May not be to your taste Tony, but the beer is certainly not thin (all malt and one of the highest AEs of any commercial beer around 5% abv) and with its particular malt bill, could not have a colour even remotely close to LiteIce.
Mate im not saying this to stir people up........... im being honest in my views.
I grew up listening to heavy metal music and being told it was crap......... it wasn't to me, i loved it. So i do realise that many love it and thats fine. Im not knocking people for liking it and never will. Not for anything!
But.............
This is a forum and opinions are like arseholes.......... everyone has one
This bottle was pale and thin. I have to say i have found this beer to be the most inconsistant beer i have tried. Sometimes its a deep golden colour with a nice mlaty finish to ballance the hops, and i have drank it and thought..... not bad but i dont want another. The hops have always been a bit on the astringent side to me. Other times its as pale as if it was made with all pilsner malt and 30% dextrose.
Im sure its not but the last bottle (it was a fresh pint sized one from uncle dans marked best before 15 apr 09 drank 3 weeks ago) was so light coloured and boddied. I poured it in a pint glass and looked at it. I looked at the bottle to make sure i didnt grab LCBA instead.
I dont think the lager yeast helps it either..... all those hops need something to back them up a bit.
Now im not against hoppy beers either. Ask anyone who tried my sheep shagger in the case swap at christmas time. and 6 months on its still hoppy too....... mmmmmmmmm
After trying a lot of home brewers APA's, that are more heavily hopped with c hops than this....... i have to say i dont mind them in moderation but LCPA can stay on the shelf in my books.
Yes its a fantastic step outside the regular aussie beer style, yes its gathered a massive fan base, yes its a well made beer but there is a difference between a well made beer and a well crafted beer!
sorry but if i went to a pub and all there was was LCPA and water.......... i would be the des. driver
cheers