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[MashPaddler]

If you love IPA - the Hoptimum from SN - for me WOW!!! best beer SN make, hands down.

Can you share what the stone beers cost? the Arrogant Bastard and the 6xer of ruination??

Jump on www.beercartel.com.au for pricing, they are comparable to other imports. Cheers.

 

[Bizier]

Had a Hightail with burger last night, followed by a Superconductor and a Northern Harvest Ale. Yum.

 

[New_guy]

This is a cracking beer - junipers give a great crisp note to balance a solid malt profile & @ 5.2% easily go a few more

 

[Dan Pratt]

Ballast Point 7% IPA - how do they do it!

 

[lukiferj]

Ballast Point 7% IPA - how do they do it!

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what's the use by date on that? They changed the labeling quite a few months ago. Still, a great beer. Have not had a bad one yet.

 

[Dan Pratt]

It is best before 06/2014..... Bloody good beer. Best at DMs

 

[Bizier]

Your post made me want one, but I have plenty of beer, so couldn't justify. Five minutes later, my gf comes home with a sixer of Big Eye. Power of the mind I tell ya.

I just looked in my recycling bin, no wonder I'm broke.

 

[lukiferj]

Nice one. Like I said I haven't had a bad one yet. My favourite beer in a pinch. Easily my first choice from dans. Just haven't seen that label in months.

 

[schoey]

I guess I'll continue the love fest. It's amazingly great value.

 

[BungBrew]

Fair whack of hop flavour in this one!

 

[Northside Novice]

Went to my uncles bottle shop this arvo and must say was impressed at his offerings !!!
Must admit , haven't visited for a while but *** me , looks like he is trying to get a slice of the real craft market . Was going to buy a carton of punk IPA which he don't stock any more ? So just got these View attachment 68395View attachment 68396View attachment 68397
Yey woolworths

Italian saison , Japanese iipa , USA black IPA . I picked the eyes out of the offerings but there was more quality for the picking .

 

[Blitzer]

Northside quick question, where are you getting the Cantillon in Bris?

 

[Snow]

Splurged at beer cartel - they have Stone beers! Going to try and pace myself and just taste one bottle a night, with a fresh batch of English Strong Ale on tap it should (in theory) be doable.

Whoa dude! Looking atthat photo makes me feel like I already had a few! :blink:

I had the Arrogant bastard last weekend and was blown away. Such an amazing beer that lived up to all my dreams since the day I read about it 10 years ago. I also bought the Oak aged version which i think I might just try tonight.... :icon_drool2:

I also had the Dogfish head 90 minute IPA this week and it was a real let down. lots of sweet malt but hops were just not what I expected. Maybe it just didn't travel well...

Cheers - Snow.

 

[Snow]

Northside quick question, where are you getting the Cantillon in Bris?

Free delivery from the Belgianshop online

 

[BreadMurderer]

I just tried Sierra Nevada's Torpedo IPA for the first time... oh jebus. Quite safe to say I've found a new favourite and the 6-pack was a good bloody purchase. Can't believe I've not tried it before (not easy back home) so I'll be attacking their range over the next few visits to Mr Murphy's.

 

[Northside Novice]

Archives in west end . Bris .

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

My stash I picked up from Crown Cellars, whilst I was briefly in Launceston yesterday:

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

This is apparently a Rye-significant R-IPA. I got some rye, but not as much as I thought. Certainly, I've used it as a spec malt, and in a Rye/Wheat/2row beer, and got way more, and that was 20% or so.

Using any significant portion of Rye, deserves an award. We all know what can happen.

Good, solid, aromatic IPA otherwise. Very balanced between the malt (Which is still there) and the hops, which are aromatic, tasty and not overly bitter to dominate the malt. At around 7.6% IIRC (I chucked it last night), very balanced and doesn't have any warming or anything to indicate it's that high in abv%

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

This is an "old school" American IPA, before anyone was making them by the bucketload. More bitter, more aroma on the nose, but none of the later kettle hopping and fruitsalad that comes with it.

Boy, it is bitter. I've had and made beers with higher IBU, but not perceivable like this. This really is the 'old school' - a really strong early bittering addition and some dry hopping.

I liked it, but the body was thin, and I reckon it just put it out of balance, even for an IPA lover like me. A bit more malt backbone to balance it up, or some later additions to do what its aroma promises.

 

[schoey]

Stopped in at Archive this afternoon and grabbed a couple including this one.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Was in Sydney this weekend and picked up a few hard-to-gets from Barny's (man that place has some goooood stuff).

First cab off the rank:



Ruination is an appropriate name. *drool*

 

[argon]

That ruination is an outstanding IPA, had one fresh in the states along side a lot of other world class IPAs and it was easily the most enjoyable.

Bought a 6 of Whit Rabbit Dark Ale, having one now. What's waste of money, bland, no hops, no malt sweetness, the faintest touch of roast. Ordinary. Tastes very mega. Nothing like I remember fresh on tap a few years ago when first released. Will not buy again.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

That ruination is an outstanding IPA, had one fresh in the states along side a lot of other world class IPAs and it was easily the most enjoyable.

I really enjoyed it. Certainly no 'gaps' in the hop spectrum.. from the solid bitterness up through the pine cones to the slightly syrupy citrus hop oils, all lifted up by the carbonation into a pungent aroma. Probably as fresh as we could hope to get it here, just ticked over the 'enjoy by' date of 90 days since bottling. I prefer maltier IPAs generally but as far as hop bombs go, this ruled.

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

8 Wired Semi-Conductor.

Markets itself as a session IPA, which is pretty spot on.

The body is thinnish, with enough bitterness to balance, but not overpower. The bitterness is also enough to keep it dry, no fruitsalad or harshness, just sold and 'there'.

I got in the flavour a minty (think mint in Vietnamese food, not mint-lolly) presence. Really lifted this beer above what it was, and made it different from the usual American style IPA. Still a bit of fruit, but that mint sticks out.

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

Brewdog 5am Saint, Hoppy Red Ale.

It's like an American Pale Ale - nothing too flash, but not too shabby (think 4 Pines Pale in good storage), with a dry, slight roasted finish at the end that gives it a point of difference.

Given I normally love Brewdog beers, this is a little disappointing. Worth trying, but not worth settling on.

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

Sorry for the dodgy photo.

This bottle says "Anderson Valley, Hop Ottin' IPA" - 6.7%.

Not real happy with this. It's out of balance, with a modicum of bitterness, virtually no hop aroma and way too sweet. Not malty, sweet.

I also had (but forgot to photo), the Bairds' Rising Sun Pale ale. I actually liked this beer. It's nearly impossible to get normal wheat in an APA, and I reckon this has some unmalted wheat, given the wheat cloudiness is there a tiny bit, and it has that tart flavour associated with a wit. They did this right. Aroma good, bitterness balanced. Very sessionable.

From my batch from Crown Cellars, I've not been happy with them. The wife had one, and didn't rate it. She loves VALE/IPA, and her comment on some of these is "it's not VALE" - she is struggling to see how I can advocate these beers as being indicative of true craft over and above VALE/IPA. She loves the fruit, the balanced bitterness of them and that they aren't too high in ABV%.

Hopefully my selections will be better next time.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Mid-week tipple. Bready sweetness and a little hot alcohol. Smooth & enjoyable.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Well this is nice. Dark caramel & lightly roasted malt. Balanced & smooth. No noticeable late hop presence. Bottled 4 months ago.

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[Liam_snorkel]

Edit: double post, can't delete.

Edit2: where's the fkn picture gone? Damn app. Here it is again.

 

[Danwood]

I think it's a tie between Holgate and Hargreaves Hill for my favourite Vic brewery.

This fella is the definition of a session beer for me, although a few more IBUs would be nice, it's sitting at 10 apparently.
And drinking it during some cooler weather might be an idea...high 30°s isn't really dark mild weather imo.

It's so smooth, toasty (slightly overdone toast but not so much that it becomes an issue at the breakfast table) and just a hint of coffee/chocolate.
Brewed using Macadamias (lashings of, evidently), which may have contributed to the smoothness, and definitely give a subtle nuttiness.

I'm inspired to give it a whirl on my next ESB.
I'm thinking Maris Otter, torrified wheat, light crystal, choc malt, toasted macadamias, EKG and Bramling Cross. Looking forward to it !