Qld Xmas Caseswap 2010 Tasting Thread

[winkle]

Must be how I stored mine, might stick a couple of them out of the fridge for a week or two and see if that makes a difference.

And yeah, July's had a lower fg, so tasted better imo.

I didn't give you any feedback at the time cause I thought it was just a one-off.

 

[Screwtop]

I didn't give you any feedback at the time cause I thought it was just a one-off.

Ditto :lol:

Screwy

 

[geoff_tewierik]

I don't feel too bad, just cracked #2 and got no love either, flat as a tack

Tasty though

 

[Bribie G]

I got my case from Florian last week and so I'm getting into a couple:

9. Stillscottish - Hopfen-Weisse. 8.5%

Hadn't a clue what I'm drinking now until I got onto the thread and looked it up - a lovely meaty hunk of malt and hops - smooth background bitterness with upfront hops - just a faint whiff of cat (mentioned in another thread recently, could be the hops?) but not unpleasant. Not a session beer, this should get me rolling :beerbang:

Normally I don't like pissy dry Weissens but this is well in balance with the extra strength.
Now my gums are starting to tingle, good sign

:icon_cheers:

Edit:

Nice mellow glow approacheth.

1. Tidal Pete all Chinese Hops Yellow Peril IIPA
Pete the proof of the pudding is in the eating and there's nothing at all wrong with that beer - hops are nice. But then they were used by someone who knows how to brew well
Overcarbed though.

Why don't you guys do what I do and just pop a CSR sugaz cube in a PET to carbonate. God has designed them specifically for priming purposes - he told me so personally after a couple of forties of malt liquo'

 

[TidalPete]

After all the hoo-ha, thumbs down, & noses up my Yellow Peril has mellowed out nicely Bribie. Tried a bottle a few weeks ago & was quite happy with it considering it's all ***** hops & that I over-did the bitterness (My bad).
Nothing wrong with Chinese hops if you live in China. :lol:
Tony --- how can you brew "Pete's Yellow Peril" if you haven't got the recipe?

TP

 

[bradsbrew]

I'll be interested to see if mine (4) has carbed up with a bit of age. let me know how it goes bribie.

 

[Bribie G]

Brad I just felt yours and it's quite firm but hot



h34r:

Some residual ferms in there hey, that have slowly worked over the last three months. Actually not a flat one in the whole batch so I lucked out :beerbang:









edit: Tidal Pete's is always firm as he assures us

 

[Bribie G]

8. Winkle - Tin Tin Dark Belgian Spiced Xmas Ale 9.5% give it another 2 weeks


Gave it another 6 months :icon_cheers: - came across some stragglers having a tidy up the other day. Smoothed up nicely, the spice is nearly all gone but a tad remaining in the aroma, but the flavours have blended into the hops. Malty, almost honey backbone. I don't generally go for Belgians but this is nice. However it's been stored in the not too good cupboard in the Garage over the entire summer and is showing just a bit of skunk but only just a bit.
Gunna finish the bottle now, cheers

:icon_drunk:

 

[Bribie G]

18. Shed101 - You can't ******* stop me Porter has been in the bottle 6 weeks now, should be ready to drink though a couple more weeks might suit it.

This has matured up incredibly for 6 months or more - very roasty and a bit fruity but not sweet at all. If I didn't know it was an extract brew I wouldn't have picked that at all. However knowing, in retrospect, that it is an extract brew I would have to say that if this was made on base malt such as Golden Promise whatever, it would add an extra dimension of malt flavour. However as is, it's already a cut above Tooheys Old etc as I'm supping it now.
Very drinkable. Lovely hop finish in the back of the tongue.
ABV???????

 

[winkle]

8. Winkle - Tin Tin Dark Belgian Spiced Xmas Ale 9.5% give it another 2 weeks


Gave it another 6 months :icon_cheers: - came across some stragglers having a tidy up the other day. Smoothed up nicely, the spice is nearly all gone but a tad remaining in the aroma, but the flavours have blended into the hops. Malty, almost honey backbone. I don't generally go for Belgians but this is nice. However it's been stored in the not too good cupboard in the Garage over the entire summer and is showing just a bit of skunk but only just a bit.
Gunna finish the bottle now, cheers

:icon_drunk:

Ta, mate - I'll get you swilling on Dubbels, Trippels and Quads before you know it. You've reminded me that I've got one left somewhere, should be nice with the first firing of the pot belly stove for winter.
Next swap beer will probably be similar but a Belgian Dark Strong no not much spice at all, but more raison-esq flavours and only 8.5% (practically a mid-strength) .

 

[Shed101]

Ah, you're too kind Mike.

I used a combo of amber liquid malt and light dry malt and a soupcon of dextrose ( :icon_vomit: )

It finished at 5.9%

Four additions of hops - US Magnum and EKG.

I have a couple of bottles left and it will be interesting to try against my imitation Bateman's Salem Porter (5.2%) at some point.

(...meanwhile I have a Brakspear extract bubbling away which i'll be comparing to an all-grain version i have planned to brew in a few weeks time.)

18. Shed101 - You can't ******* stop me Porter has been in the bottle 6 weeks now, should be ready to drink though a couple more weeks might suit it.

This has matured up incredibly for 6 months or more - very roasty and a bit fruity but not sweet at all. If I didn't know it was an extract brew I wouldn't have picked that at all. However knowing, in retrospect, that it is an extract brew I would have to say that if this was made on base malt such as Golden Promise whatever, it would add an extra dimension of malt flavour. However as is, it's already a cut above Tooheys Old etc as I'm supping it now.
Very drinkable. Lovely hop finish in the back of the tongue.
ABV???????

 

[Bribie G]

Ipswich Ale House: the pale ale is a little dusty after all this time but still nicely carbonated, a smooth hop bitterness and very smooth finish.