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

[vdog]

Over the last few days while in Sydney:
Kosciuzsko pale ale - didn't rate this at all, very ordinary IMO.
Redoak IPA - fantastic, beautiful balance with really nice firm hops against a good malt backbone.
Redoak English Pale Ale - should have had this before the IPA really, couldn't taste much of it!
Lord Nelson Three Sheets - another really good pale ale, glad I'd taken the trouble to find the place.
Lord Nelson Aniliation porter - good again, nice and round in the mouth with roasty chocolatey notes.
Lord Nelson Victory Bitter - another example of 'shouldn't have had big beers first' - much more subtle than Three Sheets but still very enjoyable.
Mountain Goat IIPA - holy shitballs, BITTER and BIG! Loved it.

[Stu McKinlay]

I thought that Redoak IPA was pretty awesome. Nice pub, nice staff... great to step of a plane, onto a train, and come out a 5min walk from there.

[Dale]

Redoak, man can't wait to go back there next month loved their IPA last year when I was drinking it.

[jt]

Mountain Goat IIPA - holy shitballs, BITTER and BIG! Loved it.

There's a recipe floating round Aussie Homebrewer for this I think

[Martin Bridges]

Last night had a couple of bottles of Epic Armageddon at O'Carroll's on Vulcan Lane. I haven't had it fresh for a while and it reminded me what an awesome beer it is. Awesome price too (compared to brew on Quay) of $13 for the bottle. Get in there and support them.

Today's post-birthday beers will be:
Townshend NZPA
Over the Hill But Not Bitter (my Ordinary/Best)
Gardes! Gardes! (Biere de Garde)
Shakespeare Was A Rogue (Shakespeare Stout clone)
Hoplivion (IIPA)

Plus whatever guests bring to share!

[Stu H]

Call me old fashioned, but I indulged in a couple of Emmerson's 1812 Indian Pale Ale's out of the bottle in Verona.

What a classic tasting IPA! What are these guys doing that is different from Epic etc?

It's definitely less of a hop-bomb than Epic, and seems more complex...

[Martin Bridges]

I'd say 1812 is an English IPA, whereas Armageddon is an American IPA. The former is expected to be more malt-balanced than the latter. Both are excellent beers, they're just different.

[Stu H]

Ahh true, I didn't think of that!

[Martin Bridges]

What can I say - a truly awesome afternoon/evening with good friends and good beer. Highlights:

- Albrecht's 3 year old Orval. If I could only drink one other beer for ever this would do.

- Paul Dunsmuir's all-late-hopped NZ Cascade Pale Ale. Beautiful mouthfeel.

- Yeastie Boys Her Majesty. Definitely one to share with the missus.

Man, there were so many good beers I can't remember them all. Thank you sincerely to all who turned up, for your presence and for your presents. Looking forward to brewing my Rochefort 10 Mike!

[Chris Banks]

Tonight - Renaissance APA fyo mmm very drinkable yummy
Tuatara APA fyo mmm not the session ale for me but wow hoppalicious!

[Stu McKinlay]

Definitely one to share with the missus

are you trying to say it's a girly beer? (not sure if that is offending to us or the girls)

;-)


I hope you had a good one!

[Martin Bridges]

I had an awesome day mate!

Her Majesty is a beauty. My missus is not a huge beer fan, but this is a style which appeals to her, so it'll be great to sit down and share a bottle for once.

Mike from Brewers Coop gave me all the ingredients for a Rochefort 10 clone, so I'm looking forward to having a crack at something in the same stylistic ballpark too.