Whats In The Glass (commercial)

[jlm]

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Mikkeller Single Hop Simcoe IPA
Possibly the best APA i've ever tried. Nice solid biscuity malt body plays second fiddle to just HOPS, HOPS, HOPS and more HOPS! Makes me want to go out an buy ridiculous quantities of Simcoe right now and brew one of my own.
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Same reaction here when I had one. Still have another bottle in the fridge which I've promised to send to a mate in Tassie. I've gotta either get it in the post, or just drink it and be done with it....

 

[Muggus]

Same reaction here when I had one. Still have another bottle in the fridge which I've promised to send to a mate in Tassie. I've gotta either get it in the post, or just drink it and be done with it....

The temptation would be too much for me! Drink it, and claim it got lost in the mail.

Last night I sampled a Cantillon Geuze Lambic Bio 2008, I didn't take a photo but I was blown away, just had my perception of what a beer can be completely rewritten. Probably too young, but the zestiness of it was amazing. So sour, so flat, so trippy.

Cantillon Gueuze being flat!? Shouldn't it be bursting at the seams with carbonation?

ps Nice selection there Grant. All from Platinum?

 

[white.grant]

ps Nice selection there Grant. All from Platinum?

Yep. Great place. Got a meeting at Concorde schedule next week so will be heading back for some more retail therapy. I also visited Warners at the Bay over easter, over 500 beers in their fridge. You'd love it.

cheers

grant

 

[joshuahardie]

Some recent brews

Bridgeroads Pale, Dunkel and Saison.

 

[joshuahardie]

Cont....

Fat Yak Pale
Little thin on the malt, but easily sessionable

Mad Abbot
Pretty good, tastes far better with all the carbonation knocked out of it though

 

[joshuahardie]

Cont...

Mountain Goat Hightail

Murrays Wild Thing.
I can't really add anthing more about this beer that has not already been said. it is just great. just tastes so complex, so interesting. I shared this bottle so only got about 160mls of the beer, but it is so rich I doubt I could drink more than one a day.

 

[eric8]

Mr Hardie,

:icon_drool2: :icon_drool2: , lucky it's almost lunch time!!

 

[reviled]

I tried Murrays Imperial Stout at the NZ beer festival, a bloke from QLD managed to smuggle it in!

It was completely and utterly awesome, it had been sitting in his back pack all day getting knocked around and it was at room temp, but that didnt stop me :chug:

On another note : Went to the Belgian beer cafe the other day, ordered an orval, and they gave me a shitty lager glass I was shocked, so I asked for a 'proper' glass and I got a funny look - "this is the glass we serve this beer in sir"

WTF??? So I asked for a different branded glass, like chimay, or any proper chalice glass, and she refused :angry: I proceeded to walk out.. I mean, the one place you actually expect to get the proper glass with your drink, and then for them to not even be understanding about it?? FFS honestly!!! :angry:

Rant off...

 

[Katherine]

I tried Murrays Imperial Stout at the NZ beer festival, a bloke from QLD managed to smuggle it in!

It was completely and utterly awesome, it had been sitting in his back pack all day getting knocked around and it was at room temp, but that didnt stop me :chug:

On another note : Went to the Belgian beer cafe the other day, ordered an orval, and they gave me a shitty lager glass I was shocked, so I asked for a 'proper' glass and I got a funny look - "this is the glass we serve this beer in sir"

WTF??? So I asked for a different branded glass, like chimay, or any proper chalice glass, and she refused :angry: I proceeded to walk out.. I mean, the one place you actually expect to get the proper glass with your drink, and then for them to not even be understanding about it?? FFS honestly!!! :angry:

Rant off...

also what they charge, they should give you what ever glass you want... not a fan of the BBC!

 

[geoffi]

I was at a BBQ on the weekend.

Nice folks, nice food.

But the beer...

VB. Carlton Dry. Miller Chill.

Had one of the latter. Not completely horrible, but kind of weird.

Drank fruit juice the rest of the night until I got home and cracked a Dunkelweizen.

If you want something done right, you gotta do it yerself...

 

[Katherine]

I surprised myself just on Sunday when visiting friends as my partner was fixing there pool, I drank three Carlton Draughts! It wasnt completely bad.... Maybe that due to the day before drinking Feral Hop Hog all day! I needed something close to water!

 

[Brewmeister70]

also what they charge, they should give you what ever glass you want... not a fan of the BBC!

I was a t the BBC in Melbourne and they took my credit card as some wierd sort of insurance because I wanted my Duvel served in their Duvel glass. Aparently, a lot of them "go missing" but it's not good enough to not be offered the choice of the proper glass if they have them even if it does mean leaving something as collateral.

 

[bconnery]

I was a t the BBC in Melbourne and they took my credit card as some wierd sort of insurance because I wanted my Duvel served in their Duvel glass. Aparently, a lot of them "go missing" but it's not good enough to not be offered the choice of the proper glass if they have them even if it does mean leaving something as collateral.

There was a Belgian bar in London near my wife's work and if you wanted a Kwack in the proper glass, complete with stand, you had to hand over a shoe...
We always thought of taking in a spare pair in a bag but somehow the plan never came to anything...

 

[Katherine]

There was a Belgian bar in London near my wife's work and if you wanted a Kwack in the proper glass, complete with stand, you had to hand over a shoe...
We always thought of taking in a spare pair in a bag but somehow the plan never came to anything...

Thats what they do here at the BBC, but you then get handed over a dirty furry slipper to wear...

 

[reviled]

Thats just utterly ridiculous, having to hand over collateral for the proper glass <_<

Maybe if they sold the glasses, people wouldnt pinch them...

 

[Muggus]

Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter
This beer is shit hot! Dare I say anything more. Rich, thick, creamy, plenty of roasted malt complexity. I'd have to say it's pretty much in the same league as Murrays Wild Thing Imperial Stout, but obviously not as roasted being a porter rather than a stout. Certainly the best American beer i've tried to date.


Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine
I've had the pleasure of trying quite a number of barley wines of late, this is probably one of the lesser ones. Still a very big beer, plenty of rich malt, dried fruit complexities, and big bitterness, but possibly a bit on the lean side for its strength and slightly harsh. Age would probably help take edge off it.


BrewDog Paradox Grain (Batch 013)
An whisky oak aged Imperial stout. A full on beer! Very wood, reminds me of some of the oaked beers i've brewed. A journey beer, the more you sip the more you get, if you can handle the woody astrigency and solid 10%abv. Probably a bit unbalanced, but I thought it was quite intriguing.

 

[Fourstar]

ok, some new stuff..

well 1st off, Cascade 1st harvest from July 2008. I cracked my 3/4 yesterday... lifeless <_< . thinking of necking the last of the 4 pack i have before the turn of the harvest. If you have them aging, drink them asap. The hop profile was non existant and the malt was still rather cloying. Seems this one went from being average to basically dish water.


Second cab off the rank was Eisenbahn Kolsch. Kolsch you say?! Tasted more like a helles to me! Smelt like a helles and tasted like one too, all subtle pils malt character, no winey/fruity kolsh characteristics. Was expecting a decent Kolsch, ended up with a Helles. It tasted good, jut it was like ordering a scotch fillet and you get presented with the fishermans basket. Tastes great.. just not what you asked for. Brazil you need to get your game up.

 

[schooey]

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Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter
This beer is shit hot! Dare I say anything more. Rich, thick, creamy, plenty of roasted malt complexity. I'd have to say it's pretty much in the same league as Murrays Wild Thing Imperial Stout, but obviously not as roasted being a porter rather than a stout. Certainly the best American beer i've tried to date.

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Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine
I've had the pleasure of trying quite a number of barley wines of late, this is probably one of the lesser ones. Still a very big beer, plenty of rich malt, dried fruit complexities, and big bitterness, but possibly a bit on the lean side for its strength and slightly harsh. Age would probably help take edge off it.

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BrewDog Paradox Grain (Batch 013)
An whisky oak aged Imperial stout. A full on beer! Very wood, reminds me of some of the oaked beers i've brewed. A journey beer, the more you sip the more you get, if you can handle the woody astrigency and solid 10%abv. Probably a bit unbalanced, but I thought it was quite intriguing.

Where did you get this collection, Muggus?

 

[Bizier]

Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter
This beer is shit hot!

Mmmmm

 

[Muggus]

Where did you get this collection, Muggus?

Todays goodies are brought to you by Platinum Liquor in Concord/North Stratfield.

Went in for a look, thought a mixed sixer of fine brews would do. Walked out with 12, resisting to the urge by more...