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

[Stu McKinlay]

I never got the Simcoe experience... popped in for one but Amarillo was back on. 'twas really good but my first one was a little better.  Something I couldn't place my finger on (probably the fact that the value for money wasn't as great because I quaffed it so fast!!!).

[666 Brewing]

now, now Stu - be nice :)  And thinking about it, I dont think I've ever had a 'hazy' beer from you....I'm just a 'purist', there are very few excuses for hazy beer.  Looking forward to the WCB up our way Jo :)

[JoKing]

Yeah - the WCB is really hazy... it has hops floating in it too sometimes... I just couldn't bring myself to take all that goodness away from the beer!

[666 Brewing]

Wow - do you get a free tea strainer with a keg ;) I hope a keg for the 'tron is on its way....

[JoKing]

It's all sold out mate (still selling at Hashigo Zake), but Greig has reserved 2 kegs of "Corny Conditioned*" versions that I brewed last week to be served through his hand pump at the RCC. A Hamiltron exclusive. I owe Greig a hell of a lot - so you Hamiltonians can expect more kudos like this in the future.

 

* "Corny conditioned" is a new term coined by the Liberty Brewing Company Ltd. and is a simulation of the process involved in "Cask Conditioning" an Ale, however is not conditioned in a Cask. It's conditioned in a 20L keg. I've trialled this method over the years, and having served none other than Neil Miller through Mine Own hand pump - in Mine Own living room... where His own socks were blown off.............

 

.......... I get carried away. Corny Conditioned Ales are really really good.

 

Almost as good as casked conditioned ones.

 

[666 Brewing]

Greig hasn't said a word...hopefully he wasnt saving them for himself ;) I do 'cask conditioned' (or 'corny conditioned' to use your terminology) at home in corny's too...so looking forward to it!

[Greig McGill]

Sorry, only sorted last night, and haven't talked to John or Allan either. Had a heap on my plate with the Chch solidarity session planning. But yeah, we're getting some awesome beer. ;)

[JoKing]

Decided to go down tho the local 4-square last night to see what they had on the shelves. The 3 Boys IPA had been replaced by their Golden - so I was totally in there. Thought I'd show a bit of support by buying their beer.... even if they aren't really able to re-stock the 4-square at the moment.

 

The opening of the cap released that skunky aroma - which I have to say didn't hang in the glass for all that long. I gotta commend them for that head retention and lacing. The balance in the beer is spot on too. Didn't really want to quaff it but I did...

 

I grabbed a 500ml of Epic Pale Ale too exp 11-11... and damn it was fresh. I remember the taster I had at O'Carrols last time I went up to Auckland, wich was supremely hoppy - but this bottled version held up pretty bloody good. It really reminded me of my Clone attempt that I brewed 6 months ago or whenever that was. The Bottle was better then mine though.

[JoKing]

Anybody been lucky enough to try this little beauty?

[Andrew]

Bloody DB, they can't even spell "beer" ;-P

[Reviled]

Lucky? Bahaha, yeah right mate :oP

[Stu McKinlay]

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