Qld Christmas 2015 Case Swap TASTING

[Coodgee]

Message received, lover. On my way.

good god man!

 

[antiphile]

Sorry Coodgee. I meant that to be a PM. Sometimes my genitals overrule my brain. My apologies.

 

[madpierre06]

Just sayin'....going to a bbq tonight....my balls are cookin' now, and I WON'T forget THESE!!! B) Wash down with a couple SN's.

Had 15. Ciderman Best Bitter while seasoning and rolling my balls, a nice drop mate.

And just noticed Liam is one post shy of 5K. Top effort that. :beerbang:

 

[seehuusen]

Having Angus' berliner weisse now, after mowing the lawn on a hot 30+ degree day. I havent had many of these before, but i really enjoy it. The wheat comes through nicely, and is balanced perfectly by the sourness. Im very happy with that level of sour for a refreshing treat, well done!

Cheers,
Martin

 

[luggy]

Just had fitzlp's bright ale.
Sorry mate it was infected with something, I couldn't drink it. Has a weird sour funk to it but not in a good way

 

[benken25]

10.antiphile esb. Nice beer slightly spicy hop wise good malt/ toasty character. Keeps the head well

 

[luggy]

Having nickB's apa now, not bad but its a bit undercarbed and poured with little head. Would like to try it again with proper carbonation it would make it shine.

 

[NickB]

From memory mine had Columbus, Centennial, and Wai-iti in it - mostly as a hop stand at 70C in the kettle for an hour.

Not sure what happened with clarity either - didn't filter but its hazy as. Has an interesting twang to it imho, not sure what it is.

It was pegged the day before the swap, so I can definitely see it could be under.

 

[seehuusen]

X2 unfortunately mate, it was murky as and had a sour twang to it...

Just had fitzlp's bright ale.
Sorry mate it was infected with something, I couldn't drink it. Has a weird sour funk to it but not in a good way

 

[antiphile]

I had to put the swap beers aside for a few days because my driving style means everything gets shaken up a bit. Or a lot. OK, like a mikshake. But I have to say all of the beers on tap over the weekend were just bloody sensational. There's 2 I have to highlight that I just really loved.

One being the farm dam sediment (I think it was called heady topper) that was just sensationally hoppy and very moreish. The other (which surprised me 'cos I couldn't believe someone would be so stupid to do such a moronic thing) was the coffee pilsner. Amazingly good and certainly not a combination I would have ever thought would be drinkable. But it just worked and was truly beautiful.

Well done everyone.

 

[angus_grant]

Earles cascade amber ale
Let's get this party started.
Bags of cascade in aroma, taste, and belch. I love cascade.
Doesn't have that cloying sweet taste that I've got from a few commercial amber's.

Great beer to kick off the tasting!

Carb level was pretty high but calmed down after a bit.

 

[Parks]

Earles amber as per Angus' notes but also a delicious bready malt character - yummm!

 

[Parks]

X2 unfortunately mate, it was murky as and had a sour twang to it...

x3 - Polyphenolic - burnt rubber.

Looks like it's likely the whole batch unfortunately.

 

[Fitzlp]

Guys, apologies for the sour funky dark pond water. Had my first taste last night and was not impressed. Today the next sample the same. Again sorry for the garden fertiliser.

 

[antiphile]

Gotta admit, Fitzip, I haven't got to any of the swaps yet, but magic happens!

If we could all predict these things, there wouldn't be any use dreaming about the next huge lotto win.

Edited to make sense 'cos the person in charge of the typing digits is inebriated.

 

[luggy]

#15 cidermans best bitter
Nice beer mate, good head retention and nice colour and clarity. Really nice malt profile, if I had one criticism it would be that its under bittered a touch, thats just me nitpicking though. Good job mate

 

[Parks]

#15 cidermans best bitter
Nice beer mate, good head retention and nice colour and clarity. Really nice malt profile, if I had one criticism it would be that its under bittered a touch, thats just me nitpicking though. Good job mate

Agreed Luggy - the balance was probably a touch sweet for my personal preference but it was a very good beer.

 

[Parks]

Guys, apologies for the sour funky dark pond water. Had my first taste last night and was not impressed. Today the next sample the same. Again sorry for the garden fertiliser.

It happens to the best of us. What it means is you are committed to the next swap with something to make up for it :chug:

 

[Ciderman]

#15 cidermans best bitter
Nice beer mate, good head retention and nice colour and clarity. Really nice malt profile, if I had one criticism it would be that its under bittered a touch, thats just me nitpicking though. Good job mate

Thanks for the positive feedback. I'm still yet to catch up with the Frenchman and collect my beers so I'll start reviewing next week.

 

[angus_grant]

9. Fitzlp: Bright Ale (Amarillo dry hopped)
Yet another unfortunate me too.. :-(
Still drank it.

Tastes like one I made at some point. Like parks said, happens to all of us.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

16. Parks - Belgian Pale Ale (READY)

Clear red-amber. Light estery raisin sweet malt aroma. Plenty of malt but not chewy, bit of balanced sweetness at the end. Nice. Did you use gladfields shepherds delight in this?

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Getting slight bitter roastiness as it warms up. Yum

 

[angus_grant]

8. kegs- galaxy/maris otter smash pale ale

Great beer. Nothing getting in the road of the galaxy flavours.

Great work on the head and foam retention. I'll put up a photo of the lacing when I am done.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

4. Earle - cascade amber ale - (READY)

Imagine is SNPA was an amber ale and you had a super fresh bottle. That's what this is. You're a great brewer Earle. Citrusy/pine (unmistakable cascade) aroma, follows through with slight malt chew and a balanced hoppy burp finish.

 

[angus_grant]

Stupid kids getting in the road of my beer nerdery.

Lacing has pretty much collapsed now. But it was pretty fricking good. Remnants left.

 

[Parks]

16. Parks - Belgian Pale Ale (READY)

Clear red-amber. Light estery raisin sweet malt aroma. Plenty of malt but not chewy, bit of balanced sweetness at the end. Nice. Did you use gladfields shepherds delight in this?

ImageUploadedByAussie Home Brewer1449743303.793469.jpg

Special B is the main man in this beer.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

good to know, cheers. very similar chew/sweetness

 

[Ciderman]

Agreed Luggy - the balance was probably a touch sweet for my personal preference but it was a very good beer.

For some bizarre and unknown reason I got crazy good efficiency on this beer (by my standards) as it was destined to be an ordinary bitter. Had I upped the IBU to 35 or so would the balance have been better?

 

[Parks]

Probably, but I wouldn't be worried about it :chug:

 

[earle]

4. Earle - cascade amber ale - (READY)

Imagine is SNPA was an amber ale and you had a super fresh bottle. That's what this is. You're a great brewer Earle. Citrusy/pine (unmistakable cascade) aroma, follows through with slight malt chew and a balanced hoppy burp finish. ImageUploadedByAussie Home Brewer1449745868.982201.jpg

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. Glad you're enjoying it.