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]

Mac's Hop Rocker is the one I always think of.

[Stu McKinlay]

Knappstein Enterprise Reserve Lager
Three Boys Golden Ale

[jt]

What's going down well ?

625 - a darker Ale with Pils, Chocolate, Pale Chocolate, Caramunich III and Carahell
1.040 got eaten down to 1.006 by W1275 and I added 28 IBU of cascade split over 60, 30, 15 & 1 min
I seem to be enjoying darker ales more these days

[Rusty Chch]

I'm all about Wigram Vienna Lager these days. It's a lovely drop.

I only caught wind of the existence of Kortegast yesterday and I can't wait to try it. Irish red ale made with a hitherto unknown hop variety found in a gorge on the coast. How could it be anything other than aces?

[HerrSchnapps]

Funny enought those hops are about 2km up the road from my folks place, I was thinking of getting over there in Feb/March and actually go picking... haven't tried the Kortegast yet though.
Had the Wigram Pilsner yesterday though, smells very NZ Hallertauer, nice drop with a bit of last minute hopping going on. I'm off to the Twisted Hop tonight for dinner, so it'll be many pints of Challenger... yummy!

[Stu McKinlay]

Twisted Hop's new Pilsner is supposed to be pretty decent.

I've been drinking Emerson's Imperial Spilsner. It's pretty good, as hoppy as you'd expect, but I think it wold be better with a slightly more slender malt profile. It's a bit fat. The new hop (Rakau?) is very fruity on the nose and pretty herbal and oily in the mouth - NZ/German? The beer is 'Bitter!', note the capital B. Still got a touch left from the rigger I purchased last ight.

I'll be drinking Mac's tonight and Yeastie Boys tomorrow.

[Kempicus]

Bugger just remembered it's wednesday and that means yeasty boys day! completely forgot....ah well looks like i'll be waiting till it's on at D4 and Regionals

[Stu McKinlay]

Finally I got to taste it off tap and handpump!

There's still a keg left at Bar Edward. Should be on at D4 from today.

[jt]

Great drop too Stu.

Regional ? Will it be available there ?
It's one of the few beers I'd go out of my way to buy.

cheers, jt

[Stu McKinlay]

Yeh, they are getting 4 kegs - I'm not sure when exactly but pretty soon.
Was good to see you JT. See you soon, on the grain front, no doubt.

[jt]

I'll be popping out of the woodwork again for the Tuesday trip to Mac's Stu, you a starter for that ?

[Stu McKinlay]

I will be there, looking forward to it.
Until then, I'm off to the Wairarapa with the boys. Betwee contracts and not even thinking about work... it's nice.