2012 Easter Lotto

[earle]

Just finished Earle's Black Sheep clone. Good gas on opening and fruity aroma. Poured well with lovely amber head and beer colouring. Sweetish to the taste, fruity yet with a very plesant hop bite. Excellent drop, would love to have with a proper oven cooked pizza. Top drop Earle, I could drink quite a few of these. ( lazing in a hammock on a hot day with an esky full.) Is the recipe in a thread somewhere?
Cheers BB Ps saw tour of the brewery on the Two Fat Ladies cooking show

Glad you enjoyed it. Brewed it in June last year so its had a bit of time to mature. I made it with the Dry English Ale yeast from craftbrewer which is a mix of Windsor which gives you nice fruity esters and US05 for a fuller fermentation.
Recipe here http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=10820&p=111072#p111072

[barrelboy]

Thanks for the recipe Earle, will start getting the ingredients.
Cheers BB

[barrelboy]

Aydan, the two bottles arrived save and well. Thanks for the brewing information and will report taste results soon.
Cheers BB
Ps well boxed.

[aydanrogers]

I look forward to hearing what you think.

I think there is more sticky tape holding it together rather than cardboard!

[barrelboy]

Boy, do the members produce top drops. Just finished Marty's Amber Ale. Good gas on opening, poured well with lovely tight head. Excellent head retention and lacing. What a fruity/citrus-y aroma and taste. Marty this is a great ale, complex lovely flavours, smooth as silk.
Cheers BB
Ps will try stout later on.

[Marty]

Thanks for the kind words BB. I'm glad you enjoyed it and hope you enjoy the stout just as much!

[Sonny]

How good is the experience BarrelBoy?
I know my postman was also just blown away with the multiple deliveries.

[barrelboy]

How good is the experience BarrelBoy?
I know my postman was also just blown away with the

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Its a real buzz Sonny, so much so I want to win again! Greedy- yes but I don't care . Our postie reckons its a great comp.
Cheers, more tasting to be done. BB

[barrelboy]

Barls Trois Pistoles (Belgium strong ale) has been enjoyably consumed. Plenty of gas on opening and although the head disappears fairly quickly (common for style I think) a light behind the rose/ruby coloured ale shows good strong gas activity. The ale has complex flavours ( for me anyway, as I don't know a lot about the style), a strong fruity after taste, a lot going on with a hint of apple perhaps. I.like this drop, couldn't drink heaps but suggest its not meant to be a session brew.
A refreshing drop Barls and bottled well.
Cheers BB
Ps. I'm getting weak in the hands, had to get vice grips to get the cork out.

[barls]

glad you enjoyed it mate. yeah not a session beer, its only about 12%. its a pretty close clone to the real thing as well.
im planning on doing this again and ageing in oak this time.

[Marty]

It's been pretty quiet on the BB tasting front? Anyone else think he might be suffering from liver damage from too many beers?

[aydanrogers]

I would love to share some liver damage with you BB

[barls]

its quite possible that last one did some damage

[barrelboy]

Tasting will start again this week. Have had a bit of a cold and want to give these fine drops justice. If it wasn't for the last 12 percenter I might have had far worse!
Cheers BB

[barrelboy]

Who needs to go to a boutique bar, or browse Dan Murphy's, just win this lotto!!!!
Marty's Sunbury Best Extra Stout bottled on 25/2/12 is a "bottler" ( excuse the pun ).
I drank this fine drop at about 10 degrees, and yes heater on. Deliciously smooth with a soft pleasant "stout" taste with nice bite. Nice lacing with good carbonation. I had a tasty cheese after this, more stout please.

Well done, Cheers BB

[Sonny]

I want some of what he's having!

[milliner1986]

hey BB sorry i havent sent mine yet im in canberra working atm. hopefully might get to go home for the weekend and I'll spear one your way

[barrelboy]

Not a problem Milliner1986, when you can.

Just devoured Aydan's refreshing Stone & Wood clone bottled 2/4/12. Absolutely lovely aroma, passionfruit blossom? Just so sweet yet with a citrus tang. Another wonderful drop, crisp clean taste, so fruity/ hop flavoured. One stubbie is not enough, slab please.



Cheers BB

[barrelboy]

Tipsy's all grain Munich Helles has just passed through my lips. Good gas on opening and a pleasant sweet flora aroma to this brew. Strong floral/ hop taste that is not unpleasant but rather crisp and dry. Good every day drink, a goody for summer, on second thoughts, any time. Thanks Tipsy
and for the full brew notes.
Cheers BB

[Tipsy]

Glad you liked it BB.