manticle
Standing up for the Aussie Bottler
To my mind the main point is not whether or not the quality is great or up to the same standard of better known hops/hop regions and retailers - that was always a well advertised risk that people took and GS made no bones about it. It was a trial.
Now that some of the trialling has begun and people are offering their feedback, GS has the gall to call into question, not the most obvious variable in the mix (ie the hops, hops' source, hops' age etc etc) but the brewer's individual skills because of the secret technical discussions he's been having that he can't tell you about.
Not his fault that the hops might be shit (except getting a sample might just have been a little savvy) but the subsequent reaction to it is pure garbage.
GS - you organised a buy, took a risk and asked others to take that risk with you. Fair enough. You copped a bit of flak for it too. Now that it's been done and dusted, when those who supported you through it offer you their honest criticism, you dismiss them as poorly skilled. Whether or not they are poorly skilled I'll leave to competitions, friends and anyone who knows them and has tasted their beer but as far as any kind of people skills go, you are not only poorly skilled but actually mildy retarded. I consider you the Basil Fawlty of bulk buys.
Now that some of the trialling has begun and people are offering their feedback, GS has the gall to call into question, not the most obvious variable in the mix (ie the hops, hops' source, hops' age etc etc) but the brewer's individual skills because of the secret technical discussions he's been having that he can't tell you about.
Not his fault that the hops might be shit (except getting a sample might just have been a little savvy) but the subsequent reaction to it is pure garbage.
GS - you organised a buy, took a risk and asked others to take that risk with you. Fair enough. You copped a bit of flak for it too. Now that it's been done and dusted, when those who supported you through it offer you their honest criticism, you dismiss them as poorly skilled. Whether or not they are poorly skilled I'll leave to competitions, friends and anyone who knows them and has tasted their beer but as far as any kind of people skills go, you are not only poorly skilled but actually mildy retarded. I consider you the Basil Fawlty of bulk buys.