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

[denimglen]

Haha yeah fair enough.

Like in comparison - right now I'm drinking my amber ale, and to me it is more bitter. But it's 1062 -> 1018 and only 61 IBU. I get more of a sharper, biting, but still pleasant, bitterness from this, which is weird, because it's made with similar cohumulone hops, is much sweeter/residual and is more malty in flavour, where I would expect it to be the other way around. See I dunno, maybe it's more than numbers in this case, or makes me think older vs fresh beer, or palate differences.

At the end of the day Pliny is fucking awesome, no doubt about it.

[Stu McKinlay]

Firestone Walker

You wanna see something awesome... check out the results from the last few World Beer Cups, in the pale ale sections, and check out their website. These guys kick ass in the pale ale department and their actual plant is probably one reason why... I'd love to go check it out someday.

And they have a kiwi on their sales team.

[JoKing]

I listened to a podcast of Vinnie Chilurzo giving them massive ups... like MASSIVE. The brewer insists on Dry Hopping in the dark!!! It is in their proceedures! How's that for quality control!

[denimglen]

Vinnie sound like a choice as guy.

Readily gives his recipe for Pliny, has written hoppy beer 'how-to's for homebrewers, everyone talks highly of him and seems like he'd be a good as bloke. I reckon that's what brewing's all about - getting better beer.

[Greig McGill]

Our own Ben Middlemiss speaks pretty highly of FW also. Just had the DBA tonight and found it delicious.

[jt]

Dry Hopping in the dark!!!

ha ha ha ... does he mention lintless stockings?
I don't knowwhat made me think of that

[JoKing]

It's that he doesn't want to degrade the hop aroma by introducing any light strike into the beer!

[Mike Neilson]

Firestone Walker!! What more do I need to say!!

[denimglen]

Alaskan Amber, it's ok, forgot this was supposed to be an Alt which I don't think it is either), was expecting an USAmber. Drinkable, nothing outstanding.

[Mike Neilson]

Quite chalky mine!!

[denimglen]

Are you talking about the Alaskan Amber or Firestone Walker?

If the Amber - yeah I didn't note that at first but now you mention it after finishing the bottle my mouth feels a little chalky-dry.

About to crack the Shakespare Stout.

[JoKing]

And I forgot to mention that it was the 1st double IPA.