Monteith's Summer Ale?

[braufrau]

I got a request to make a monteiths summer ale clone.
Can't find a recipe on the web

According to the blurb its made with 4 malts, 1 citrusy hop,
spices (including ginger and maybe cloves), rata honey. Its 5% and 12IBU.

Not much to go on.

Thanks for any hints.
If anyone has an idea of a nice recipe that might not be exactly this, but
lightly spiced and low IBUs that would be good too.

-braufrau

 

[ozpowell]

I got a request to make a monteiths summer ale clone.
Can't find a recipe on the web

According to the blurb its made with 4 malts, 1 citrusy hop,
spices (including ginger and maybe cloves), rata honey. Its 5% and 12IBU.

Not much to go on.

Thanks for any hints.
If anyone has an idea of a nice recipe that might not be exactly this, but
lightly spiced and low IBUs that would be good too.

-braufrau

As far as citrusy hops go, you can't go past Amarillo, though I haven't had the pleasure of tasking Monteith's Summer Ale, so I can't confirm that is the hop....

Cheers,
Michael.

 

[bconnery]

Thanks for any hints.
If anyone has an idea of a nice recipe that might not be exactly this, but
lightly spiced and low IBUs that would be good too.

-braufrau

I have my recipe for a golden christmas ale on the site here

It has a little more spices, just adjust them down I'd say, but it is a pale ale type base, honey in the recipe, and wasn't highly hopped.

It was a great beer but it did take a while for the spices to blend in, 4-5 months. With less spices that time will be reduced.

It's an extract with grains, and I've just looked and it suggests it was 40IBU, which of course isn't that low, but I don't think I entered the AA% of the hops correctly. I used hallertau which isn't citrusy either...

Still, it's a start!

 

[ham2k]

braufrau, did you have a stab at a summer ale? how did it turn out?

Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[TomB]

I have a Monteith's in hand, which is how I came across this forum, and I am struggling to discern any flavour other than mild ginger beer. Certainly can't taste any honey or spices.

 

[Adamt]

Well, the last post was in January, quite likely you've either got an old one, or a new batch with a different recipe.

 

[TomB]

The label quite clearly states "honey-spiced" however it also states "seasonal release".

 

[kevo]

Just buy a bottle of ginger ale and insist on paying a bit extra for it.

 

[Katherine]

I tried this a couple of days ago... were is the beer in it??? I so got sucked in my advertisment!

 

[wyatt_girth]

Dry ginger ale. Maybe it just needs scotch.

 

[Snow]

I had it last night. Worst beer I've had in a loooong while. No hops, no malt, no honey. Just watery ginger. If you want to replicate it just mix some powdered malt with vodka and ginger ale and that should get you pretty close.

 

[Katherine]

I had it last night. Worst beer I've had in a loooong while. No hops, no malt, no honey. Just watery ginger. If you want to replicate it just mix some powdered malt with vodka and ginger ale and that should get you pretty close.

I cant believe it got past there quality control... Not quite sure what market they are aiming at... The most bland WHAT EVER it is I have EVER had.

Im sure what ever Braufrau decides to make will not reseamble this...

sorry bad spelling

 

[white.grant]

I had it last night. Worst beer I've had in a loooong while. No hops, no malt, no honey. Just watery ginger. If you want to replicate it just mix some powdered malt with vodka and ginger ale and that should get you pretty close.

Worst beer?, you must never have tried the Monteith Radler :icon_vomit:

cheers

Grant

 

[afromaiko]

Worst beer?, you must never have tried the Monteith Radler :icon_vomit:

+1 :icon_vomit:

 

[reviled]

+1 :icon_vomit:

+ a million

Both the Radler and Summer ale are shite, theyre aimed at people who drink Corona and crap like that, very popular in the Monteiths bars unfortunately... I even had someone try to convince me to go to a bar purely because they had that shit on tap :unsure:

IMO, the only good Monteiths beers are the celtic red and the black... The rest is swill!

Do you guys get Macs over there yet? its still swillish, but Macs Hop Rocker, and Macs Sassy Red are pretty damn good, nice hops and not as swill like as other mega swills.. At a guess ( I havnt tried JS) id say it would be our equivilant to your James Squire beers... But dont try the Golden Lager, I dont like it much...

My $0.02

 

[Fatgodzilla]

+ a million

Both the Radler and Summer ale are shite, theyre aimed at people who drink Corona and crap like that, very popular in the Monteiths bars unfortunately... I even had someone try to convince me to go to a bar purely because they had that shit on tap :unsure:

IMO, the only good Monteiths beers are the celtic red and the black... The rest is swill!

Do you guys get Macs over there yet? its still swillish, but Macs Hop Rocker, and Macs Sassy Red are pretty damn good, nice hops and not as swill like as other mega swills.. At a guess ( I havnt tried JS) id say it would be our equivilant to your James Squire beers... But dont try the Golden Lager, I dont like it much...

My $0.02

Reviled - wouldn't you know it, I bought three Monteith stubbies last week and planned on drinking them tonight - the Summer Ale, the Golden Lager and the Pilsner. I'll get back to you with my comments.

It sounds like I may enjoy them as much as I enjoy the All Blacks - not much !

 

[reviled]

Reviled - wouldn't you know it, I bought three Monteith stubbies last week and planned on drinking them tonight - the Summer Ale, the Golden Lager and the Pilsner. I'll get back to you with my comments.

It sounds like I may enjoy them as much as I enjoy the All Blacks - not much !

Not the Pilsner??? That was like sugar water to me... Sorry...

Out of those three, the Golden Lager will be the best, make sure youre out in the blistering sun when you try it and it may just sneak by as being acceptable

 

[Fatgodzilla]

Not the Pilsner??? That was like sugar water to me... Sorry...

Out of those three, the Golden Lager will be the best, make sure youre out in the blistering sun when you try it and it may just sneak by as being acceptable

I'll break out some lamb chops and have a general anti Kiwi night ! :icon_chickcheers:

 

[reviled]

I'll break out some lamb chops and have a general anti Kiwi night ! :icon_chickcheers:

:lol: Reminds me of when I spent Australia day in melbourne a few years back, my mate (an aussie) was going on about how we HAD to have lamb chops for dinner, I was like WTF is with this lamb chop obsession??

Apparantly its just the Australian thing to do? I dont think we have a particular meat as such, as long as its cooked on the bbq and has tomato sauce its kiwi enough for me

 

[Fatgodzilla]

:lol: Reminds me of when I spent Australia day in melbourne a few years back, my mate (an aussie) was going on about how we HAD to have lamb chops for dinner, I was like WTF is with this lamb chop obsession??

Apparantly its just the Australian thing to do? I dont think we have a particular meat as such, as long as its cooked on the bbq and has tomato sauce its kiwi enough for me

The Lamb Marketing Board had a promotion over the past few years promoting the eating of lamb chops on Australia Day that has been so successful, everyone seems to think we've been doing it for years. Yesterday's news had the story NZ will export 48 million fat lambs to the world's markets next year - I guess that means there's probably none left for domestic consumption !

I'm like you, if its meat, bbq'd and you put sauce on it, it must be good ! And I hope the beer is better than you guys have made it out to be ... for my sake ! :icon_cheers: