Whats In The Glass

[T.D.]

Looks good though, which is the main thing.

:lol: That's the problem with this thread isn't it! The beer looks fine in a pic, but says very little about it really. It'd be very easy just to jam a shocking beer through a filter and take a piccy and reap lots of praise! :lol:

 

[drsmurto]

First cab off the rank......... the Theakston Old Peculier.

WOW!

Im very glad i bought this. I have always wanted to try it and im not disapointed.
Poured dark, colour of tooheys old.
Rich creamy head that disipated to a fine bead due to low carbination. No "make it fizzy for the exports". This is how it should be and i like it
This beers highlight for me is the aroma...... smells of rich deep dark toffee and caramel with a hint of light roast and english hops.
medium mouth feel, not heavy or cloying. firm but smooth and clean bitterness ballances the deep dark crystal/toffee/caramel malt in the mouth.
Some fruity yeast character but fairly clean.
leaves a lingering bitterness and slightly burnt toffee after feel on the sides of your tongue.

A pleasure to drink and a great learning experience!

cheers

One of my faves too Tony. I have a recipe for it but it never does seem to make its way to the top of the list. So i just buy a bottle every now and then! :chug:

 

[warrenlw63]

:lol: That's the problem with this thread isn't it! The beer looks fine in a pic, but says very little about it really. It'd be very easy just to jam a shocking beer through a filter and take a piccy and reap lots of praise! :lol:

Sort of sounds like the precursor to a joke... What does a Supermodel and a Glass of Beer have in common?

We'll get lots of head, body, curves etc.

I suppose we've all tasted more beers than supermodels though.

Warren -

 

[Jye]

Perhaps just chew on a mouthful of hops while drinking it.

Been there...done that

 

[Gerard_M]

:lol: That's the problem with this thread isn't it! The beer looks fine in a pic, but says very little about it really. It'd be very easy just to jam a shocking beer through a filter and take a piccy and reap lots of praise! :lol:

No filter on these beers

Cheers
Gerard

 

[MCT]

I went a little upper-class on pay day yesterday and got some better beer:

Can I ask where they have the Schofferhofer with the glasses? I broke all mine
And how much?
Cheers.

 

[warra48]

I bought a five pack of Schfferhofen it at Dan's a few months ago, and it had a glass in the pack.
I also bought one of the glasses at Northmead Wine Cellars in Sydney , 30 Kleins Road, Northmead, NSW 2152, as well as some Franziskaner glasses.

 

[Juddy]

My first attempt and taste of an Aussie version of a Russian Imperial Stout.
WOW!



This is a big, intense, black beer! With 1kg of Chocolate and 1Kg of roasted grain in a 10Kg grainbill! A little help from some Dark DME and Demerara Sugar to get the gravity down and the Alcohol "UP"! A winter warmer indeed. At around 10.3% and close to 70 IBU's worth of Pride of Ringwood this beer is awesome. Bitter at first and then some sweetness from the residual sugars, a strong hoppy/coffee finish and then its back for more! Brewed back in April it should get even better with more time.



Looking forward to following its progress...

Juddy

 

[razz]

My first attempt and taste of an Aussie version of a Russian Imperial Stout.
WOW!

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This is a big, intense, black beer! With 1kg of Chocolate and 1Kg of roasted grain in a 10Kg grainbill! A little help from some Dark DME and Demerara Sugar to get the gravity down and the Alcohol "UP"! A winter warmer indeed. At around 10.3% and close to 70 IBU's worth of Pride of Ringwood this beer is awesome. Bitter at first and then some sweetness from the residual sugars, a strong hoppy/coffee finish and then its back for more! Brewed back in April it should get even better with more time.

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Looking forward to following its progress...

Juddy

Should be ready in time for next winter ! :lol:

 

[AlwayzLoozeCount]

ESB American Pale Ale. I think this is the best beer I have ever made which dosn't say much for my brewing ability. All I had to do was chuck 3kg of goop into my fermentor and add water and yeast. It tastes pretty close to LCPA, I havn't seen a batch of beer vanish from cupboard this quick for a while. Got the fermentor on the bench and im about to throw in a 3kg can of ESB Bavarian Wheat. :icon_drunk:

 

[ozpowell]

My first attempt and taste of an Aussie version of a Russian Imperial Stout.
WOW!

View attachment 20847

This is a big, intense, black beer! With 1kg of Chocolate and 1Kg of roasted grain in a 10Kg grainbill! A little help from some Dark DME and Demerara Sugar to get the gravity down and the Alcohol "UP"! A winter warmer indeed. At around 10.3% and close to 70 IBU's worth of Pride of Ringwood this beer is awesome. Bitter at first and then some sweetness from the residual sugars, a strong hoppy/coffee finish and then its back for more! Brewed back in April it should get even better with more time.

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Looking forward to following its progress...

Juddy

Looks delicious - do you drink it with a spoon?

 

[mje1980]

American blonde. Ahtanum and columbus mix. Very very very nice. Loving it.

 

[Tony]

Good shot of the shed mate

I have an APA (i know i know) just bottled and i used Ahtanum and Centennial.

It has a very unique flavour......... im attributing to the Ahtanum. Lots of flavours going on in there. Looking forward to trying it.

cheers

 

[browndog]

Good shot of the shed mate

I have an APA (i know i know) just bottled and i used Ahtanum and Centennial.

It has a very unique flavour......... im attributing to the Ahtanum. Lots of flavours going on in there. Looking forward to trying it.

cheers

Try making yourself an all ahtanum beer Tony, I think you might be dissapointed. I found this hop to be very ordinary as far as american hops go.

cheers

Browndog

 

[Tony]

Yeah when i say lots going on its not all good.

Aroma is fantastic but the flavour was grassy and a bit harsh.

It was from secondary so a bit of gas and a bit of time and will see how it goes.

I was interested to try some new hops i havnt tried before. they smelt bloody tops in the pack. very bright and friuity!

cheers

 

[Muggus]

Not the idea glass, but boy it looks good in it!

Green Cascade PA
Plenty of Green Bullet and NZ Cascade flowers.
4.7%, 39 IBUs, US-05, bit of wheat malt in there
Brewed it to be my summer session beer...but not sure if it'll last that long! :chug:

 

[reVoxAHB]

Good shot of the shed mate

 

[David Sinclair]

An Irish Red, first time brewed and enjoyable, just need to fine tune.

 

[Tony]

Found a stash of 7 bottles of Sheep Shagger. The beer i brewed for last years NSW Xmas case.

This beer had about 10g/liter of hops....... thats around 400g of flowers in 40 liters.

ITs still hoppy....... very hoppy even after 12 months. Its still hazy from all the hop oil!

Its still smooth, clean, crisp, and too easy to drink for a 1.072, 70 IBU beer! Goes down like a well paid...........

Going to brew it again for the Xmas swap.

Recipe is in the database.

cheers

PS.... here are a couple of shakey shots without flash, taken after dark. Sunlight only shows up the hop oil haze.

Edit: Oh..... and it laces the glass like no other beer i have made. you can pick up bits of head and push them around on the bench like marshmellow

 

[geoff_tewierik]

Managed to finally get to the Wine Emporium on Ann Street today and picked up a bunch of beers including some Meantime varieties, SNPA and a bunch of others including my winter standby.

But tonight I just knocked off a couple:

The Bridge Rd Bavarian Wheat wasn't too bad for a wheatie, subtle banana smell, great flavour.

Kudo's goes to the Milliacus Bier de Garde Ambree - very nice drop, will be getting more.

And the Monteiths Doppelbock (my winter standby) - a very enjoyable beer, nice roasty malts and a subtle caramel sweetness, not cloying at all.