What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[Mrhandsome]

Advent no.5 Double Punk

Like a Punk IPA but, well, double...

Nice and hoppy, but a little too boozy.

 

[Oneflewover]

Drinking a bretted quadruple, kindly sent by @strange-steve, this evening. Had this a while as Steve said it might need a bit of time to carb up. Temptation got the better of me tonight.

A lovely deep red hue, but not as dark as I was expecting. The aroma is surprisingly fresh and fruity, the funk is there but I believe the beer is relatively young. Inviting hint of booze, caramel malt following.

Taste-wise, there is more of that fruit - impression of very ripe berries - first, then the funk, but it is relatively restrained, not overly barnyard-y or musty. There's a really nice acidity that supports the fruit and keeps it very drinkable. No harsh alcohol notes, obviously a good fermentation.

I reckon that this is a tough nut to crack. Unfortunately I haven't allowed enough time for it to carbonate fully; I think that this beer would be sublime with, say, 3 volumes of co2. As it is it is very nice indeed. I suspect that the brett will also develop further complexity as it ages. I'm wondering what strain you used, guessing c?

I've thoroughly enjoyed this beer, and it's given me food for thought as I explore this 'style'. It's very different to my attempts at at a bretted quad and I really want some of that acidity in my future attempts. Thanks for sending!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’ve been on my Brown Ale all night but to finish I’m going to try a pint of my Czech Pilsner ahead of the last day of the lager comp.



If @MickDundee is watching, this is a gorgeous pils . The only thing that could possibly improve it is one more day of conditioning.

 

[dave_77]

I’ve been on my Brown Ale all night but to finish I’m going to try a pint of my Czech Pilsner ahead of the last day of the lager comp.

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If @MickDundee is watching, this is a gorgeous pils . The only thing that could possibly improve it is one more day of conditioning.

I almost opened the bottle you gave me , but I thought I would give it some more time in the fridge. It was looking clear in the bottle

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I almost opened the bottle you gave me , but I thought I would give it some more time in the fridge. It was looking clear in the bottle

It’s just a little hazy but if you want it, go for it - then pop over and I’ll give you another!

 

[strange-steve]

Thanks for the review @Oneflewover :hat:

If I recall correctly I primed for about 2.8 vol/CO2 but obviously it's nowhere near that. I'm wondering if the yeast is struggling with the near 11% abv, but it really should be good for up to about 15% so not sure what's going on

I'm also not entirely sure why it's quite so acidic, a lot more than I've experienced before with brett, to the point where I wonder if there's a slight lacto contamination. I used Brett B which was harvested from my Orval clone so it's possible something was picked up along the way. Anyway thanks again for the review

 

[Stephen Cook]

Im hoping to make that from the apples I’m fermenting. I saw a cold crash video and I might give that a go.

After fermentation, pour the apple wine into empty 2 litre plastic PET bottles, leaving an inch or two in the top of the bottle. Then place in the freezer for a few days till frozen solid. Than bring back out, undo the lid, turn upside down in a pan and allow 1/2 to melt out. The liquid that melts out will be double strength ABV compared to the original.

 

[dave_77]

Finishing the night with my Belgian pale/IPA hopped with Styrian Golding's 7.1%

 

[Mrhandsome]

Right. It's past 12, time to get sampling my secret Santa candidates...

No names or pictures unfortunately, don't want to spoil the fun.

First one is really good, but needs a little longer to carb up properly. It should be fine by Christmas I'd think. All the aromas and flavours I expected. Good head retention (after a swirl as it was a bit flat).

 

[Mrhandsome]

Candidate no.2

I've had this aging for at least 8 months, lovely and lively, with a creamy lasting head. The yeast in the previous beer would've made this one perfect I think. So a toss up between these two so far.

 

[Pennine]

I tried this one last night and was a little surprised with how much I enjoyed it. I am going to use this one as my model to judge an english ipa by.

 

[Pennine]

Then I tried this one, and I think I prefer drinking an non alcoholic beer better than this one. tasteless and thin comes to mind.

 

[dan125]

The good old advent calendar has delivered with a Pollys DDH DIPA today.
It's not as dark as it looks in the picture. Lovely juicy fruit aroma and little more bitter than I was expecting.
Going down a treat with the rugby.

 

[dan125]

I tried this one last night and was a little surprised with how much I enjoyed it. I am going to use this one as my model to judge a British ipa by.

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Where did you pick up the Bengal Lancer?

 

[Mrhandsome]

Onto my last secret Santa potential

This one is darker and stronger than the other two, I'm already pretty far gone from the first two... Nice creamy head, good flavour and carbonation for the style...

All three are as good as each other, but in different ways. How do I decide?!

 

[Pennine]

Where did you pick up the Bengal Lancer?

At a local londis, I have never seen it before and every other Fuller's offering has been great so I gave it a shot.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Then I tried this one, and I think I prefer drinking an non alcoholic beer better than this one. tasteless and thin comes to mind.

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There is only one kind of hen Mr Pennine, the crafty one

 

[Fuzzy Growler]

This was fantastic from @dad_of_jon last night, tastes pretty much the exact same as Hoegaarden but with a slightly different after taste but it is a stronger version and better in my opinion.... Great work

 

[strange-steve]

it is a stronger version

If it's from DoJ that goes without saying

 

[strange-steve]

Just drinking this, probably one of the best peanut butter stouts I've had, maybe because the flavouring is a bit more subtle, but really nicely balanced.