Beer thread
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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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@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
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.
Yeah I’m a bit over Hazys……( just a bit, I’ve got one brewing as we speak ) so always keen to sink a West Coast IPA when given a chance !
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
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.
Yeah I’m a bit over Hazys……( just a bit, I’ve got one brewing as we speak ) so always keen to sink a West Coast IPA when given a chance !
I get it, but I love them.
I was pissed when the sour revolution was on. Some craft places seemed to only have sour and brown ales ... neither are my bag really. So yeah, hazy awesome, WCIPA fantastic - basically anything hop forward is good for me!
WCIPA were all the rage about 12-13 years ago; people went nuts for the hop bombs and the bitterness balanced with the alcohol. So yeah, watch out for those 9 percenters now (although the hazies are up there too these days)
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@nzzp I had to have a mole out yesterday so afterwards wandered down to 16 Tun and tried all four. Agree Sunrise was the best. Also had F'OG the first beer from Two Fold the new Parnell brewery withe the ex Alibi brewer Bernard Neate. It gave the GP hazy's stiff competition.
So that was 5 x 8%'s which unfortunately persuaded me that another five at my local would be a grand idea. Pain medication right...
After which I have to concur with @Kruse a burger's a messy MF to eat
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