Comments on: Did someone mention goats?

By: Billy Broas

Billy Broas — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:41:21 +0000

@Scott haha Yea I had the Celebrator and definitely hung on to that little goat. He’s going up on the rear view mirror today.

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:32:12 +0000

@Billy, I think Bock would be a badass nickname! If you get a bottle of the Celebrator, you can wear that little goat on the bottle as a pendant or something! .-= Scott-TheBrewClub´s last blog ..Beer Review -Yards Extra Special Ale (ESA) =-.

By: Billy Broas

Billy Broas — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:04:59 +0000

Bob, I've been waiting to comment on this post until I had a goat beer, and sure enough, I have an Ayinger Doppelbock in my hand. Can't say I taste the goatness, but it's a fantastic beer and comes with a little plastic goat hanging from the neck which is badass. I also (embarrassingly) didn't know about the bock-billy goat connection. I'm going to see if I can get my girlfriend to call me Bock from now on ; ) .-= Billy Broas´s last blog ..How to Make a Black and Tan =-.

By: Bob the Brit

Bob the Brit — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:14:30 +0000

Good question about Riggwelter – I’m guessing that it’s the closest that a Yorkshire sheep can get to being legless – a popular euphemism for being intoxicated.

And yes, a good point @Michael about Black Sheep using ’round squares’ I confess I wasn’t aware of this, but there are photographs on Flickr.
.-= Bob the Brit´s last blog ..Pancake Day =-.

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:29:10 +0000

That is kind of funny how the squares are anything but! I think I read someplace that Samuel Smith also uses squares and they are actually square. Also, are sheep that lame that they can get stuck upside down? Even some turtles can right themselves! .-= Scott-TheBrewClub´s last blog ..Southern Tier Porter =-.

By: Michael Reinhardt

Michael Reinhardt — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:45:22 +0000

I did notice it on the aroma. I think the Riggwelter means that the sheep is stuck upside down. Funny you mention the squares. I noted, in my review, with some degree of irony, that the squares they use are cylindrical. http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2010/02/03/riggwelter-by-the-black-sheep-brewery/

By: Bob the Brit

Bob the Brit — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:25:47 +0000

@michael – while Riggwelter (if I recall correctly) refers to a sheep that’s fallen or stumbled I’ve never noticed goatiness the ale. What I do notice is the distinctive flavour attributed to brewing on ‘Yorkshire Squares’ although the squares in Black Sheep’s case can be traced fifty miles south to Nottinghamshire, as they were salvaged from the old Hardy Hanson’s brewery.
.-= Bob the Brit´s last blog ..Pancake Day =-.

By: Michael Reinhardt

Michael Reinhardt — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:16:24 +0000

Riggwelter, which I drank recently, has this tone. .-= Michael Reinhardt´s last blog ..Koningshoeven Dubbel Review =-.

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:07:57 +0000

@Don – I hear ya. More of an Ale guy myself but I know there are some good lagers out there I need to try.

@Bob Mack – LOL! I think the goat thing relates to the smell not the taste!
.-= Scott-TheBrewClub´s last blog ..Rare Vos – Brewery Ommegang =-.

By: Bob Mack

Bob Mack — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:28:30 +0000

I’m a little afraid to know that some people know what a goat tastes like!