Beer thread
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@Dan54 said in Beer thread:
Just asking fellas, I was down at supermarket and saw they had Sprig & Fern beers in. Anyone tried them? They were in decent size bottle with screw cap too. Was going to try maybe a hazt pale ale or Pilsener, but thought to ask the wise ones on here who had experience of it.
Just out of interest it brewed in Nelson, and reminded me when I down there the motel we stayed in the owner had a great home brew set up for doing beers under pressure, and he invited me and mate to try one, it was bloody great!Sprig and Fern do some pretty decent brews. Best to try and decide for yourself I reckon. If I put my beer piston wristed gibbon cap on they’re probably at the bottom end of true craft beers but I like how they come in those cool looking flagons and they’re great to crack open and split with a mate or plow through on your own.
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@MN5 Yep will give one a try, I know with craft beers everyone like something different and what you think is great I might be opposite etc, just wanted a little feedback. And I rear back at buying beer in cans for some reason, I know it easy to pour them into a glass. I actually don't even drink out of stubbies etc , if I can't inhale the smell I not into it. I getting old I know, and not a big drinker, I prefer a couple of decent craft beers when watching rugby etc and that's about me.
Admit at golf club to having a speights as no craft there either. Actually might go and take top of a Forgotten 43 (Little craft brewery just up the road in Stratford, love their beers0)Red Band to have now, I seem to of got a thirst. -
@Dan54 said in Beer thread:
@MN5 Yep will give one a try, I know with craft beers everyone like something different and what you think is great I might be opposite etc, just wanted a little feedback. And I rear back at buying beer in cans for some reason, I know it easy to pour them into a glass. I actually don't even drink out of stubbies etc , if I can't inhale the smell I not into it. I getting old I know, and not a big drinker, I prefer a couple of decent craft beers when watching rugby etc and that's about me.
Admit at golf club to having a speights as no craft there either. Actually might go and take top of a Forgotten 43 (Little craft brewery just up the road in Stratford, love their beers0)Red Band to have now, I seem to of got a thirst.Yeah I’ve built up quite a collection of beer glasses, will ALWAYS pour beer into them given a chance, even if I’m having a shit beer I can fool myself into thinking its ok haha.
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@Tim said in Beer thread:
I'd check the production date if possible (best before date is usually 12 months after that). For the pilsners, don't buy if they're more than six months old. IPAs can last a bit longer (maybe 9 months).
Unless it is a Hazy or NEIPA, then 6 months max but the younger the better.
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@Tim said in Beer thread:
I'd check the production date if possible (best before date is usually 12 months after that). For the pilsners, don't buy if they're more than six months old. IPAs can last a bit longer (maybe 9 months).
Cheers ta Tim, it's not something I actually thought of. Didn't realise that, bloody lucky I get good advice in here!
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@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@RoninWC looks awesome
I brewed my best beer ever last month, a classic hazy fermented under pressure. Ferment and serve from the fermzilla. Superb beer, 7.5% that tastes like smooth hop juice.
Sorry @nzzp been meaning to ask, what was it you brewed. Must have been damn good to call it your best ever. And of course, a picture or it never happened
Recipe?
I'm on extended holiday so will brew and post when I get back home. Was a mad fermentationist recipe I think, but in a fermzilla. Pressure fermented, served from fermenter and fast... All done in 7 days including dry hopping. No oxygen, very little aroma loss. Great fun
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@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
@MN5 How do you tell it from standard Corona?
There is a place for Corona but it has to be a STINKING hot day, not a typical sunny Wellington summers day where its not even hitting 20 degrees…..
Definitely nice after a day of labour in the garden ( again if it’s really hot )
But judging from the Heinie zero I drunk a couple of years back and how awful that would be I can confirm I wouldn’t touch this if my life depended on it.
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Have had a few Good George Virtual Reality over the break. Best 0.5% I have had. Beats Tiny as it doesn’t lack the hazy juiciness.
I won’t go near any of the mainstream zeros. They can’t even brew nice normal beers. Trouble with removing the alcohol from those beers is the soda water effect. They have no body or flavour to start with so removing the esters from the booze and you may as well drink water.
I find Tiny or VR good to alternate between standard beers and they even mix well with a similar style if you want to reduce the alcohol level.
There’s also an Urbanaut 2.5% hazy that is a nice quaffer if you’re going out and need to drive.
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@Crucial said in Beer thread:
Have had a few Good George Virtual Reality over the break. Best 0.5% I have had. Beats Tiny as it doesn’t lack the hazy juiciness.
I won’t go near any of the mainstream zeros. They can’t even brew nice normal beers. Trouble with removing the alcohol from those beers is the soda water effect. They have no body or flavour to start with so removing the esters from the booze and you may as well drink water.
I find Tiny or VR good to alternate between standard beers and they even mix well with a similar style if you want to reduce the alcohol level.
There’s also an Urbanaut 2.5% hazy that is a nice quaffer if you’re going out and need to drive.
Indeed.
Every single one I’ve tried is an abomination. I can;t believe people actually pay to drink them.
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@Crucial said in Beer thread:
Have had a few Good George Virtual Reality over the break. Best 0.5% I have had. Beats Tiny as it doesn’t lack the hazy juiciness.
That is my criticism about Tiny. It's more straw-coloured rather than the orange-coloured, flavoursome Hazy beers I have liked. Maybe that is a problem with Garage Project as I also bought some Chipper which has the same appearance. Disappointing.
