What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[samale]

If you fancy doing a swap for a side by side tasting message me your address and I'll send you a bottle

Sounds good I will drop you a message when it's ready to go.

 

[MickDundee]

20 litres it's a recipe @MickDundee posted.

I found it a touch over bittered at first but it’s mellowed a bit in the 3 weeks since I first tried it. I’ll drop some or all of the 60min addition next time.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Cracked open a Saison from @dave_77. Flavoured with Sorachi Ace and weighing in at 6.6%.

Nicely carbonated, the white fluffy head dropped to a light covering and a bead of bubbles round the edge lasting almost to the end of the pint. The ale is a golden straw colour and is crystal clear.

The aroma is quite fruity, a little floral and has a touch of jelly bean sweetness.

The flavour is more malty than I expected from the aroma and there is definitely some fruitiness - not fruity like a passion fruit but more like a sweet ripe bell pepper.

The bitterness is very mild and the peppery saison finish is similarly mild - fermented at the lower end of the saison temperature range?

A really nice ale Dave - thank you!

 

[samale]

I found it a touch over bittered at first but it’s mellowed a bit in the 3 weeks since I first tried it. I’ll drop some or all of the 60min addition next time.

I moved my hops more to the end of the boil after I seen your comment about being over bitter

 

[dave_77]

Cracked open a Saison from @dave_77. Flavoured with Sorachi Ace and weighing in at 6.6%.

Nicely carbonated, the white fluffy head dropped to a light covering and a bead of bubbles round the edge lasting almost to the end of the pint. The ale is a golden straw colour and is crystal clear.

The aroma is quite fruity, a little floral and has a touch of jelly bean sweetness.

The flavour is more malty than I expected from the aroma and there is definitely some fruitiness - not fruity like a passion fruit but more like a sweet ripe bell pepper.

The bitterness is very mild and the peppery saison finish is similarly mild - fermented at the lower end of the saison temperature range?

A really nice ale Dave - thank you!

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Glad you have enjoyed it. Temp for first 24 hours was 20 c then increased to 27c. I struggle to get my fermentation fridge above 28c so need a stronger tube heater.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Glad you have enjoyed it. Temp for first 24 hours was 20 c then increased to 27c. I struggle to get my fermentation fridge above 28c so need a stronger tube heater.

Which yeast did you use?

 

[dave_77]

Which yeast did you use?

It was wyeast Belgian Saison 3724.

 

[phildo79]

Garbage!
Aroma: air
Taste: nothingness

 

[samale]

Garbage!
Aroma: air
Taste: nothingness
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And I sent you an IPA to review today

 

[phildo79]

This has more flavour

 

[phildo79]

That stout was shyte!

 

[dad_of_jon]

That stout was shyte!

oh dear I know its not great but is still better than leroy stout the only belgian beer I poured down the sink. I Felt sorry for the sink.

 

[phildo79]

Well the Dragon Stout also got the sink treatment. It literally had no flavour. And it's a 7.5% stout! Who on earth works at that brewery and gives it the thumbs up when it's ready?

 

[Pennine]

sampling a pretty young Red IPA, hopped with summit and columbus. a surprisingly
good combo. caraaroma has such a unique rich dark fruity chracter and is meshes well with the orangey grapefruit citrus from summit and columbus.

also tried a sample of my heavily dry hopped double IPA with columbus, citra and el dorado. its really delicious out of the fermenter. it is also a bit sulfury from the camden i think???? time to keg and purge i think.

 

[Pennine]

Well the Dragon Stout also got the sink treatment. It literally had no flavour. And it's a 7.5% stout! Who on earth works at that brewery and gives it the thumbs up when it's ready?

its a bit sad how many mediocre to crap beers there are out there. and a rich stout is a difficult one to screw up...

 

[Clint]

I'm ready for a keg full...I've spent two days scraping paint off the stairs and sanding and generally doing a lot of swearing...I'm knackered and feel like I've been run over...I simply hate DIY...

 

[Fuzzy Growler]

I'm ready for a keg full...I've spent two days scraping paint off the stairs and sanding and generally doing a lot of swearing...I'm knackered and feel like I've been run over...I simply hate DIY...

You definitely deserve a keg of beer mate

 

[dan125]

Went halves on a 12 pack from Duration with @dave_77
Starting off with the classic wit and very nice it is too - restrained Belgian character and very drinkable

 

[Fuzzy Growler]

 

[Pennine]

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mixing? what do you think of faith?