Comments on: The Session Curve

By: Leigh

Leigh — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:58:25 +0000

I love these charts, really, I do. I should do one for my next evening of drinking. I’ll put a line on for ‘kebab’ at the end.

By: CarsmileSteve

CarsmileSteve — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:52:12 +0000

to be fair, i’m not sure I’ve managed a whole night on Mild at the Oak as it inevitably runs out by about 9…

also I find Mild even more diuretic than normal beer (possibly entirely psychosomatic).

I have spent many many evenings drinking many many ordinaries though. also, in *certain* pubs (Shakespeare’s Head, Newton Arms) Courage Best can be a surprisingly good session

By: Bailey

Bailey — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:42:16 +0000

Who’s procluding anything!?

By: Tyson

Tyson — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:26:58 +0000

Session beer to me is simply that:a beer that is not too strong to preclude a session on it. Proper Job isn’t that strong and if we are going to preclude beers with decent (but not massive) hop levels, then we will only be left with Milds.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:53:26 +0000

Somewhere (and I thought it was in “Down and Out in London and Paris”) Orwell describes the arc of an evening drinking and the emotional state each drink and hour brings. If that is actually correct, it would be interesting to cross reference the description with a graph like this. I can’t recall the last time I had a session of that length with one beer but it is a noble thing this research of yours. Pro-rating by ml of pure alcohol would help, too. Is it the effect that is having an effect or the intensity of flavour that become wearing? Plus asterisks for pee breaks.

By: Professor Pie-Tin

Professor Pie-Tin — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:43:22 +0000

Age is a bastard alright.
When I started out working as a young hack the routine never varied.
Four pints at lunchtime and never less than six after work.
Every day.
Weekends were for tupping so pint intake depended on whether you struck lucky or not.
Unless it’s something light and sessionable like Hop Back GFB then I’m afraid four pints is about my limit these days before I have to switch to either the top shelf or some Belgian Dubbels.
Getting old is a real bollocks.

By: Ewan

Ewan — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:32:35 +0000

Harvey’s Mild is a great session beer (always stick to it when I visit the Royal Oak in Borough), but my stand-by tends to be Young’s ordinary. A lovely brown bitter that really goes the distance.

By: pubman79

pubman79 — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:03:54 +0000

2 is the most I can have of any pint before I need a change. I mix it up every session which can leave it hard to judge taste wise as it is clearly going to be effected by whats been in my mouth previously. Makes it all the more exciting even when I try something I drink regularly.