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The famed and fabulous Bruces who determine the style for the Mash Paddle have convened.
Mystical smoke is eminating from behind the dunny at the back of the senior Bruce's yard.
A mash paddle style for 2008 has been annointed!!
This year there was a first eleven of anonymous Bruces, who deliberated long and hard.
Wee McBruce tried valiently to have Crystal Rye Dry Stout adopted, but to no avail.
Grand Master Bruce was not invited , so double oaked, chocolate chipped transatlantic barley wine stood no chance.
Candles burned fiercely, but then wained, for more traditional challengers such as Belgian Pale Ale and Californian Common / Steam Beer.
In the end the Mash Paddle Sweepstakes was won by an initially unfancied outsider that came from the bock and gradually reined in the field.
All grain brewers of Australia, the Bruces present to you the mash paddle style for 2008 - MAIBOCK
A lager beer of moderately elevated alchohol levels that contains both malt and hop complexities, contained in liquor of paler hue than the darker bock siblings. Neither a lighter bock, nor a Munich Helles on steroids, but maybe a bit of both. A challenge without a doubt.
Check out the BJCP guidelines for Maibock here
AHB related threads can be found here courtesy of Stuster.
More details will follow, including the entry closing date (hint, it will be in September 08) and conditions etc. But this is an all grain competition only, part of ANAWBS (the Australian National Amateur Wine and Beer Show).
Watch this space too for a major announcement of a substantial new prize package.
Mai the best bock win!!
Mystical smoke is eminating from behind the dunny at the back of the senior Bruce's yard.
A mash paddle style for 2008 has been annointed!!
This year there was a first eleven of anonymous Bruces, who deliberated long and hard.
Wee McBruce tried valiently to have Crystal Rye Dry Stout adopted, but to no avail.
Grand Master Bruce was not invited , so double oaked, chocolate chipped transatlantic barley wine stood no chance.
Candles burned fiercely, but then wained, for more traditional challengers such as Belgian Pale Ale and Californian Common / Steam Beer.
In the end the Mash Paddle Sweepstakes was won by an initially unfancied outsider that came from the bock and gradually reined in the field.
All grain brewers of Australia, the Bruces present to you the mash paddle style for 2008 - MAIBOCK
A lager beer of moderately elevated alchohol levels that contains both malt and hop complexities, contained in liquor of paler hue than the darker bock siblings. Neither a lighter bock, nor a Munich Helles on steroids, but maybe a bit of both. A challenge without a doubt.
Check out the BJCP guidelines for Maibock here
AHB related threads can be found here courtesy of Stuster.
More details will follow, including the entry closing date (hint, it will be in September 08) and conditions etc. But this is an all grain competition only, part of ANAWBS (the Australian National Amateur Wine and Beer Show).
Watch this space too for a major announcement of a substantial new prize package.
Mai the best bock win!!
