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]

I bought half a dozen from Beerstore and had the first one last night. I'm very impressed, a good combination of hops, malt & Belgian spiciness with on one element dominating.

[Ally Mcg]

Couple of my own Chestnutt Brown ales.

Some Renaissance Pale and Scotch Ale (which really should be renamed Scottish Ale, because its named after a country and Scotch is a drink) if i fancy them.

[Martin Bridges]

Yeah, I've always thought that too. These damn Yanks, they know nothing! :-) Oh, except how to make damn fine beer.

[Doublehoppy]

Haha. The economist John Kennith Galbraith (Canadian of Scotch extraction) was adamant that Scotch is the correct usage - of the people I mean not the beer, thou I guess would therefor apply to the beer.

McEwans brew a Scotch Ale

[Ally Mcg]

As a Scotsman I don't recall ever having heard anyone in Scotland describe themselves as Scotch but I guess non-Scottish people (wait, Scotch people) would know best in that regard.

Anyway, time for the aforementioned Scottish Ale.

[Stu McKinlay]

Scotch is an egg, or a single malt whisky, so I suppose it could be used for a beer also. I don't even like the term for whisky to be honest.

If you were going to change the name you could go with "Scots Ale".

[Ally Mcg]

Maybe we could get SOBA to pick it up :)

I don't like the term for a whisky either, but i will tolerate it for an egg.

I'll chuck my cap in with Scots ale to get the campaign rolling.

[Reviled]

Gonna play devils advocate here and say that I actually like the 'scotch ale' name, to me it indicates a stronger richer scottish type beer than say a scottish 60/-, 70/- or 80/-

And I like the term for whisky too :oP

[Barry]

+1 for "Scotch" - the fine single malt kind.

[Barry]

Every bottle of single malt I've ever bought had "single malt scotch whisky" printed on the label. I apologise on behalf of their heathen packaging designers who clearly haven't armed themselves with the nomenclature of you experts.

[Steph]

Had the oak aged Epic and Epic Stout at the Malthouse last night. It had been ages since we had been in but OMG, it was worth it. The oak aged Epic was one of the most interesting and delicious beers I have had in a while. It had a HUGE bitter orange aroma with hints of vanilla from the barrel. Rich, creamy mouthfeel but balanced hop bitterness as well. Not really sure how to describe it. Delicious. The stout was good too but if you get the chance, try the oak aged.

[Reviled]

"Had the oak aged Epic"

We NEED this in Auckland, where/when can I purchase some?? Luke, I have hard earned money that I want to badly spend on your product!! help!