QLD Xmas-in-July 2017 Tasting Thread

[Siderman]

23) Zorco - American Barley Wine

Striking aroma. At first I thought it smelled like Turkish delight but couldn't quite pin point it. If you've ever tried a Rutherglen Tokay (Similar to a muscat) it's very similar to that. Just an incredible depth of flavour with honey, black tea, campfire, candied orange and raw brown sugar. And that's just the smell, wait to you taste it! Unlike the Tokay it has a remarkable dryness even for a Barleywine.

The palate is viscous and almost tangy at first, with nice bitterness. The aftertaste sort of evolves a bit, instead of being linear, it changes dramatically and it's hard to describe. Some of the candied orange is still there, and the distinctive dry, nutty finish is underscored by a sweet core of complex fruit and spices.

In winespeak this tastes like a combination of a Rutherglen Tokay and a Manzanilla Sherry - with bubbles.

The alcohol eventually hits you but such is the captivation of the aroma and flavour you'd hardly know it was there.

A Herculean effort here Zorco. This beer is extraordinary and if you can please PM me the recipe I will be very grateful.

 

[benken25]

13. Earle's better red than ned. Very low carbonation. Was going to fix that but couldn't find my carb cap. Pleasant sourness but doesnt finish too dry. I get a slight cornchip flavour that i get from some sours but i have no idea what that is. Not a bad beer mate

 

[pcqypcqy]

13. Earle's better red than ned. Very low carbonation. Was going to fix that but couldn't find my carb cap. Pleasant sourness but doesnt finish too dry. I get a slight cornchip flavour that i get from some sours but i have no idea what that is. Not a bad beer mate

Just finishing mine. I agree on the carbonation, there's no head but enough carbonation in the glass to carry it.

Not getting corn chip in mine, just a good balance of sourness and maltiness, leaning towards the malt.

Solid beer, very good stuff. Jill is demanding I top her glass up so you've sold her as well.

 

[pcqypcqy]

7. Benken25. Applewood rauchbier.

Needs more smoke.

 

[Adr_0]

7. Benken25. Applewood rauchbier.

Needs more smoke.

Oh... Oh you didn't...

 

[crowmanz]

5) pcqypcqy - Mosaic Saison Psuedo Smash

Moving house and had a few of these in an Esky, so grabbed a darker looking one to cover it not being cold enough. Turns out perfect temp. Reallying this beer, confusing the tastebuds. As someone else mentioned, the mosaic is making me think IPA. If you called it an IPA I probably wouldn't have much trouble accepting it.

 

[benken25]

7. Benken25. Applewood rauchbier.

Needs more smoke.

Do you even know smoke?

 

[pcqypcqy]

Do you even know smoke?

do you? What's this, only like 60 or 80% smoked malt?

 

[pcqypcqy]

5) pcqypcqy - Mosaic Saison Psuedo Smash

Moving house and had a few of these in an Esky, so grabbed a darker looking one to cover it not being cold enough. Turns out perfect temp. Reallying this beer, confusing the tastebuds. As someone else mentioned, the mosaic is making me think IPA. If you called it an IPA I probably wouldn't have much trouble accepting it.View attachment 107195

Yeah, needed a better description.

It's not meant to be a saison or anything else, it's just a Mosaic (pseudo) smash pale ale, but fermented with 3711.

I say pseudo as it was 99.x% pale malt, with two handfuls of choc wheat. I may have also used magnum for bittering.

 

[nickxb]

4) Nickxb - Zombie Dust APA

Bloody nice beer! Lacing all the way to the bottom of the glass, and a superb lingering after-taste. What were the hops?

And where do I find find Zombies from whom I can extract/vacuum their dust...?

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Thanks Mate. Its all Citra except for bittering with Magnum. It's a clone of a beer from the States. I havn't tried it but have heard rave reviews.

 

[pcqypcqy]

Because I'm an engineer and nothing exists if it's not in excel, please feel free to make use of the attached list. Unfortunately I can't seem to attach the xls file itself.

And if those that haven't could update their best before/after dates that'd be good too.

 

[Zorco]

23 good to go mate.... I'm still processing my chuffed-as response to Siderman's comments.

 

[benken25]

19. Evoo4u Irish red. Over carbed but not as bad as others. Once that settled down it was great good malt and balanced well

 

[pcqypcqy]

4) Nickxb - Zombie Dust APA

Nice colour, good carb level. No clarity but I don't trust beers you can see through so that suits me just fine.

Low hop aroma in the glass. Decent hop flavour but felt a bit thin? (Not sure how else to describe it). Not getting the citra, just generic hop. What was the dosage?

Not a bad beer, I understand you said it was a clone. Just feels... Unfinished? Maybe a few tweaks to the recipe are required?

 

[nickxb]

4) Nickxb - Zombie Dust APA

Nice colour, good carb level. No clarity but I don't trust beers you can see through so that suits me just fine.

Low hop aroma in the glass. Decent hop flavour but felt a bit thin? (Not sure how else to describe it). Not getting the citra, just generic hop. What was the dosage?

Not a bad beer, I understand you said it was a clone. Just feels... Unfinished? Maybe a few tweaks to the recipe are required?

Thanks, dosage was 100g in the boil (all late/flame out) and 100g dry hop. I cold crash but don't use any finings and I am not that concerned with clarity for pale ales/IPAs.

 

[pcqypcqy]

Thanks, dosage was 100g in the boil (all late/flame out) and 100g dry hop. I cold crash but don't use any finings and I am not that concerned with clarity for pale ales/IPAs.

Clarity is for chumps. Gimme cloudy any day. What batch size was that, 5 gallon or so?

 

[nickxb]

Clarity is for chumps. Gimme cloudy any day. What batch size was that, 5 gallon or so?

23L batch size

 

[Adr_0]

4) Nickxb - Zombie Dust APA

Nice colour, good carb level. No clarity but I don't trust beers you can see through so that suits me just fine.

Low hop aroma in the glass. Decent hop flavour but felt a bit thin? (Not sure how else to describe it). Not getting the citra, just generic hop. What was the dosage?

Not a bad beer, I understand you said it was a clone. Just feels... Unfinished? Maybe a few tweaks to the recipe are required?

Any chance you're getting a bit of a cold and senses are a little suppressed? I haven't really used Magnum for flavouring but I'm sure that the citra would have made its presence known.

 

[pcqypcqy]

Any chance you're getting a bit of a cold and senses are a little suppressed? I haven't really used Magnum for flavouring but I'm sure that the citra would have made its presence known.

It's entirely possible, but I only had this in the fridge for about an hour before tasting so it wasn't super cold.

Just basing my comments on one of my recent brews with a very similar hop schedule. When I re-brewed it, I kept the same amount of hop and shifted more of it into a keg hop addition, trying to get more bang for my buck. Worked well.

 

[Siderman]

23 good to go mate.... I'm still processing my chuffed-as response to Siderman's comments.

I'm still waiting for the recipe... [emoji3]