What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[phildo79]

Recently I have been chasing the hazy IPA buzz. This beer shows that simple is sometimes best. Single malt IPA. I might need to rethink my brew list and do some research

Try some of the hazy stuff from boundary. They have some lovely stuff ATM. Had one last week that was class.

 

[obscure]

Cloudwater modern barley wine. This is realy nice but quite dank and slightly sweet, more like a west coast dipa to me. View attachment 29441

I’ve found it to be really nice, but deceptively strong, really enjoy the mango in it.

 

[Fuzzy Growler]

Couple of freebies from NoHeros brewing... Pretty decent especially the badger can

 

[obscure]

Caledonian Deuchers IPA Clone

 

[Hanglow]

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Caledonian Deuchers IPA Clone

One of my favourite beers when I started drinking. went downhill after about 1999 iirc and I keep meaning to brew it according to the older recipe, or at least what I think it was more like

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’ve been a bit busy this afternoon

Started with some of my low alcohol bitter (4.4%) to hydrate before the more serious drinking begins. Then, after an agonising wait, I finally get to taste a Hazy IPA from @samale

An initial upset...


Gutted to have lost some but maybe @samale will send me some more

I did get most of a pint, this picture was taken after a few “sips”.



First thing to say - look at that colour! No problem with colour here @samale
I did unfortunately get some yeast lifted by the foaming ale which will have changed the flavour a little bit but it didn’t spoil it for me.

The beer was quite well carbonated(!) and was beautifully hazy - it almost looks looks like orange juice. Despite some yeast clumps having found their way into my glass the beer was still quite clean and bright.

The aroma was mostly citrusy as might be expected but with a little sweetness. My first thoughts were pineapple but there was a slightly floral addition that I think might be more lychee?

The taste confirms lychee but more complex than that, there is also melon, pithy orange, and I think just a hint of fresh mint in the background.

There is just a touch of astringency drying the roof of my mouth but not at all unpleasant.

At the end the bitterness is smooth, not especially assertive but enough all the same.

A nice beer @samale - great job mate!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Trying to figure out what to send to @stigman for the July comp. Nothing is amazing, everything is nice.

 

[samale]

I’ve been a bit busy this afternoon

Started with some of my low alcohol bitter (4.4%) to hydrate before the more serious drinking begins. Then, after an agonising wait, I finally get to taste a Hazy IPA from @samale

An initial upset...
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Gutted to have lost some but maybe @samale will send me some more

I did get most of a pint, this picture was taken after a few “sips”.

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First thing to say - look at that colour! No problem with colour here @samale
I did unfortunately get some yeast lifted by the foaming ale which will have changed the flavour a little bit but it didn’t spoil it for me.

The beer was quite well carbonated(!) and was beautifully hazy - it almost looks looks like orange juice. Despite some yeast clumps having found their way into my glass the beer was still quite clean and bright.

The aroma was mostly citrusy as might be expected but with a little sweetness. My first thoughts were pineapple but there was a slightly floral addition that I think might be more lychee?

The taste confirms lychee but more complex than that, there is also melon, pithy orange, and I think just a hint of fresh mint in the background.

There is just a touch of astringency drying the roof of my mouth but not at all unpleasant.

At the end the bitterness is smooth, not especially assertive but enough all the same.

A nice beer @samale - great job mate!

Wow I wasn't expecting to see it Cushing. Mine was actually slightly under carbonated
I will certainly get another sent over.
That was a picture of my last one

 

[samale]

The Vienna IPA was more lively that that so your well warned

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Wow I wasn't expecting to see it Cushing. Mine was actually slightly under carbonated
I will certainly get another sent over.
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Might just be the extra few days. I sent a bottle of my plum porter to @Oneflewover for the comp and it was beautiful when I sent it. A month later and I got a good score (34) but dropped at least some point(s) for carbonation. When I opened another bottle myself it was massively over-carbed. I gave it a stir to knock out some of the gas and half a pint foamed out of the glass!

 

[samale]

Might just be the extra few days. I sent a bottle of my plum porter to @Oneflewover for the comp and it was beautiful when I sent it. A month later and I got a good score (34) but dropped at least some point(s) for carbonation. When I opened another bottle myself it was massively over-carbed. I gave it a stir to knock out some of the gas and half a pint foamed out of the glass!

I will have another during the week to check. My suspicions is you may of got the last bottle from the batch... Which is my fault if you did.
Looking forward to you trying the Vienna IPA. It's not a nice looker but hopefully it tastes good. I will be bottling a sorachi ace Saison this week. I will include that as well

 

[Mungri]

Saaz pseudo lager.
only 5 weeks old but nice and smooth already.

 

[Pennine]

trying out @strange-steve 's belgian dubbel he very kindly sent. i was looking forward to this one after hearing about it in the last competition this is one of my absolute favorite styles.

pours a very nice perfectly clear cherry wood brown with a small head that dissapated quite quickly leaving a small ring around the edge.

the aroma is wonderful, dark rich belgian candy syrup, rich pilsner malt and some alcohol that meshes really well. there might even be a slight hint of woody tobacco if i am trying really hard. i am not getting much if any fruity esters.

taste is quite sweet, malty and dark brown sugar, a bit of maple and makes me think of a maple pecan plait. its a bit coating on the tongue and lingers as the alcohol smoothly takes over. some very slight apple at the end. very low bitterness. im curious about the yeast used because its seems to be a very mild one that doesn't kick off some of the typical fruitiness you get from chimay or more moderate westmalle.

this is a really good take on a belgian dubbel, the aroma is really outstanding. to the last drop i couldn't keep my nose out of the glass. the one small issue i have with it is it drinks more as a winter wamer or belgian winter ale, if you want it to be a little closer to style you might want to increase the carbonation (this could have been a bottle issue though). this would definitely help with giving it a lighter mouthfeel that is more to style. although i was perfectly content sipping this one and letting it linger. also this is very preferential, but i would like to have a bit more bitterness in there. i like hops though so again this is nitpicking, but maybe a heavier 20 min addition or something of that nature.

thanks for sending this over, its a really good recipe and very well made.

 

[Pennine]

Trying to figure out what to send to @stigman for the July comp. Nothing is amazing, everything is nice.

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i was feeling lucky after the last one so thinking about sitting this one out for the same reason as you. but who knows maybe ill send him a saison.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Next up, a Trappist single from @dave_77 who popped round today. He brought several beers but I must confess to being both excited and just a little scared of the 8% Belgian Dubbel after several beers today - maybe I’ll chance that tomorrow!

The single is “only” 5% so I’m happy to give that a go . Hopped with Mittlefrueh and Saaz, this beer is very pale in appearance. Not quite crystal clear when held to the light but not far off. The pour easily produced a nice fluffy white head that dissipated quickly leaving a ring of bubbles round the edge of the glass.

You can smell the malt and the nobel hops, and you can smell the flip-flops of the Trappist monks (I might be taking a liberty here but what I really mean is that everything smells right).

The beer is more carbonated than I expected from the pour. I could feel a fizz on my lips as they touched the beer and could still feel that fizz over my tongue and down my throat.

The bitterness from this beer is mild and clean and the beer is equally clean in flavour. I like it and I’m looking forward to the Dubbel - Probably!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

i was feeling lucky after the last one so thinking about sitting this one out for the same reason as you. but who knows maybe ill send him a saison.

Go for it - nothing to loose but your self-esteem

Seriously, most of us produce good beer most of the time and occasional beers that are awful or amazing - what makes us home brewers!

 

[ChilledGecko]

In honour of the Cornwall thread elsewhere I'm going old school and hitting the Tribute tonight
Going to stay on message and keep it purely mainstream ale tonight

 

[strange-steve]

Thanks @Pennine for the feedback, much appreciated, and you're definitely right about the carbonation, it's too low for the style. It was fermented with WLP530, the Westmalle strain, but on the cool end. I like the fruitiness from Belgian yeasts but I don't enjoy the funkiness that comes with high temperature fermentations so I tend to err on the side of caution. Although I made a mental note after this batch to pitch a degree higher the next time I used this yeast, which I did with my quad/stout thing that's in the secondary now.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Can’t believe I forgot to post a picture of @dave_77 Trappist single! See, I knew I’d probably had too many beers already!

Here it is, belatedly (Sorry Dave)

 

[Banbeer]

Saaz pseudo lager.
only 5 weeks old but nice and smooth already.

That looks a lovely pint, hope it tastes as good as it looks