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

[Martin Bridges]

Went out with a couple of our sales guys last night to celebrate signing a deal. We went to The Occidental Belgian bar on Vulcan Lane. They had Stella, I drank Orval - the only way to celebrate!

Then home to sample my Irish Red. It's clearing up nicely and looks redder by the day.

[Reviled]

I was lucky enough to get a sample of the Irish Red - Definately nice and red, good clarity, and even tho ive never tasted a proper red, this was about perfect to what id think an irish red would taste like? Its definately gonna be an interesting comp and I reckon Steve and Albrecht might have their work cut out for em ;o)

[Mike Neilson]

Just had a Pint of my NZImpIPA, if you like lemongrass you will love this!! Extremly quaffable but I suppose anything is after a long run!! Now onto Russian River Damnation!! this is amazingly dry!! Amazingly drinkable!! im to thirsty to give the finer notes!! this stuff just slides down your throat!! So crisp!! I wounder how much sugar they have used? to get it this dry?

[Mike Neilson]

Now a Rochefort 10, Damn I forgot how good this beer is!!

[Ally Mcg]

Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar. Fantastic and so much so I'm thinking about adding hazelnuts to my next again or so homebrew. Thanks again beerstore

[Mike Neilson]

Hmmm Rogue hazelnut brown!! onto La Fin Da Monde?

[Stu McKinlay]

Pliny.
Enough has been said. This beer is awesome (better without the yeast though, so either decant or pour it into a pint glass).

This is what I was hoping for in the Epic Armageddon last year. I reckon it'll be close this year (if Luke can afford the hops). It's like Mayhem with extra malt and hop muscle. I now realise how good the Mayhem and Monks Habit are...

[Ally Mcg]

Totally agree - with my first Pliny (and there are five in the fridge now) I was thinking about the NZ beer i'd had that gets closest to the hop perfection you get with PtE. Epic Mayhem on tap was the only thing I could think of.

Never had the monks habit - it was off when i visited the Malthouse end of Feb but looking forward to trying it when i get the chance

[Mike Neilson]

Mate I would love to see a Kiwi beer using NZ Hops to Perfection!! Im drinking my own NZImpIPA!! Its all NZ Pale Malt and all NZ hops pity we aint got a maltseter doing specialties!!.It aint no pliny and i dont think our Hops suit this style of hopping!! We must remember that Mayhem uses US hops + riwaka. Being US as the key!!

[Stu McKinlay]

NZ hops need big malts to carry them.

I'm sure we'll see a beer or two this year that fly the NZ Hops flag...

[Mike Neilson]

I'LL try my best but I dont think Imp IPA are there thing!! Ive tried!! but there spice is so over whelming in big doses!! Dark, Big, Malty im feeling!!

[Alasdair]

Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale - great aroma, very drinkable, but a little heavy-handed with the munich malt.