Hey,

Autumn is in full swing here and there's no point to let my tomato plants to keep growing. Depending on the size of the fruit it takes about 40-60 days from flower to ripe fruit and while some of the existing flowers might still have to the time to turn into a tomato, any new flowers forming from now on would fail.

I've topped all my plants today, it's been a sad moment...heh. With them being single stemmed, topping them stops them growing any further and concentrates all the energy into the existing fruit; sure there will be some sideshoots trying to take over, but they'll be snipped as well.

While I was between the rows I had a look at the peppers, they're still looking good.

Picked some more toms. Oxhearts.

Some beautiful Green Zebras.

And today's harvest.

Obviously today was difficult ... having to admit the autumn is winning and finally beheading my tomato plants. I had a little help to take the edge off in the guise of a nice can of...lager. Yeah ... lager, I don't really drink it anymore but my lovely @massive-pop got it for me and it was chilled.

This is by London's Fourpure and it's one of their flagships beers, the Pils Lager. Their blurb on the back is "
This is our take on a traditional German Pilsner. Generously hopped with a blend of Hallertauer and Saaz and fermented with a classic Bavarian yeast. Inspired by Munich, and our cycling adventures through Germany and the Czech Republic."

I have to admit this was way better than what I expected.
Lovely hazy straw colour, small head.

Smells fruity and you get some hops, nothing that's hitting you in the face though.

Taste wise, medium bitterness, bit of some malty sweetness and citrus after. You get a hint of the hops at the end which is making the whole beer quite pleasant and refreshing. I'm a fan of this one, will need to try some of their others as well.

That's all for now, cheers guys!