The very reason it was suggested to me to try Bairds MO plus some munich...
After reading several threads on this very site the general consensus for hop schedules is Fuggles for bittering, EKG for flavour and Styrian Goldings for aroma. The 1469 TTL yeast is a must - my current batch with 1968 is more to get an idea of what 1968 can bring to the party (plus the fact it was there and it would have taken me a week to build up enough 1469).
Boiling down some 1st runnings to caramelise them has been done to death and is a lot of effort that doesnt seem worth it IMO. To get that extra bit of colour that MO and munich dont quite provide i added 4/5ths of FA carafa spec II. Colour is very close now and i am happy with the malt profile, hopping etc.
Is it a clone? Maybe not. Hence why its called Publican not Landlord.
As i said before Gregg, happy to let you sample some, provided of course you bring a bottle of the real deal!![]()
Thanks will organise a sample and bring a slant of 1469