2017 SEQ Christmas Case Swap - Tasting thread

[Llama]

gettin' me right in the feels again Siderman..... people will start talking about us

A 'friend' gave eme one of those Belgians of yours to try Zorco, lovely drop. Apparently a second one has been kept aside for a later date.

 

[earle]

classic TWB bumpkins!

 

[crowmanz]

11 - Insensate - zombie dust clone

Probably should have got onto this one earlier. Deep amber, with plesent over ripe (tropical/stone) fruit and malt melding. Head died on me but was likely my reused glass.

 

[Randai]

22 @Scotty mack - Belgian something or other?
Appearance: Very little head retention. Pretty clear. Really gold colour.
Aroma: Esters, belgian I think. Quite a sweet smell (yay complex descriptors).
Flavour: Flavour screams belgian ale to me, with that sort of fruitiness, but a bit of spicy yeast character
Mouthfeel: Dry, not cloying.
Overall: Pretty drinkable belgian ale. Not sure how else to describe this one. No flaws that I can taste, only flaw is lack of head retention. Shows of a pretty good belgian characteristic as far as I can tell, not saisonny too much, but more fruity. Its nice.

 

[crowmanz]

17 @Zorco Belgian Multistrain

I'm getting a Belgian blonde vibe rather than a saison. Good carbonation, long lasting head.

 

[crowmanz]

23 @winkle buckwheat thing

The colour is deceptive. There is a good light malt flavour there that is perfect for summer. Considering the leak this beer has held up well.

 

[Randai]

22 @Insensate - IPA/Pale Ale - Zombie Dust Clone
Appearance: Very little head retention. Clearish, mild bit of haze. Copper colour.
Aroma: Sweet malty flavour on the nose. With a slight citrusy/fruity smell. No estery smell that I can pick up. Clean and pleasant. No booze.
Flavour: Fruity, bitter, citrusy. Maybe orange peel or something like that. Maltiness is present, but really clean. Not a rough maltiness that I can get from commercial IPAs, where the sweetness seems sickly.
Mouthfeel: Moderate, but the bitterness keeps it in check.
Overall: Great hoppier beer. Refreshing with a present bitterness. Quite fruity. The maltiness is a good backup to the hops, doesn't over power. Actually enjoyed this than some of the IPAs/American pale ales I've had recently. Can't tell you how close it is to the original, never had it.

 

[angus_grant]

#3 red rye saison

Hmm, this one was an interesting beer. The rye really pushed through and confused the saison for me. It was fairly malty (can't find the right word), sweet maybe.

If I didn't know it was a saison base, I would have said amber ale and would have enjoyed it.

Lots of crud in second half of bottle. I remembered after I poured it there was one beer that needs decanting. D'oh, bad Angus

 

[winkle]

23 @winkle buckwheat thing

The colour is deceptive. There is a good light malt flavour there that is perfect for summer. Considering the leak this beer has held up well.

Ta, mate. It originally meant to be a (late) holiday breakfast beer, I thought probably best consumed with (buckwheat) pancakes.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

9 - Evoo4u - smoked porter 6.6%
Black with a hint of red at the corner. Roast, toast, and caramel sweetness, smoke is there in the aroma too. Fair bit of fizz and the head retention was excellent (not just due to the carbonation, all the way to the end of the bottle). This beer is right up my alley and is my favourite ABV. Good stuff Rog

 

[Liam_snorkel]

5 - Evoo4u - Julebryg - 5.0%

Clear deep gold, fluffy head. Aroma is all spices. Settles into a rather sessionable beer, the spices seem to dominate but there is a clean malty beer underneath with a firm but clean bitterness. Quite nice.
This is by no means a criticism of the beer but the Julebryg spice mix viscerally reminds me of the Imperial Leather soap at my grandparents house when I was a kid :O

 

[angus_grant]

23 - bierre De ble noir

Fresh is best, eh Perry
Slight pepper and zing in the aroma
Nice gentle dark malts in flavour.
After taste I don't recognise so I'm putting that down to the buckwheat.
I'd say this was a dark saison if it didn't say witbier.
A more subtle beer than Perry's normal offering, but well crafted sir.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

12 - angus_grant - imperial porter
Very dark opaque brown with dense tan head and brutal death metal lacing, aroma is slightly chocolatey with this malty/spicy/sweet thing that is similar to smelling muscovado sugar? It's hard to describe. Starts off full, medium carbonation, well attenuated. Quite delicious. Different to a typical porter in my mind. Send me the recipe pls? xoxo

 

[angus_grant]

Imperial Silver Dollar porter
Style: Robust Porter
Batch size: 23.00 l
Boil time: 90 mins
Yeast: Safale American (DCL/Fermentis US-05)
OG: 1.080
FG: 1.015
Est ABV: 8.5 %
Colour: 60.4 EBC
IBU: 57.7 IBUs
Fermentables
Name Type Colour Amount (kg) %
Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) Grain 3.9 EBC 7.10 kg 89.42
Carafa III Grain 1034.3 EBC 0.25 kg 3.15
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L Grain 118.2 EBC 0.25 kg 3.15
Special B Malt Grain 354.6 EBC 0.20 kg 2.52
Chocolate Malt Grain 689.5 EBC 0.14 kg 1.76
Totals 7.94kg

Mash Details

Name Type Temp Time
Mash In Temperature 65.6 C 75
Mash Step Temperature 72.0 C 10
Mash out Temperature 78.0 C 10

Hop Details
Name Alpha Form Amount Time
Nugget 13 Pellet 30.00 g 60.0 min
Citra 12 Pellet 18.00 g 60.0 min
Citra 12 Pellet 30.00 g 2.0 min

Basically a beafed up version of Charlie Papazian's Silver dollar porter. His recipe is so bloody solid, it has stood up to all my bastardisations so far.

Am rebrewing next weekend so I get 23 litres to drink instead of just 4 sample bottles.

Hopefully hit my gravity numbers a bit better as I was down on OG and also up on FG

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Nicest porter I've had that didn't have any brown malt in it

 

[Parks]

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12 - angus_grant - imperial porter
Very dark opaque brown with dense tan head and brutal death metal lacing, aroma is slightly chocolatey with this malty/spicy/sweet thing that is similar to smelling muscovado sugar? It's hard to describe. Starts off full, medium carbonation, well attenuated. Quite delicious. Different to a typical porter in my mind. Send me the recipe pls? xoxo

To my taste it needed just a little more bitterness as the intense malt lingered a bit too much. I reckon it would be amazing in 12 months though.

 

[angus_grant]

Nick Holt's barrel-aged imperial amber.
Once it warmed up, it started releasing all its goodness.
Some rum/spirit aromas followed by a gentle vanilla.
There's some spirit flavours as well, but the main flavour is sweet smooth malt.
It's slightly boozy in aroma and flavour, but at 9.5% I'd expect that.
I'm not a big fan of amber's as I find them a bit one dimensionally sweet. I think I'll ask for imperial from now on.