What are you drinking ?

[jt]

Ok, so What Are You Brewing was a hotty, as topics go.

Now I'm 15 pints into a keg I only filled on Tuesday and wondering if anyone else has a favourite at the moment ?

It's my second brown with US-Oh05 and it's better than the forst, maybe Ikept the temps down a bit during the scorcher we had in januray

[JoKing]

Sounds like a testicular fortitude beer to me... I need to get onto brewing stuff like that as an every day beer!

[NVIOUS]

Tell you what.

This beer is soooo good. I might have it on my wheat bix tomorrow!!!
But seriously. It goes down really well. Pint size glasses!

[JoKing]

Get out... pint size! What did you say? 7.4%? You're a bloody pisshead!

[NVIOUS]

Had a 100ml taste and it was nowhere enough. Just had to have more!!!!

[Mike Neilson]

The beer was not bitter at all nor did it feel high in alc!! Trully Amazing!!! The reason I ask this is that I payed $18 for a 330 glass of the stuff at the Malthouse im not saying it wasnt worth it at all as I think its one of the best beers in NZ but Im sure Distributors in NZ could get Pliny into NZ for a retail of $18 and if that was the case It would become a very regular drink for me, maybee to regular!!

[Stu McKinlay]

$18 for what?

[Stu McKinlay]

But you said you paid $18 at The Malthouse. Is it in there?

[Mike Neilson]

I wish!!! No that was Armagedon when we were fourtunate enough to drink it

[Stu McKinlay]

Oh yeah... now I see where you are coming from. I only had two - one on the opening night (free) and one a little while later when we compared it to Monk's Habit (a late night and I have no idea how much). Monk's wiped the floor with it really - Armageddon was Monk's with too much dry hop. It was fun and I did like it but I'd struggle to call it an IPA.

I'm sure it'll be a whole lot better this year, if it comes around again.

[Stu McKinlay]

Pink Elephant Humbug - anyone tried it? I've been scared of the bottle in my fridge for about 4 months. All the talk of blue cheese aroma. Well the blue cheese is spot on, and it's a funky one... more to follow.

[Ally Mcg]

Pink Elephant Humbug? Maybe I'm going to lose my beer cojones admitting it but i couldn't finish it. Tried it one day oh, a couple of months ago in between 60 and 15 minute hop additions. Just too sweet and thick and weird. Maybe i shouldn't have been drinking it at midday but seriously, first beer in aeons (well apart from the filthy Speights Pilnser I was reduced to in Wanaka) that i just couldn't finish

[Stu McKinlay]

Blue cheese, sweet malt, sour finish. I've got 100mls for the sink myself. It's drinkable, just, but I'm not in the mood.

The ratebeer crew all liked it.