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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Went and got Garage Project valley series. Tasted all 4. Had 2 L last night with my mate ... 8% hits you, but it's damn well worth it.
Was planning to go on Friday to the only venue where the Valley Day was being held in Sydney, the Beer Barrel in Chippendale. Unfortuneately for us in Australia, they only had three beers available:
- Sunrise Valley, brewed with hops from Freestyle Farms.
- Yakima Valley, brewed with hops from Yakima Chief Hops.
- All New Valley expression a new release, brewed with hops from Coleman’s Alluvial Farm, Oregon.
Was showered, shaved and getting dressed when a severity 1 outage hit a major state-wide systems that one of my teams supports. So there went those plans.
I've had Sunrise Valley and Yakima Valley a few times, alwayys in cans, but have never had the experience of trying it on tap along with it's stablemates. In my opinion, Sunrise Valley is the best hazy I've tried.
I've even tried to do a clone of this which turned out pretty good.
What was your favourite of the 4 beers and what was the 4th brew that you tried?
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@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
In my opinion, Sunrise Valley is the best hazy I've tried.
I agree, it's one of the best.
Wife and I thought Willamette Valley was better. Different - not as ripe mango - but I thought a sensational beer. Fresh on tap is just awesome.
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
In my opinion, Sunrise Valley is the best hazy I've tried.
I agree, it's one of the best.
Wife and I thought Willamette Valley was better. Different - not as ripe mango - but I thought a sensational beer. Fresh on tap is just awesome.
Haven't had the pleasure of tasting Willamette Valley as yet. Will do an active search for it here in Aus.
Thanks for the heads up on that, cheers!
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Lakeman are surely NZs finest brewery in terms of consistently terrific beers
Their Pilsner, Hazy, IPA and Stout are magnificent.
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Lakeman are surely NZs finest brewery in terms of consistently terrific beers
Their Pilsner, Hazy, IPA and Stout are magnificent.
And if you're passing through Taupo, "Jimmy Coops" may sound, and look, like a shit bar, but it's pretty much a de-facto taproom for Lakeman, and they do fucking good burgers.
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bolded text@Kruse said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Lakeman are surely NZs finest brewery in terms of consistently terrific beers
Their Pilsner, Hazy, IPA and Stout are magnificent.
And if you're passing through Taupo, "Jimmy Coops" may sound, and look, like a shit bar, but it's pretty much a de-facto taproom for Lakeman, and they do fucking good burgers.
I hate burgers, but I can see that somebody who enjoyed burgers, would really enjoy these. -
I fucking hate burgers.
They're the messiest and shittest way to eat some otherwise tasty stuff.
I mean... the Jimmy Coops burger I had which gained my respect, partially did so because it came with a fucking special piece of equipment so that one could eat the burger to completion, without it falling apart midway through.
Because otherwise - that's what any "decent" burger does.
Sure - one can eat a fucking McDonalds burger all the way through, like a shit sandwich, because... it's shit.
Make a burger, or a sandwich, with any decent ingredients... and it becomes a fucking nightmare in eating-logistics.
I appreciate every piece of the "burger" - in isolation, and in combination. Meat-pattie, gherkins (fuck yeah), cheese, onion, lettuce, I've even grown to accept tomato. But in the form of a burger - it's a fluffy-bunny to eat.
Bring it. -
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@Victor-Meldrew That looks good for starters, but get about 50% of the way through.. it's falling apart, you're needing both hands to keep it together, which means zero hands for beer or book.
Fuck that.
And that actually looks like one of the more manageable burgers of the current generation. Nowadays - they're always bigger, 'better', more fluffy-bunnies-of-things. -
Anyway, back to beer.
Brewed plenty of IPA but as we head into the autumn & winter months, what style of beer should I be looking at? Don't want anything too heavy though. Suggestions on a postcard...
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@Kruse said in Beer thread:
you're needing both hands to keep it together, which means zero hands for beer or book.
That's an extremely valid point.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Anyway, back to beer.
Brewed plenty of IPA but as we head into the autumn & winter months, what style of beer should I be looking at? Don't want anything too heavy though. Suggestions on a postcard...
The new thing is West Coast IPA, dunno what that means but it's trendy. And good, the ones I have had
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@Machpants said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Anyway, back to beer.
Brewed plenty of IPA but as we head into the autumn & winter months, what style of beer should I be looking at? Don't want anything too heavy though. Suggestions on a postcard...
The new thing is West Coast IPA, dunno what that means but it's trendy. And good, the ones I have had
Have brewed a few litres of that. It's full of flavour and great at a BBQ.
Looking for ideas on something a bit warming and darker.
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@Kruse said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew That looks good for starters, but get about 50% of the way through.. it's falling apart, you're needing both hands to keep it together, which means zero hands for beer or book.
Fuck that.
And that actually looks like one of the more manageable burgers of the current generation. Nowadays - they're always bigger, 'better', more fluffy-bunnies-of-things.Who the fuck reads while eating a burger ?
Can’t you just put your burger down to take a sip of beer ?
Honestly…..
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Anyway, back to beer.
Brewed plenty of IPA but as we head into the autumn & winter months, what style of beer should I be looking at? Don't want anything too heavy though. Suggestions on a postcard...
Saison, Porter then heaps of Stout
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West Coast IPAs are a style that's been around for a long time but coming back into fashion after the rise and slight decline of the East Coast Hazy styles.
A West Coast IPA will be clear and crisp with a strong hop flavour that tends towards a more bitter, dank and piney, resin flavour.
Typically you would use classic hops like Chinook, Simcoe, Cascade, Columbus, Centennial, etc.
Pliny the Elder and now Pliny the Younger are considered the best examples of these. Others are like the Sierra Nevada Torpedo.
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@Kruse said in Beer thread:
I fucking hate burgers.
They're the messiest and shittest way to eat some otherwise tasty stuff.
I mean... the Jimmy Coops burger I had which gained my respect, partially did so because it came with a fucking special piece of equipment so that one could eat the burger to completion, without it falling apart midway through.
Because otherwise - that's what any "decent" burger does.
Sure - one can eat a fucking McDonalds burger all the way through, like a shit sandwich, because... it's shit.
Make a burger, or a sandwich, with any decent ingredients... and it becomes a fucking nightmare in eating-logistics.
I appreciate every piece of the "burger" - in isolation, and in combination. Meat-pattie, gherkins (fuck yeah), cheese, onion, lettuce, I've even grown to accept tomato. But in the form of a burger - it's a fluffy-bunny to eat.
Bring it.I can see how, with your meticulous, sober, and well-planned approach to life, that burgers could seem a tad messy.
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Can’t you just put your burger down to take a sip of beer ?
Honestly…..
Somebody needs to create a burger shaped like a donut that fits snuggly around a pint glass and doesn't get damp. Hmm.
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