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've got one in the fridge... maybe tomorrow.

[James P]

Weka.... you'll have to tell me more, or even better a wee tasting session.

Went through half dozen Monteith's Golden Lager tonight, the "best" beer on offer. I am sure it was better last year, so not that happy with the after taste. I should have bought that rigger of emerson's pilsner when passing Pomeroy's today.

[Rusty Chch]

I dropped into Pomeroy's for a half yesterday with a group of women.

"Try the Weka" quoth I. On taking my first sip, I though "Wow, loads of green bullet or something in there, I don't remember that from yesterday" When I went to get a rigger, I figured out why. They'd run out of Weka the previous day and has served us Croucher Pale Ale. No wonder the women were pulling faces.

[Kempicus]

They should think themselves lucky!

[Rusty Chch]

I'll reserve judgment on it until I can drink it knowing that I'm drinking Croucher.

In hindsight, I think I thought it was a little heavy on the crystal but I'd want to drink it again to make a call on it

[Stu McKinlay]

Drinking a pint of my own Dark Mild each night. It's good but it needs a couple of tweaks.

Also had a Mata Feijoa last night, pretty nice, certainly very interesting and well made. Pretty dry, very tart, has both the aromatic characteristics and the meaty/fleshy characteristics of the Feijoa (probably my favourite fruit).



I've got a Ginger Beer and an Imperial Stout that are begging for fridge space. Perhaps it is time to invest in a chest freezer and a tempmate...


Yeastie Boys for lunch today, at Liquidate.

[jt]

640 - an ale with NZ Hallertau. Been supping a pint each night since I kegged on Saturday, nice quaffing beer
88% Pale
10% Munich
2% Pale Crystal (just to use it up)
11 IBU Super Alpha (great hop eh Joking ?) to bitter and 11 IBU NZ Hallertau at the end
OG 42 and US-05 on the high side of 20C
In the interests of tweaking, I'll repeat this but drop the crystal (simplicity eh Mr Cherry ?)

[MrC]

Absolutely! I'm going through a "Crystal Free" phase at the mo.
Good to see you're sticking with the 05.

[JoKing]

Super Alpha is the bizo! I've used it at the end of boil for a few Pale Ales - uber grassy!! It's an NZ Classic.

[Daniel Parker]

OHaras 10th anniversary limited edition Celebration Stout..

I really like it..

Read about it here:
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/carlow-oharas-celebration-stout/84423/

Get it from here:
http://www.beerstore.co.nz/detail.lasso?BeerID=1946

Are there any objections to me posting links? This is what I am drinking, but obviously also selling.

Daniel

[Rusty Chch]

One of my all time favourite beers. Also, the bottles are awesome for homebrew

[Stu McKinlay]

Not from me Daniel.

Though, if you start plugging Export 33 I might object ;-)