What are you drinking tonight 2022?

[531Man]

No head, no condition -
But a lovely tasting English cask bitter.
I think that I deserve this. After the various 'Dad the oily rag' jobs this morning :
1. Changed daughter's non-starting Mazda2 set of sparkplugs. (then top up coolant and washer fluids as an extra).
Now starts first click.
2. Changed Son's BMW46E 3l rear bootlid gas struts (plastic ball connectors fractured off due to being 20 years old).
Then emptied his 6 CD changer he forgot he left full.
Selling the car as he's going Green with a Hybrid Suzuki.
It looks like a garage forecourt out front what with our two cars as well!
Ah beer! with a Sunday snack lunch.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Having a pre lunch 1/2 of my Sea Fury clone very topical with all these storms. Pi$$ing down outside.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

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Having a pre lunch 1/2 of my Sea Fury clone very topical with all these storms. Pi$$ing down outside.

How close to the original do you think you've got? May I steal your recipe?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

How close to the original do you think you've got? May I steal your recipe?

I’ve never gotten close, even when using yeast from fresh Sea Fury

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I’ve never gotten close, even when using yeast from fresh Sea Fury

Yeah, can imagine it's a tricky one to clone!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m going to get a wheat beer on soon so decided to do some research. These 4 are my examples:

I have had three of these several times but not together. I don’t think I’ve ever had the Hefe. Time for “Winner stays on”…

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

First round (wife is playing too!):

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Dammit, this isn’t easy! Wife prefers the Erdinger. I did too at the start but I’m starting to wobble. The Erdinger has a clean aroma and is clean tasting but also a bit thin. The Franziskaner is more dirty but there is more going on. Hmmm…

 

[Tripps]

Major diacetyl in my latest batch of home brew, so it's undrinkable. I'll leave it a while to see how it goes, but in the meantime I nipped down to Perth. Fine indeed

 

[micklupulo]

Dammit, this isn’t easy! Wife prefers the Erdinger. I did too at the start but I’m starting to wobble. The Erdinger has a clean aroma and is clean tasting but also a bit thin. The Franziskaner is more dirty but there is more going on. Hmmm…

Which one would you prefer to drink two or more of? I won't influence you with my view on that which is clear in my mind! Academic for me at present though as I must stick to low ABV!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

How close to the original do you think you've got? May I steal your recipe?

It’s a good beer that I drink when in Brixham but never tried side by side comparison. Recipe
4400g MO
200g Wheat malt
200g Special B
200g Crystal 140L
40g First Gold @60m
27g Bramling Cross @15m
Gervin yeast @19C
edit 5.5%ABV

 

[pilgrimhudd]

It’s a good beer that I drink when in Brixham but never tried side by side comparison. Recipe
4400g MO
200g Wheat malt
200g Special B
200g Crystal 140L
40g First Gold @60m
27g Bramling Cross @15m
Gervin yeast @19C
edit 5.5%ABV

Cheers mate, wouldnt have thought to put special b in there.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Which one would you prefer to drink two or more of? I won't influence you with my view on that which is clear in my mind! Academic for me at present though as I must stick to low ABV!

Not an easy choice and actually might differ in the Summer and Winter. I’m going to say Erdinger and think of hot summer sun!

 

[micklupulo]

Not an easy choice and actually might differ in the Summer and Winter. I’m going to say Erdinger and think of hot summer sun!

Erdinger would be my choice too especially as wheat beer generally is more of a summer drink so the more summery one of the two is logically the winner.

 

[Buffers brewery]

First glass of the Simcoe/Amarillo pale ale I brewed 6th January. So far so good

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Round 2

This one is actually easier. It’s not as clean as Erdinger or as interesting as Franziskaner.

 

[Martin O]

Picked this up as part of a malt Miller order, pretty nice clean, crisp and tastes a bit peachy. Has harlequin hops in which I have never heard but may have to try in brew at some point.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Round 3:

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Hmmm, not so keen on the last so the results (for me) are in.

Front to back are first to last. Also, the space between them represents the difference in their relative “scores”.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

After a few glasses of Puglian white am now on my French Saison bloody lovely.