Comments on: Tasting Notes: River Cottage Stinger http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-river-cottage-stinger/ A blog about folk(ish) music and real ale / craft beer Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Darren Turpin http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-river-cottage-stinger/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Darren Turpin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:40:14 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=111#comment-129 According to the episode of River Cottage Summer that I've just watched, spruce used to be a common ingredient as well, in the days before hops. According to the episode of River Cottage Summer that I’ve just watched, spruce used to be a common ingredient as well, in the days before hops.

]]> By: Tequilla6 http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-river-cottage-stinger/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Tequilla6 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:14:51 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=111#comment-128 As far as the analogy on crisps goes, the much hyped Smith Plain crisps with salt in a small blue bag is more appropriate than beer & curry flavour crisps as nettle have been used in beer far longer than hops. As far as the analogy on crisps goes, the much hyped Smith Plain crisps with salt in a small blue bag is more appropriate than beer & curry flavour crisps as nettle have been used in beer far longer than hops.

]]> By: Joe Gordon http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-river-cottage-stinger/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Joe Gordon Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:50:20 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=111#comment-127 yeah, funny I was thinking on those recently, must have been those Walker's ads for their suggest a new flavour campaign. I think they should make a beer and curry flavour. And perhaps for the morning after they should have greasy fry up flavour. yeah, funny I was thinking on those recently, must have been those Walker’s ads for their suggest a new flavour campaign. I think they should make a beer and curry flavour. And perhaps for the morning after they should have greasy fry up flavour.

]]> By: Darren Turpin http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-river-cottage-stinger/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Darren Turpin Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:40:27 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=111#comment-126 Yeah, it was curiosity that made me pick it up in the first place... and be careful what you wish for in the hedgehog department... remember hedgehog crisps from when we were nippers? :) Yeah, it was curiosity that made me pick it up in the first place… and be careful what you wish for in the hedgehog department… remember hedgehog crisps from when we were nippers? :)

]]> By: Joe Gordon http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-river-cottage-stinger/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Joe Gordon Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:00:30 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=111#comment-125 Must admit I wouldn't go out of my way to try it, mate, but if I saw it on the local shelves I might try one out of sheer curiosity - as you say thought its always worth trying something a bit different. Mind you if the mind can provide a sensation of prickles just by suggestion then I'm going to avoid Ye Old Hedgehog Harry's Hearty Ale... Must admit I wouldn’t go out of my way to try it, mate, but if I saw it on the local shelves I might try one out of sheer curiosity – as you say thought its always worth trying something a bit different. Mind you if the mind can provide a sensation of prickles just by suggestion then I’m going to avoid Ye Old Hedgehog Harry’s Hearty Ale…

]]> By: Darren Turpin http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-river-cottage-stinger/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Darren Turpin Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:38:37 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=111#comment-124 Yeah, that's pretty much what I suspected... unless there was something weird going on with the carbonation effect, or they've added the nettles after the main brewing process? Although it doesn't take much to remove the sting from the nettle, anyhow - crushing or chopping is usually enough, according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinging_nettle" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a>. So yeah, I probably just convinced myself. Sucker for a good marketing story, me :) <a href="http://cookingwithbooze.org/" rel="nofollow">Cooking With Booze</a> looks like something I should be reading as well. I'll have to check out the online version... Yeah, that’s pretty much what I suspected… unless there was something weird going on with the carbonation effect, or they’ve added the nettles after the main brewing process? Although it doesn’t take much to remove the sting from the nettle, anyhow – crushing or chopping is usually enough, according to wikipedia.

So yeah, I probably just convinced myself. Sucker for a good marketing story, me :)

Cooking With Booze looks like something I should be reading as well. I’ll have to check out the online version…

]]> By: James http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-river-cottage-stinger/comment-page-1/#comment-123 James Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:07:23 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=111#comment-123 I made nettle beer earlier this year - I never got round to writing up the experience on Cooking With Booze (short version: fun, tasty, and photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stml/sets/72157605536952525/) but I did learn that the sting (a combination of different natural poisons) is totally destroyed by the brewing process, so if you did get those effects, they're either psychosomatic, or Badger's adding those nettles in a very odd way... I made nettle beer earlier this year – I never got round to writing up the experience on Cooking With Booze (short version: fun, tasty, and photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/s.....536952525/) but I did learn that the sting (a combination of different natural poisons) is totally destroyed by the brewing process, so if you did get those effects, they’re either psychosomatic, or Badger’s adding those nettles in a very odd way…

]]>