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I’ve been drinking St Austell Mena Dhu stout which is fantastic. I intend to make some as St Austell publishes the ingredients, malts and hops. I have all of them except Smoked Malt, of which I will smoke some pale malt or buy it.View attachment 103596
Looks great I have one in the fridge, looking forward to it.
 
Another awful day, so far it’s rained all day and is 16.5C here and 25.9C in our garden 😳

First up a pint of Wunderlust

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Then a pint of Swordfish

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I’ve been drinking St Austell Mena Dhu stout which is fantastic. I intend to make some as St Austell publishes the ingredients, malts and hops. I have all of them except Smoked Malt, of which I will smoke some pale malt or buy it.
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@Appleton Brews - I posted this in the thread in Aug 2024

First time i have tried this and i will buy again -


Mena Dhu stout is complex and flavoursome, yet deceptively light and refreshing. A subtle oak smoked aroma sets the scene for a delicious flavour profile that entices with a hint of dark chocolate, followed by a delicate touch of liquorice on the finish.
It’s brewed using a blend of six malts – traditional and pale malts for richness and depth, chocolate and smoked malts for a distinctive taste, and malted oats and roasted barley malts to enhance the finish.
Based on an original Cornish recipe, Mena Dhu means ‘black hill’ in Cornish and is named after the farm that was owned by Walter Hicks, the founder of St Austell Brewery.


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Rummaging around in the deeper recesses of my shed, I found a couple of two litre glass bottles full of mead (bottled last summer, according to the labels), no idea whatsoever they were there.

The best mead is bonus mead!
I was going to have a glass of port but decided on Mead instead for my desert wine.
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Meh, whatever, couldn't really place anything here. Not bad, but not great

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Had it before, nice enough, but way more stouty than I remember.

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Heyzeus tap dancing crimble, this is lovely.
I'm sure I've had it before but I'm also sure I would have remembered.
You know how some folk will say a certain drink 'caresses the palate'? Well, this caresses and gives the palate a happy ending too!
Genuinely delicious beer.

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I used to love this stuff, in fact I'd inhale it (sometimes literally, I think I may have some kinda 'condition') but it's got a little 'mainstream'.
I think they've changed the recipe, it's coming off more like Doom Bar with a weird, tacky, mouth feel at the end...I dunno, maybe my tastes aren't as refined as some but it's a bit disappointing.
 
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