(Rating system: 1-5. 1: undrinkable. 2: not nice. 3: decent/good. 4: very good. 5: one of the best I’ve ever had. Read more about my rating system)
Sawmill Brewery – Vintage Ale 2020 4
Garage Project – Red Zep 4
Double Vision Brewing – Juice Cinda 5
Tuatara – ITI Little Pale Ale 3
Furtune Favours – The Beachcomber 4
Fortune Favours – The Trialist 5
Fortune Favours – The Wellingtonian 4
Fortune Favours – Pumpkin Head 5
Garage Project – Fresh January ’21 5
Garage Project – Slay Ride 4
Parrotdog – L. B. English Pale 5
Parrotdog – Yellowhammer 4
Parrotdog – Bitterbitch 4
Parrotdog – Rhys 3
Parrotdog – L. B. Raspberry Stout 4
Liberty Brewing Co – Citra 3
Garage Project – Garagista 4
Juicehead – Detonator 4
Mean Doses – Mean Imperial Stout 5
Mean Doses – Mean Mango Session Sour 4
Urbanaut Brewing Co – Brixton Pale Ale 5
Heyday Beer Co – The Wellington Arms 5
Heyday Beer Co – Wonderwall 4
Heyday Beer Co – True Myth 3
Garage Project – Heels To Jesus 4
Kereru Brewing Co – Big Pigeon Pilsner 4
Kereru Brewing Co – Resonator IPA 4
Kereru Brewing Co – Sea Of Pink 3
Kereru Brewing Co – For Great Justice 4
Garage Project – Aro Noir 5
Garage Project – Demus Favorem Amori 5
(Rating system: 1-5. 1: undrinkable. 2: not nice. 3: decent/good. 4: very good. 5: one of the best I’ve ever had. Read more about my rating system)
Cervisiam – Pecanisher 5
Edge Brewing / Sudden Death Brewing Co – Arroz Con Leche 4
Brew 42 – McMalty 4
Missing Link Brewing / Drop Project – All Together 5
Five Points Brewing – Five Points Pale 5
Thornbridge – Pineapple Halcyon 4
East London Brewing Co – Nightwatchman 4
Mikkeller – Beer Geek Breakfast 4
Braw – Hobo Robo 4
Zagovor Brewery – Stamp Of Approval 5
Ørbæk Bryggeri – Fynsk Fri 3
Ebeltoft Gårdbryggeri – Fall In Love With Me 4
Barrier Brewing Co – What Day Is It?
Barrier Brewing Co – What Day Is It? 5
Warpigs Brewpub – Moonbase Of Filth 4
Fourpure Brewing Co – Shapeshifter 5
Raasted Bryghus – Imperial Oatmeal Coffee Stout 4
Thornbridge / Salopian Brewery – Myddle 3
We found some wild cherries in the bushes near our estate, and thought we should try to use them for something other than just shoving in our faces. As it happened we had also purchased a large quantity of very ripe bananas, originally with the intent of freezing them.
First I spent some time removing the stones from the cherries. They might be small, but it’s actually not that difficult, and it’s a nice mindful process. While I was doing this the bananas (3.5 to be exact) were bubbling away in a pan with 150 g of sugar. Then I added in the cherries:
Cherries added to the banana
When it had simmered for quite a bit longer I took it off the heat and added about 200g of dark chocolate. Then I put it all in the blender:
Banana Chocolate Mix in the blender
Look at it go in the blender:
Finally I added 50 g. of butter and blended it again.
This made just a little more than we could fit in a large jar. After some time in the fridge it settled really well, and is now a firm creamy texture with lots of tasty banana and chocolate flavour. If I were to do it again, I’d probably use a bit more cherries, so their flavour would be more pronounced. But then again, we might experiment with a different fruit next time. Possibly blackberries, as it seems to be a good year for them. Here’s a picture of the full jar:
