, it seems my bulk priming skills need some adjustment!!!
G'day.
I s'pose you guys are wondering what a NewSouthWelshman is doing posting here.
Well, I tasted some of these beers and thought that I should provide some feedback.
First off, let me tell you that sending beer from Pat's house, on a hot, bumpy truck ride to Newcastle does most of your beer no favour.
It really took the edge off a lot of the hop flavour and some of the maltiness. Only the hoppiest beers survived; prob due to Pat's simulation of the treatment that the original IPA's would have seen on their trip to India.
Pat attested to the hoppiness of the originals, and a discussion and the effects of heat and light followed. I wish I had tasted these beers at their peak.
All the beers tasted clean, but some of them had little else to offer after their journey. It's definitley true that Craft Beers don't always travel well.
I do recall that we started with Zizzle's APA and it was nice. I also enjoyed Old Dog's Pale and Snow's schwarzbier. I recall an American Amber, too. Tidal Pete? Great hop flavour, which Pat assured me was even better last time he had some. BrownDog's IPA held it's own and retained hop character and a good balance of hop/malt.
Lighter, more subtle beers such as Batz's Scottish and Pat's lager had little flavour left, and may have still been a little yeasty, too. Dirty shame; especially as Pat swore that they were great at their peak.
Stephen may have got more flavour out of these beers than I did, but I was/am nevertheless qute chuffed to have had the opportunity to taste them.
I await correction by Pat, in case I have mis-identified any of these beers. I'm quite quite surprised that I remember many of them, at all.
Seth
Thanks BD,
Ok,
I had a tour of browndog's brewery yesterday, and amongst tasting his excellent offerings, we cracked a couple of the case swap brews.
I'm not real good at all this tasting business, but I did take photos!
First we tasted Snow's Schwarzbier:
I thoroughly enjoyed this beer. It poured with a nice big head, which lasted almost the the bottom of the glass, leaving a nice lacing. I'm a big fan of dark beers in general, and I enjoyed the flavours of this one. Not burnt tasting at all. I could drink this one all day. Here's a picture:
Next we cracked Incider's Apple Cider. I quite enjoyed this cider. This one poured with a nice head, that didn't have time to subside before it was gone. I don't have ciders often, so I was quite surprised with it. It was quite dry, which is nice. It's a pity I had to finish it quickly as my ride arrived.
Browndog quite generously gave me Mooshell's Extra Strong Bitter to take home. I shared this one with my father and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Poured with a good head, that didn't last (probably my glasses). Not as hoppy as I expected, not having tried the style before, but definitely a tasty brew. Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos of this one.
Well done on the three beers I feel privileged to have tried courtesy of browndog. And a big thanks to browndog for giving me a tour of his brewery, and for the samples we enjoyed.
I look forward to meeting more of you, and sharing a few beers.
Cheers! :beer:
. Malt aroma a bit subdued, and couldn't pick up any hops, which is how I like my porter. The flavour was nice and roasty, with little bitterness. Malt was good, but it had a certain "twang" which I associate with some of my earlier Coopers Old kit beers. Not saying that this porter is a kit beer, just making the observation. What yeast did you use, Mothballs? And how warm did you ferment? To me this was a bit of a flaw and if you're doing partials with liquid or dry extract instead of kits, and using fresh yeast, then I wouldn't expect this flavour.
