James Squire Hop thief - Limited release

[Emo]

I think that as homebrewers, our expectations are higher than what most commercial brewers can turn out.

[pixelboy]

How do you guys think a drop of hop extract would go in a stubbie of Hop Thief?

That's an interesting concept.. I pondered that whilst drinking Cascade Light at the cricket last year.

How would you go taking a bottle of hopped & lightly malted water along and adding a dash to each glass of craptastic lolly water they call beer?

[pacman]

Hi pixelboy, just visited your homebrew site - very impressed. Where do I learn to create one of these? Any links?

My query re use of hop extract in JS Hop Thief was prompted by my finding the brew over malted & under hopped for my taste.

Will answer my own question over Easter & report results.

[pixelboy]

Hi pixelboy, just visited your homebrew site - very impressed. Where do I learn to create one of these? Any links?

Thanks mate, I am a web develeoper and I built it using my companies CMS... Its just a basic blog style. If you dont know any coding Id head over to Blogger and sign up for a free blog.. Its pretty simple

[lethaldog]

Am having one of these now and although its a drinkable beer i wont be goin back for more in a hurry, cant rave about it and certainly dont think its under hopped

[corks]

last time i remember enjoying it a lot more.

[ACTbrewer]

Just got some for my birthday. Very drinkable for a commercial beer.
I wouldn't want it any more bitter, it would be very out of style.
Interesting blending oh hops as well.

I'll still take my amarillo apa over this any day.

[timmy]

Just found a 6-pack of this at my local Ritchies/IGA supermarket booze section. Dearer than Cellarbrations but there was some more 6 packs there.

It's the Ritchies in Berwick if anyones interested.

Can't comment on the taste yet as they're still getting cold.

[Emo]

I finally tasted this on Sunday. I have 3 stubbies and it wasn't too bad for a commercial beer.

[Mewshew]

I found it tasty but I'd been waiting to find it for a while and It didn't live up to expectations. Just didn't seem to have the character that I expected. Give me a JSIPA any day

[NickMoore]

Hi pixelboy, just visited your homebrew site - very impressed.

Agree, great effort pixelboy but I'd like to look at the photo of the beers on the railing without the screen spoiling the view.

[pixelboy]

Thats the view from my front balcony

>> http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id ... 225&size=o

And since my wife just had a baby a designer mate of mine thought it needed an update
>> http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id ... 385&size=o

[KEG]

LOL!!!

[NickMoore]

Thanks pixel, you're a lucky bloke.

The second pic is hilarious! Although it has been my sad experience that once the container on the right appears, the two others quickly vanish.

[MOFO]

Just having one of these now - I have always meant to try it - and found it here when I was at the bottle shop.

I really don't enjoy it. It isnt awful - but it certainly isnt anything special. I agree with KEG's earlier comments.

It tastes like a home brewer playing with hops for the first time... and I dont know what hops they using - but it also smells and tastes like a funky estery type smell in there too... For my mind it smells like something you would smell if having a IPA with your mate and he burped on you. Not for me.

[lethaldog]