix.

Now you'll really have to excuse me, that snifter in front of me is empty and we really can't have that.

Cheers mates, have a lovely weekend.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 12/05/2014 at 06:50

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Another beer I'll have to look out for! I need to start keeping a list.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 12/05/2014 at 06:56

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I have a list, well a database actually, so that I can sort beer by country, type, ABV and all that jazz. The problem is that the list just keeps growing, I'll never get to try more than a fraction of the beers on it (first world problems I guess).

ttyymmnn > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 12/05/2014 at 09:07

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I'll never get to try more than a fraction of the beers on it

Obviously, you aren't trying hard enough.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > ttyymmnn 12/05/2014 at 09:09

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Dude.. I've probably had 150 different beers THIS year.. I try as hard as I can, but I do some work driving a lorry, so I can't really have a beer EVERY day :P

Gamecat235 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 12/05/2014 at 09:27

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Over the last 5 years, I've averaged something like 1.05 new beers per day, and roughly 1.49 total beers per day.

Not that I track it or anything.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Gamecat235 12/05/2014 at 09:31

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I'm probably somewhere close to that number myself if I sum up the last five years, a bit less I guess though. My main problem is that it's getting more and more difficult to get my hand on new beers (other than shitty pilsner that is) here in Norway, I really need to get my ass over to England or something.