Sheffield United 3 v Burnley 0
Premier League
Saturday 2 November 2019
Tottenham Hotspur 1 v Sheffield United 1
Premier League
Saturday 9 November
SUFC 2019/20 Games 35 & 36
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… and still … 223 different grounds watching a Sheffield United XI. I don't want to get all pompous about it. But, the Carrier Bag Firm Ground Inventory Taskforce (GITs) have previously discussed this at some length. I even recorded the decisions in the Dem Blades Fanzine. While the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is clearly "new". I'm not counting it as a New Ground Tick. It's essentially - some new stands on roughly the same site. When United filled in "The Westfield Corner", same. New Stand. Roughly same site.
But, I will deal with the Beer. Beavertown Neck Oil & Gamma Ray on keg in the ground. OK. They're now owned by fucking Heineken. OK. It's not as it was. OK. And that Gamma Ray I had was not bang on. But, you've got to take your wins where you can. Something originally designed as not bland sugar water, on open sale in a ground, yes please.
We actually did the Tap at Beavertown Brewery before the game anyway. Happy to. It's just reasonably convenient. It seemed like a good idea to go off core. So, I did.
Beavertown & Slim Pickens (Tampa) Collab
Lollypalooza, Raspberry Ice Lolly IPA on keg at 4.5%
Not my usual thing. A bit of a poetic licence beer. I didn't discern any Hop action. It was all a bit thin & I was craning my taste buds for the lactose. But, otherwise, a reasonably decent enough fruit beer. Gentle & reasonably balanced. Not tart.
After the game, we retraced our steps, but went the extra 70 yards to Pressure Drop. On the same site as Beavertown. Of course, by that stage, we were debriefing that - fuck me, when is "this" going to end beautiful draw, away at Spurs. VARring ourselves into a frenzy.
Pressure Drop, 50m Badge, Imperial New England IPA on keg at 8.5%.
That was a superb, full on, rich DIPA. Although it looked New England gloopy, that one was all about the bitter. Just nodding in the direction of Orange Juice. Just about grabbing the back of your throat bitterness.
Pressure Drop, Several People Are Typing, New England IPA on keg at 6.5%.
Initially, I found that all a bit harsh & clashing. But, it did settle down & mellow out. It did eventually go some way towards a bitter finish. Just not far enough for me.
Pressure Drop, The Numbers, American Pale on keg at 5.2%.
Too smoothed out. The sugar justs sits there. Nothing to add. Helpfully, the bitter gets there off the Hops much much later in the day.
Pressure Drop, Ida, Basil, Raspberry & Locally Foraged Elderflower Berliner Weisse on keg at a celebratory 3.8%.
I'd started the day with that Beavertown Raspberry Lolly. My team had been the best team, away at Spurs, and got a draw. I finished the day with some more Raspberry in that one from Pressure Drop. If owt, that was under raspberried. More foraging required methinks. But, fair do, it does keep you interested all the way down.
If you've come to this Blog looking for VAR Noise. Move on. It is what it is. The new reality. Offside is a line call. "Benefit of the doubt if it's only 3 inches offside". That's still a fucking line call. Just the line in a different place. "Benefit of the doubt if it takes longer than 30 seconds to decide". Yeah. Right. And, the keeper is only supposed to have it for six seconds you know. Just another layer of complexity. On what is just a line call. Simmer Down.
I have to say. I didn't think United would come back from that. A goal down. A VAR scrubbed equaliser. All the credit. All of it. We had the chances. Lundstram could have knee'd one in. Mousset had that spin & shot (how has that not gone in?). Lundstram rattled the post. This team man, my team.
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