Hubble Bubble Brew and Bubble

I miss my brew kit.

Moving into a flat this meant that I firstly had to downscale my veggie garden to pots (!!), but I also had to sell my home brew gear. I made some great brews including a caramel stout, ginger beer and honey wheat beer. However, it went to a good home. My friend Paul is now making Gluten Free beer with the kit, and saving a tonne of money. Plus, he is having a great time learning and being creative! So many recipes, such little drinking time.

The weekend just passed was spent in Melbourne visiting our old friend James. He lives just around the corner from Chapel St, and its marvelous Chapel St Cellars. On the Friday night, we wandered past and saw fridge after fridge after fridge of amazing beers and ciders. Not only were we dumbstruck at the selection, but you could purchase a beer and sit down in the shop (on a couch, stool or crate) and drink your selection! This is something that would never happen in rule-central Canberra. In a giddy daze of awesomeness, the five of us chose our vice and sat down happily. Here is our evenings selection:

My favourite was the  Meantime Chocolate Stout. The first stout that actually honestly tasted like real chocolate, and not like some strange chocolate flavouring. The Rekorderlig Strawberry and Lime cider was also divine. Honorable mention to the St Ambrose Stout (caramel!!) and Crack Shot, which claims is a drink for someone "who does not believe in the phrase 'the better sex' ". Now Canberrans just have to picket Plonk to order some of these tasty beers...

Contrary to peoples beliefs, the beer consumption on Friday night did not cause the bump on my head, nor the concussion. That was all pure Jess.