Hey Pete - sounds like we were at a different brewery !
I really like Rogers as a drink (its my usual choice if I'm in polite company...) but I was just underwhelmed. There might have been a touch more bitterness from the topaz, but only just. to my taste anyway. But I wouldn't have expected to get much in a dry hopped schedule anyway even with a high AA.
Its the maltiness and body for a mid-strength that I think makes it a winner for me. The late hops balance it all out nicely. BUT, if they were advertising a dry hopped beer, I thought they could have gone a lot harder and had some fun with it. I used 6g/l of admittedly some oldish hops, but that woudl overwhelm that type of beer, but I reckon they could have at least doubled what they used.
Sorry we missed you chaps - we were sitting at the front window (inside) near to the door I think we pretty much stayed there except for a touch of quadraped chasng from Asher and Lou (though I see that is a thing of the past now !). I got there about 5:00pm I think and left prolly around 6:15ish.
I really like Rogers as a drink (its my usual choice if I'm in polite company...) but I was just underwhelmed. There might have been a touch more bitterness from the topaz, but only just. to my taste anyway. But I wouldn't have expected to get much in a dry hopped schedule anyway even with a high AA.
Its the maltiness and body for a mid-strength that I think makes it a winner for me. The late hops balance it all out nicely. BUT, if they were advertising a dry hopped beer, I thought they could have gone a lot harder and had some fun with it. I used 6g/l of admittedly some oldish hops, but that woudl overwhelm that type of beer, but I reckon they could have at least doubled what they used.
Sorry we missed you chaps - we were sitting at the front window (inside) near to the door I think we pretty much stayed there except for a touch of quadraped chasng from Asher and Lou (though I see that is a thing of the past now !). I got there about 5:00pm I think and left prolly around 6:15ish.