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

[James P]

I see he kept that quiet from you Barry, just to ensure he could make a clean break.... but you're right he'll be back....

I had a Matson's Pilsner today, last time I tried it I got an overpowering banana flavour from the beer. Alas it seems they think a pilsner should have banana in it!

Spent about half hour in the beer isle at the supermarket tonight... had to put my now unfrozen peas and ice cream back and get some more, but managed to pick up a couple bottles of Emersons for my trouble. :)

[David Wood]

What did you think of Matson's Pilsener this time though?

[James P]

I didn't finish my glass this time.... and will probably send them an email!

[James P]

Email Matson's and got a reply:

You are the only one that picked this up. Yes you are correct. Unfortunately we could not get the yeast from our usual supplier and the other yeast had this effect. We did not notice it and a small batch was released. It has now been corrected.
Thankyou for your email.

Good to get a reply, and will be looking out for their next batch of Pilsner!

[Stu McKinlay]

what was the problem that you picked up James?

I wonder who their yeast supplier is and what "the other yeast" is?

Sounds like the time that an expected beer wasn't on tap and someone was told, upon asking why it wasn't there, that "the hop plant died".

[James P]

Stu, the pils was full of bananas! Having been told I was the only one to make the comment, I am guessing the others that drank it either didn't know what a pils is supposed to taste like, or won't be drinking it again.

Personally I can't wait to try it with the correct yeast... maybe I should offer to culture them up some 2007. ;)

[Stu McKinlay]

Perhaps they chould call it: "Coco! Coco! Coco!" and say it's a Kristalweizen.

[James P]

Or there is the "first banana", but that is a CHCH thing....

My favourite line: "Sex to SAVE the friendship. Well if we have to, we have to. "

[Soren]

as you are aware, *coco* is a trademark of the soren brewing company. please take down your post (or our lawyers will be all over you like rabies infected dogs!)

and if you don't know how bad rabies is, ask elaine, or bob sacamano:)

[Ally Mcg]

I TM'd the 'first banana' a while ago. My lawyers have been briefed

[James P]

Your lawyers should be debriefed...

[Ally Mcg]

My lawyer actually remembers the first banana in Scotland

he is THAT old