Qld Xmas case Swap 2014- 6 Dec *tasting thread*

[benken25]

No 7 parks lager not bad mate a bit of bananna in the aroma reasonably sessionable.

 

[Beersuit]

16 .hwall95 - What'd you Saison?
Good aroma on the nose with a nice little persistent head, very cloudy appearance. Good spicy saison flavours on the pallet and finishes just like a saison should. Well done.

 

[Parks]

No 7 parks lager not bad mate a bit of bananna in the aroma reasonably sessionable.

You must have gotten the bottle sitting against my 3068 trub h34r:

-EDIT-
Interesting you got banana though. I got a strong white grape / grape seed flavour which made me think Motueka is very similar to Neslen Sauvin. Will be interested to hear what others think there...

 

[Beersuit]

17. Robv dark American wheat

Pours nice and dark in the glass. Piney hops on the nose mingled with some dark malt. Hoppy flavour up front followed by the malt and a dry finish. Good beer mate.

 

[Beersuit]

You must have gotten the bottle sitting against my 3068 trub h34r:

-EDIT-
Interesting you got banana though. I got a strong white grape / grape seed flavour which made me think Motueka is very similar to Neslen Sauvin. Will be interested to hear what others think there...

Sorry parks I got the banana last light too. I didn't post a review as I don't like b saaz one bit. That's not your fault and I did finish it.
Sorry mate.

 

[Parks]

EDIT: gif asking about which beer you just reviewed.

 

[Parks]

Sorry parks I got the banana last light too. I didn't post a review as I don't like b saaz one bit. That's not your fault and I did finish it.
Sorry mate.

Yeah, TBH it's not on my "to brew with again" list either. I was hoping it would be more Czech Saaz like but was still pretty happy with it as a beer on it's own.

Anyway, I'm keen to try it again now to see if I can pick up banana!

 

[Beersuit]

Thanks for that.
EDIT: gif asking about which beer you just reviewed.

 

[Parks]

Also, don't say sorry! You perceive what you perceive.

It's more important and helpful to be honest than say nothing.

... unless you're being a carnt

 

[bradsbrew]

This year i am going to review the beers in a different way. I am not going down the beer judge feedback, more going for what i like or did not like about the beer. I have found when trying to give BJCP type reveiw i dont get to enjoy the beer as much so...
Eagleburger- 5 elements

I really like this one, this is what SNPA should be like.

Parks- moteuka lager.

Too much body for what i want from a lager. I know its a strong lager but for me a lager should be less. Dont get me wrong, I enjoyed it.

Liams Schwarzbier

Really liked this one. I love clean roasty chocolate beers this one did not disappoint.

 

[hwall95]

17 - Dark American Wheat

Nice beer to have on a stormy night. Nice darks malts with good piney/citrusy hops at a good bitterness level and then finishes dry. Although I keep getting a bit of a nutty flavour but my mate didn't so who knows. The first dark american wheat I've had so no idea how it goes style wise but overall I really enjoyed it. Cheers

7 - Parks Motueka Lager

This was an interesting beer and certainly not what I expected. Never used the hop so didn't have much to based it on but basically I found this beer to smell and taste like a fruit salad that i use to eat all the time: Banana, rockmelon, apple and passionfruit. Seems like Motueka is a really interesting hop if that's what it gives! Overall nice beer, not something I would personally like too much but at 6% that's not a bad thing

 

[Parks]

16 .hwall95 - What'd you Saison? - Drink now or let it age, it's up to you

Wow, what a complex beer. Spicy, citrusy, phenolic, sour - all the things.

Personally it got a bit much by the end of the bottle and I got a little hot alcohol but not enough to be problematic. Finish was little full but if it wasn't I reckon the beer would have been way over the top. I'm guessing this is pretty big beer ABV-wise.

This is definitely a beer you could age as suggested

 

[Parks]

17 - Dark American Wheat

I'll start with all the things I didn't like about this beer.

Now onto what I really liked. Great creamy chocolatey malt, subtle and balanced hop character.

Very, very moorish.

It was complete rubbish so please send another bottle

 

[Parks]

Parks- moteuka lager.

Too much body for what i want from a lager. I know its a strong lager but for me a lager should be less. Dont get me wrong, I enjoyed it.

I think it's the combination of an all malt 6% beer and the 2%
crystal. It finished at 1012 so it could have gone lower but I think next time I'll aim to get it down to about 5% and use some Munich I or Victory or something for character.


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[bradsbrew]

16 hwall95
Let me start with I am not a fan of saisons. I really can't get past any type of phenolic esters and they are very pronounced in this beer.

Hope you get better feedbackfrom someone that enjoys this style.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

I love saisons, gonna crack it on the weekend. Will have a couple of non-AHB beer mates around so will try to add their feedback on it and the other swap beers we open

 

[Liam_snorkel]

I love saisons, gonna crack it on the weekend. Will have a couple of non-AHB beer mates around so will try to add their feedback on it and the other swap beers we open

 

[winkle]

I think it's the combination of an all malt 6% beer and the 2%
crystal. It finished at 1012 so it could have gone lower but I think next time I'll aim to get it down to about 5% and use some Munich I or Victory or something for character.


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You could have mashed it a bit lower I guess, since the mouthfeel was quite full - but I Iike the idea of victory in this beer instead.

 

[bradsbrew]

16 hwall95
Let me start with I am not a fan of saisons. I really can't get past any type of phenolic esters and they are very pronounced in this beer.
Hope you get bearly ter characteretter feedbackfrom someone that enjoys this style.

I guess if I was to brew a saison I would mash at a lower temp about 62, use less wheat and ferment at around 17-18 deg. But then it probably wouldnt be a saison, but at least it would be a nice dry summer beer with a soft ester character.

 

[bradsbrew]

21 Aydos Aipa

Possibly a little too thin body for balance with the hops, not getting the piney hop character I expected. More earthy spicy that you get from a goldings type.

Apart from that, ******* awesome beer, I would throw good coin for a pint of that.