Whats In The Glass (commercial)

[jbowers]

Over the past few days I've had Stone Ruination, IPA and Oaked Arrogant *******. I don't think I can taste bitterness any more.

 

[boss brew]

Old Rasputin and Trumer Pils...And I tried the Oaked ******* a while back, and it's reeeaaallll good! I just got a 20l bourbon barrel and I think an oaked double IPA is up soon.

Dave

 

[bum]

Old Rasputin

I got all excited for a minute then until I saw your location.

 

[boss brew]

I got all excited for a minute then until I saw your location.

Hey, I like my location!

Cheers!

 

[bum]

I was recently lucky enough to try Old Rasputin in your neck of the woods (well, your state anyway). Enjoyed it immensely and thought someone was able to find it here.

 

[boss brew]

I'd like to try their barrel aged Old Rasputin XII, but $20 a bottle is a little rich for my tastes! Our club - zymurgeeks.com - has 3 barrel projects going, and the one at my house is 53 gallons (US) of Imperial stout in a bourbon barrel. It should be ready around November.

Dave

 

[bum]

Nice! Be sure to let us know how it goes.

 

[jyo]

Belgian Saison. Aroma was of burnt toffee and brown sugar. Tasted some strong caramel flavours, mild hopping levels. Was better as it warmed up.


This is a sensational beer. The balance between the citrusy hops and sweet malt is perfect. I'm pretty shit at describing tastes.

 

[schooey]

Not as malty as I'd like a Munich Dunkel to be. A bit thinnish in the body and lacking of aroma for my tastes too... Probably more of a sessionable style Dunkel than the larger variety I prefer. No flaws, a well made berr, just not how I prefer them..

 

[schooey]

I've had this tucked away for a while and decided to drink it the other night. I had really been looking forward to it..







I was sooooo disappointed. There was a funky medicinal smell in the aroma, only small roasty notes in the background with some slight malty notes but it was hard to get anything for the overpowering band-aidy nose up front. As you can gather from the aroma, the taste wasn't so flash either. Really weird funky flavours, none that I'd expect to find even in an oak aged beer.

Moo Brew Imperial Stout is built around showcasing the rich dark chocolate obtained through the use of specialty malts. Roast and astringent characteristics are present but relatively restrained and balanced. The palette is carried by a complex matrix of high residual sugar and bitterness elevated to maintain balance, with an active alcohol vector to enhance the delivery of the flavours.

Chocolate? Nada...
Astringent? I'd say more than restrained
Balanced? Not in my opinion

Anyway, I guess I was just disappointed in paying $30 for a beer that had been given such a build up. I'll probably still take up my offer og getting the next release to see what the difference is and hope like hell that maybe it was just the one bottle or that it had been harshly mistreated along the way somewhere

 

[joshuahardie]

Schooey,

I have found Moo Brew to be a massive gamble. I would say 50% of the bottles I have got off them have been infected. Total drain pours. Which is a shame, cause when they are not tainted, they are amazing beers.

shame eh

 

[jbowers]

I've had this tucked away for a while and decided to drink it the other night. I had really been looking forward to it..

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I was sooooo disappointed. There was a funky medicinal smell in the aroma, only small roasty notes in the background with some slight malty notes but it was hard to get anything for the overpowering band-aidy nose up front. As you can gather from the aroma, the taste wasn't so flash either. Really weird funky flavours, none that I'd expect to find even in an oak aged beer.

Moo Brew Imperial Stout is built around showcasing the rich dark chocolate obtained through the use of specialty malts. Roast and astringent characteristics are present but relatively restrained and balanced. The palette is carried by a complex matrix of high residual sugar and bitterness elevated to maintain balance, with an active alcohol vector to enhance the delivery of the flavours.

Chocolate? Nada...
Astringent? I'd say more than restrained
Balanced? Not in my opinion

Anyway, I guess I was just disappointed in paying $30 for a beer that had been given such a build up. I'll probably still take up my offer og getting the next release to see what the difference is and hope like hell that maybe it was just the one bottle or that it had been harshly mistreated along the way somewhere

Maybe try emailing them? For that kind of money you shouldn't have to put up with a bad bottle.

 

[Fourstar]

Maybe try emailing them? For that kind of money you shouldn't have to put up with a bad bottle.

I would be quite pissed actually! Although, cellaring wine for a few years and getting a bad bottle thats got a market value of 200-300 bucks at the time doesnt get you refunds if its dodgy.

You would assume (if they didnt it would be stupid) they would have some calibration samples stashed away in the event of them getting a response such as this. Atleast then they can do a comparison taste to see if infact it is a dodgy bottle or the whole batch has gone south!

Well, atleast i know one thing. I sure as hell aint buying any MooBrew seasonal releases to cellar away at those prices if they are going south that quickly. Especially for that price! I do know the Murrays Imperial Stout (i think it was) tasted awesome after some serious time cellaring. I had some at a recent Melbourne Brewers meeting. Blew my mind with the complexity it has taken on.

 

[schooey]

I still have 4 bottles of Murray's Wild Thing left, 4*... At nearly two years on, it's still an amazing beer that drank very well from it's release. The flavour profile continues to grow and throw new and different complex flavours.

I think I'll save my rant with Moo Brew until I try the next bottle... if it's as bad as the first, then I'll make my song and dance...

 

[Muggus]

Speaking of expensive dark beers, I got thirsty last night...

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But I wasn't disappointed at all!

 

[Kai]

In the glass this evening, a white rabbit white ale :icon_cheers:

 

[Fents]

nice one kai, looks the goods. much diff than off the tap?

 

[jlm]

I've had this tucked away for a while and decided to drink it the other night. I had really been looking forward to it..

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I was sooooo disappointed. There was a funky medicinal smell in the aroma, only small roasty notes in the background with some slight malty notes but it was hard to get anything for the overpowering band-aidy nose up front. As you can gather from the aroma, the taste wasn't so flash either. Really weird funky flavours, none that I'd expect to find even in an oak aged beer.

Moo Brew Imperial Stout is built around showcasing the rich dark chocolate obtained through the use of specialty malts. Roast and astringent characteristics are present but relatively restrained and balanced. The palette is carried by a complex matrix of high residual sugar and bitterness elevated to maintain balance, with an active alcohol vector to enhance the delivery of the flavours.

Chocolate? Nada...
Astringent? I'd say more than restrained
Balanced? Not in my opinion

Anyway, I guess I was just disappointed in paying $30 for a beer that had been given such a build up. I'll probably still take up my offer og getting the next release to see what the difference is and hope like hell that maybe it was just the one bottle or that it had been harshly mistreated along the way somewhere

I had a bottle of last years batch while in tassie in november, and had none of those issues schooey, hopefully you just got a single dud bottle. It was from memory quite well balanced and smooth none of the bandaid you mentioned and nicely oaked. A thirty dollar beer is still a thirty dollar beer though, i'd be getting in touch with them. A few wild things left here too :icon_drunk:

 

[Bribie G]

Not a bad brew - very little hop but a smoooth body, lots of adjuncts and it strikes me as a lower alcohol version of an American Malt Liquor. No nasty off flavours, a beer for a party or a session.

Brewed in Korea AFAIK

 

[Kai]

nice one kai, looks the goods. much diff than off the tap?

It's too early to say, but if anything I'd say the bottled stuff may end up being slightly higher in carbonation. This beer tastes great fizzy.

[edit] and I could swear that photo was the right way round when I first looked at it!