Those Puns Though

Sheffield United U23 0 v Hull City U23 1

Monday 24 October 2016

U23 Professional Development League 2, North

Played at Bramall Lane

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I'm sorry, that was a disappointing & flat game. Even the goal was a shite rebound thing. No midweek game for the Big Boy Blades. So, lots of perennials could drop from the Saturday Subs Bench to the Monday U23 Starting XI.

Ramsdale, Brown, Whiteman, Scougall, Hussey, Chapman.

So, while that is the right thing to do, it's disruptive to the “settled” U23 side. And it showed. But, there is a double disappointment. None of those first team fringers looked like they were banging the door down.

David Brooks had his most anonymous game in ages. Whiteman popped up over my side in the second half. I'd forgotten he was playing! I know it's commonly accepted wisdom. But, you do wonder whether some of these players really are going backwards. Disappointing all round.

CollabFest

Each BrewDog bar collaborates with a local brewery to produce a (supposedly) one off beer. Each of those beers is (supposedly) available at every BrewDog bar across an extended weekend.

It's been going a few years. And, the number of BrewDog bars grows. The result. Loads of fucked about with beers. The result. Puns for names. In. Evitable.

I've finished my run at it on the way to this Hull game. But, across the weekend, I've had.

Soho/Fourpure, Mangoes Into A Bar 5%. Sour Mango Wheat Beer.

Shepherds Bush/Siren, Ten Dollar Shake 6.6%. Fruit Smoothie IPA.

Camden/Howling Hops, Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream Pale Ale 5.5%. Lactose pale ale with raspberries.

Aberdeen/Fierce, Black Flagship 6.5%. Bramble & Chocolate Porter.

A not too tinkered with, Leeds/Roosters, I'm A Lumberjack (& I'm Oak Aged) 5.7%. Oak Aged IPA.

A straight up, Liverpool/Liverpool Craft, Magnolia IPA 6%.

A straight up brain chiseler, Bristol/Wiper & True, Don't Get Lemon 9.5%. Double IPA.

But, the best of the lot. And not just out of loyalty. Was the Sheffield/Abbeydale, Iced Tea Dead People 4.6%. Peach Iced Tea beer.

Fucked about with. Oh yes. But, not in your face & throat. SUBTLE. And all the better for that. I'm squarely anti-reinheitsgebot. Put stuff in if you want to mate. But, try to remember it's fucking beer at the end of the day.

Salute to Sheffield/Abbeydale. They got it right. Those puns though.

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