welly2 said:Every beer I've had described as a "summer ale" has always been a bland, weak, tasteless disappointment.
Example, and probably not a good one but had a bottle of this over the weekend:
I know it's XXXX and I shouldn't expect anything great from them anyway but honestly, it literally tasted of nothing. I'm not exaggerating, it really had absolutely no flavour at all. I've had a few other summer ales and lagers in the past and same thing - no flavour to speak of. Call me controversial but I fail to see the point of making a beer that tastes of nothing.
The clone recipe at beersmith recipes is a cracker to.Pratty1 said:
Try it poured into a shot of espresso......vewwy vewwy nice!!Spiesy said:ImageUploadedByAussie Home Brewer1436601776.047454.jpg
Beautiful stout from Young's. Hints of licorice and chocolate. Some underlying bitterness. I wouldn't mind more roast, but I do love a fair bit of roast in my stout.
Righto where did you get it? I have done a clone of this and it is an awesome drop..Pratty1 said:
Beer Cartel in Artarmon NSWMall said:Righto where did you get it? I have done a clone of this and it is an awesome drop..
Danwood said:I'm all over the Creatures this evening.
I really love their IPA. Toffee malt and marmalade hops, winning combo.
And the Dread for afters. Tried a bottle the other day, also very good.
The IPA is their best regular IMO, probably tied with Dread for my affections.
Hmm, malty/hops VS malty/roast....FIGHT !
How good is itTropical_Brews said:Finally got some Return of the Dread in our local Dan's and must say mighty impressed probably one of the best stouts I have had in Australia nice and roasty and very smooth a great winter drink. Hope it remains on the regular brew schedule and not seasonal. 4 packs and price though WTF.
Pity the rest of the LC range is so insipid and expensive.
welly2 said:Every beer I've had described as a "summer ale" has always been a bland, weak, tasteless disappointment.
Example, and probably not a good one but had a bottle of this over the weekend:
I know it's XXXX and I shouldn't expect anything great from them anyway but honestly, it literally tasted of nothing. I'm not exaggerating, it really had absolutely no flavour at all. I've had a few other summer ales and lagers in the past and same thing - no flavour to speak of. Call me controversial but I fail to see the point of making a beer that tastes of nothing.
Lincoln2 said:I've been having some nice Carlton Draught recently. I'm down to 30 cans/day:
http://www.news.com.au/national/police-nab-man-for-dumping-plastic-bags-full-of-beer-cans-on-a-quiet-mulgrave-st-each-day-for-18-months/story-e6frfkp9-1227442944565
Visit Prague and drink a fresh one, then get back to us.slcmorro said:Pilsner Urquell. Bbd of 26.05.15, but honestly, these beers don't age out badly. $10 a six pack at the local IGA.
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