SE QLD AHB Xmas-in-July 16/07/2016

[LorriSanga]

Is Wombil coming? We'll need his clarinet skills as a backing tune for those lyrics

You're the gun muso yeah?

 

[earle]

Couldn't we just play it on the spoons?

 

[madpierre06]

I've mentioned previously that I had a shitload of unwanted beer glasses to give away at the swap. Here's a fair whack of 'em, there are a few good'uns in there, as well as a few basic old ones as well. Want nowt for 'em, but if you feel inclined to donate a bottle of your finest due to being so taken with your selection, who I am I say no :beerbang: All must go!!! Don't rely on using 'em for the swap either, haven't been through a cleaning process.

 

[angus_grant]

Did I put dibs on a wheat glass?

 

[madpierre06]

Did I put dibs on a wheat glass?

Nah, you had a Chimay one put away...those have been boxed up today mate.

 

[Bribie G]

Bit of an issue with the cask, as you can see it's nicely set up now with tap, shive and spile etc.



However It's a 30L brew and a 40L cask. So to avoid logistical problems getting it to Brisbane without sploshing and splooshing I racked to secondaries with a wee bit of priming dex, to bring them up to Winkle's and rack to cask on the premises.

But with the cold snap the beer, whilst quite drinkable if you can call a 1920s Tooths XXX ale clone drinkable, it's fairly flat. Faint CO2 tingle on the tongue but that's about all.

Should I still proceed to bring it to the case swap?

In any case there will be smoked sausages, and a half dozen of my FES.

 

[HBHB]

Swag is in, wood is in, keg of winter warmer is in. Better have a taste huh.

Are we there yet?

 

[GibboQLD]

Here's a fair whack of 'em, there are a few good'uns in there, as well as a few basic old ones as well.

Any chance of me putting dibs on the Guinness glass?

 

[madpierre06]

Any chance of me putting dibs on the Guinness glass?

Geez, you got better eyes than me mate. Which box, and location? I know there are a couple schooner size ones, and a pot size mug with handle. They're downstairs at the moment so can't check right now. And yeah, happy to hold it for ya.

It's ok, see it now. Yep, that's a schooner will hold for ya.

 

[Aydos]

Fark!!! One of my bottles had a hole in it so ill be bottling off some keg hopped IPA. It also looks like I will be bottling off 2 as since there are 24 swappers I'll bring it along and drink it on the night with everyone.

**SWAP BEERS ARE TO BE IN 740ml PET PLASTIC BOTTLES ONLY***
Swapping:
1. Winkle - W3031 Acerola Tarwe (Should have some decent age on it by then).
2. Earle - Smoked Rye Farmhouse Ale
3. Brewkid - Biere De Garde
4. madpierre06 - Black Rye IPA
5. Motabika - Lichtenhainer.
6. lukiferj - Rye Hard with a Bitty Smoke
7. Liam_snorkel - Munich II / US Cascade SMaSH 5.8% ABV
8. Parks - Shiraz Barrel-aged RIS 9.4% ABV tasting ******* delicious.
9. Seehuusen - Resch Extra Stout - with brett
10. Ciderman - Gingerbread Brown Ale 6.0% 35ibu. Ready.
11. Fattox - cherrywood smoked foreign extra stout
12. Lord Raja Goomba I - AIPA or American Bitter (disaster brew day) bottled 03.07.2016
13. NickB - AIPA
14. Dan Barrington - Chilli Brown Ale/ Porter (Drink now, poor carefully)
15. Radshoes - infected saison
16. evoo4u - probably a Baltic Porter (will be winter after all)
17. Natdene
18. Bribie G - Midnight Train American Malt Liquor, y'all.
19. Angus - "pick a windae" wee heavy
20. Aydos - Sour imperial barrel aged stout and a keg hopped IPA
21. Robv
22. Benken25. Brewers breaky porter(smoked oatmeal porter with coffee and licorice 6.8%)
23. rokaxe - "Hellfire" Chilli Saison: 4.9% ABV, 27.5 IBU, 8,000,000 scoville - READY TO DRINK.
24. Adr0 - Wheat Doppelbock

Swapping when losers pull out:
1. Smokomark

Attending:
1. Florian
2. Beersuit.
3.
4. LorriSanga - A couple of growlers and gourmet hors d'oeuvres.
5. Bradsbrew- Need to build a serving contraption to outdo whatever Florian turns up with
6. Antiphile
7. Gravity Guru
8. HBHB with a keg of something to ward off the cold
9. LAGERFRENZY - Eric Olthwaite's Blackest Black Pudding
10.
11. GibboQLD
12. tazman67 -Red Session Ale
13. kegs23- a keg of something, mabe a strawberry kettle sour
14. Peege
15, ballantyne - keg of beer
16. CoxR - Session IPA -- Bloody work has knocked me out of this for the second year in a row.
17. Redman9 - keg of something hopefully drinkable and 10 hr slow cooked pulled pork
18. Menoetes - ESBs & maybe something smoked...
19. Dan Barrington - Bringing a keg of Fruit Salad sour. Tasting pretty good
20. Aydos - bringing a keg of Apple cider to cleanse the palate.

Things to leave at home:
1. A sense of humour
2. Your dignity
3. Seville oranges
4. Big glasses - bring a small one if you want to make the distance
5. Your pants

Food etc:
Cash for pizza
Wood for fire
NickB - I can do Wings again as an early feed?
Liam - 2 x cheese & home made bacon cob loaves
Motabika- Illl bring some pulled pork. Unfortunately won't be done on the smoker but will still be good. I am great at pulling me meat .
Ciderman - maybe pretzels again. They went pretty quickly last time. Keg of Simcoe IIPA coming as well.
Evoo4u - Bringing a uteload of seasoned olive wood pruning offcuts (ideal for a pot belly); also lots of evoo (extra virgin olive oil) to cook with, to dip bread in, make bruscetta with, drink, & even be photographed with (to demonstrate that we're not just a bunch of pisspots, but that we all do really care about healthy eating options!!!)

 

[NickB]

Bottled my AIPA just now. Somehow ended up with 24 bottles plus two tasters.

Have 5kg of Waings that will go on in the morning, be ready to go around 2...

See y'all in the morning/Arvo!

 

[Florian]

About time I took my name of the attendance list...
I did a NickB and got married in Thailand without telling anyone, sadly that also means that I will miss the swap.

Good news for Brad is that he can just bring his shittiest serving setup without feeling bad about it (that's if he does in fact turn up and doesn't get mysteriously lost 5 minutes before his planned arrival again).

Have a good one guys, and be kind to Winkle, Anna, the neighbours and the cat!

**SWAP BEERS ARE TO BE IN 740ml PET PLASTIC BOTTLES ONLY***
Swapping:
1. Winkle - W3031 Acerola Tarwe (Should have some decent age on it by then).
2. Earle - Smoked Rye Farmhouse Ale
3. Brewkid - Biere De Garde
4. madpierre06 - Black Rye IPA
5. Motabika - Lichtenhainer.
6. lukiferj - Rye Hard with a Bitty Smoke
7. Liam_snorkel - Munich II / US Cascade SMaSH 5.8% ABV
8. Parks - Shiraz Barrel-aged RIS 9.4% ABV tasting ******* delicious.
9. Seehuusen - Resch Extra Stout - with brett
10. Ciderman - Gingerbread Brown Ale 6.0% 35ibu. Ready.
11. Fattox - cherrywood smoked foreign extra stout
12. Lord Raja Goomba I - AIPA or American Bitter (disaster brew day) bottled 03.07.2016
13. NickB - AIPA
14. Dan Barrington - Chilli Brown Ale/ Porter (Drink now, poor carefully)
15. Radshoes - infected saison
16. evoo4u - probably a Baltic Porter (will be winter after all)
17. Natdene
18. Bribie G - Midnight Train American Malt Liquor, y'all.
19. Angus - "pick a windae" wee heavy
20. Aydos - Sour imperial barrel aged stout and a keg hopped IPA
21. Robv
22. Benken25. Brewers breaky porter(smoked oatmeal porter with coffee and licorice 6.8%)
23. rokaxe - "Hellfire" Chilli Saison: 4.9% ABV, 27.5 IBU, 8,000,000 scoville - READY TO DRINK.
24. Adr0 - Wheat Doppelbock
Swapping when losers pull out:
1. Smokomark
Attending:
1. Florian
2. Beersuit.
3.
4. LorriSanga - A couple of growlers and gourmet hors d'oeuvres.
5. Bradsbrew- Need to build a serving contraption to outdo whatever Florian turns up with
6. Antiphile
7. Gravity Guru
8. HBHB with a keg of something to ward off the cold
9. LAGERFRENZY - Eric Olthwaite's Blackest Black Pudding
10.
11. GibboQLD
12. tazman67 -Red Session Ale
13. kegs23- a keg of something, mabe a strawberry kettle sour
14. Peege
15, ballantyne - keg of beer
16. CoxR - Session IPA -- Bloody work has knocked me out of this for the second year in a row.
17. Redman9 - keg of something hopefully drinkable and 10 hr slow cooked pulled pork
18. Menoetes - ESBs & maybe something smoked...
19. Dan Barrington - Bringing a keg of Fruit Salad sour. Tasting pretty good
20. Aydos - bringing a keg of Apple cider to cleanse the palate.
Things to leave at home:
1. A sense of humour
2. Your dignity
3. Seville oranges
4. Big glasses - bring a small one if you want to make the distance
5. Your pants
Food etc:
Cash for pizza
Wood for fire
NickB - I can do Wings again as an early feed?
Liam - 2 x cheese & home made bacon cob loaves
Motabika- Illl bring some pulled pork. Unfortunately won't be done on the smoker but will still be good. I am great at pulling me meat .
Ciderman - maybe pretzels again. They went pretty quickly last time. Keg of Simcoe IIPA coming as well.
Evoo4u - Bringing a uteload of seasoned olive wood pruning offcuts (ideal for a pot belly); also lots of evoo (extra virgin olive oil) to cook with, to dip bread in, make bruscetta with, drink, & even be photographed with (to demonstrate that we're not just a bunch of pisspots, but that we all do really care about healthy eating options!!!)

 

[wombil]

APOLOGIES AND SOOOOO SAD,
Can't make it this year.Will miss you guys awfully too.
Florian could have got married at the big do.
What's Thailand got that can't be had at Winkles?
Have a u-beaut night,as usual.
wombil.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

But whose keg setup will I deface?

Bloody hell Wombil not you too. Who will tinker with our internet??

 

[Peege]

APOLOGIES AND SOOOOO SAD,
Can't make it this year.Will miss you guys awfully too.
Florian could have got married at the big do.
What's Thailand got that can't be had at Winkles?
Have a u-beaut night,as usual.
wombil.

Devastating.

 

[angus_grant]

Damn it.
With those 2 out who's going to stay up until 6am with Perry drinking wildly inappropriate sours and Belgians???

 

[evoo4u]

Twas the day before case swap & all through the bar,
not a brewer was stirring not even Lord Goomba,
Beer glasses and barmats were laid out with care,
Kegs gleaming and shiny; their lines clean and bare,

Then a noise did arise from under a table,
And a figure tried standing as best it was able,
He leaned on the bartop; his eyes all atwinkle,
Who could it be but the swap-host; St Winkle!

When he awoke the next day he felt something was amiss
He then recalled brewers that were coming to get on the piss
When out in the back carpark there arose such a clatter
Those brewers had forgotten that neighbours did matter.

St Winkle lept into action when he heard all the noise,
He knew only one thing that would settle the boys,
He grabbed up a pint glass and filled it with care,
Then stepped out the gate and raised it high in the air.

"Come Radshoes, come Bradshoes, come Brewkid & NickB,"
"Come Angus, come Aydos, come Liam & Bribie G!"
"Up on the barstools & up on the table,"
"Fill your glass, fill your glass, fill 'em if you're able."

As day turned to night, and spirits rose higher
The rain tumbled down and became a quagmire
But true to their style, and in good homebrew fashion
The drinkers drank on, such was their passion

With darkness now on us, amidst all the noise
The session to come would sort men from the boys
The tastings continued, the brews all compared
All manner of brews for all those who dared

Then round about ten, the worms started grumbling
All through winkledom, stomachs were rumbling
With more drinking to do, there could be no doubt
Call for some pizza, up went the shout

Half-time now over, so if you don’t mind
There’s more kegs to tap, and back to the grind
But it’s not for a winner we drink these fine beers
It’s all for the mateship and bullshit - so cheers!

 

[angus_grant]

Beautiful work everybody.

 

[lukiferj]

No wombil or florian? **** this I'm out.

 

[lukiferj]

Changed my mind. See you all tomorrow.