What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[jeg3]

Munich Dunkel, six months ago I'd never tasted it but first one tonight from a batch I bottled a month or two back and the second on draught. I really love this beer.

I've got a Munich Dunkel planned in June, based on Greg Hughes' recipe

 

[Jim Brewster]

From the Beer52 sub. Not overly impressed, tastes a bit like a Wit but it's thin, doesn't have wheat in the ingredients, looks like it's just barley

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Spring Lightning its Summer Lightning but with Admiral, First Gold and Bramling Cross. IBU 51 ABV 5% first one of the batch. Yum.

 

[cushyno]

Spring Lightning its Summer Lightning but with Admiral, First Gold and Bramling Cross. IBU 51 ABV 5% first one of the batch. Yum.

A winning hop combo! Sounds good.

 

[cushyno]

I deserve this one tonight. First taste of my Cascade APA.

Half and half pale malt and light Munich, a handful of Carapils and dash of chocolate malt.
Cascade for all mid-late additions.
Slightly bready with a good round mouthful of fruit.

Not quite cleared yet after 2 weeks carbing, but has promise.

Second of a series of batches using M36 yeast. I'd written this yeast off 2 years ago but now putting the off-flavours I had back then down to poor process. This yeast is proving quite adaptable. Fermented at 18 Deg C it gets mostly out of the way and lets the hops shine while giving a little bit of rounded mouthfeel.

 

[NormanHurst]

Vienna APA #3 again. This one is growing on me but still annoyed it isn't as good as number #2. #4 planned. I should really go back to recipe #2 but I am an idiot/incurable tinkerer so I'm changing it up again. I'll probably end up on version #101 before I decide maybe I should rebrew #2. Anyone else this daft?

 

[NormanHurst]

From the Beer52 sub. Not overly impressed, tastes a bit like a Wit but it's thin, doesn't have wheat in the ingredients, looks like it's just barley
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That would seriously p*ss me off. I know beer styles aren't written in stone and evolve over time (the oxymoronic but commonly acceptable Session IPA is a good example) but drinkers deserve to be treated with some respect. A Witbier should at least have some wheat in it.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

First taste of my latest English Bitter. Only came out of the fermenter today, I put the last litre and a half in a lemonade bottle earlier and force carbed it to try tonight.

Very inoffensive. Mild bitterness, quite light body, a nice balance of malt and Fuggles. Actually, I like it a lot. It tastes like a nice bitter from a pub. Well done me!

Photo may not be the best and the beer is slightly murky because it came from the bottom of the fermenter.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Same again - well it’s nice and it needs drinking

 

[Redwulf]

After all thinking about Saison all day, I was thirsty. Goose Island's Sofie, its decent enough brew, bit refined for a Saison but my only experience with the style was an MJ Kit that I let rip at 30+ degrees last summer so what do I know...

 

[RPeters]

American IPA I brewed from a GH book. Really need to start treating my water, all the IPA’s I brew seems to have a similar taste

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

After all thinking about Saison all day, I was thirsty. Goose Island's Sofie, its decent enough brew, bit refined for a Saison but my only experience with the style was an MJ Kit that I let rip at 30+ degrees last summer so what do I know...

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I quite like Sophie, where did you get it?

 

[Redwulf]

I quite like Sophie, where did you get it?

Tescos.... £3 I think

 

[RPeters]

We’ll be millionaires

 

[Jon1964]

My last bottle of this batch.
It's going to be brewed again for the summer

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Finishing off with this one tonight.

 

[Clint]

That would seriously p*ss me off. I know beer styles aren't written in stone and evolve over time (the oxymoronic but commonly acceptable Session IPA is a good example) but drinkers deserve to be treated with some respect. A Witbier should at least have some wheat in it.

Witbier....white beer. I may be wrong but they don't always have to have wheat...

 

[Jim Brewster]

Witbier....white beer. I may be wrong but they don't always have to have wheat...

Well it wasn't white either haha. Surely wit/weiss need wheat, it's the wheat that gives them their colour. Oh well, hopefully my attempt at one tomorrow will be better.

 

[Pennine]

I am missing having bitters readily available, might need to steal that recipe @Hazelwood Brewery for my first brew if my stuff ever arrives.

In the meantime I am drinking this nicely done ipa with centennial citra and mosaic. Makes a very nice combo.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I am missing having bitters readily available, might need to steal that recipe @Hazelwood Brewery for my first brew if my stuff ever arrives.

In the meantime I am drinking this nicely done ipa with centennial citra and mosaic. Makes a very nice combo.

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It’s great to hear you might soon be brewing again!