Montieths Original Ale

thisispants · Post by **thisispants** » Saturday Nov 18, 2006 2:18 pm

Anyone had this beer?? It's an absolute corker....

and if so...anyone know how to make something similar to it?

It's a new zealand ale.

AndyCJ · Post by **AndyCJ** » Saturday Nov 18, 2006 9:38 pm

Forget Origional Ale - the real showstoppers are Summer Ale, or The Raddler. These are 2 really origional brews I'm trying to work on.

As for the origional - you'de probably start with a Black Rock - and perhaps go with some of the local hops (green bullit?)

As for Summer Ale, try a pale ale, 1kg fermentables, and a 1/4 a tin of Coopers ginger beer. It's the bizzo.

Andy

thisispants · Post by **thisispants** » Sunday Nov 19, 2006 7:07 am

I've had them all, and you're right...the summer ale is damn good! The radler on the other hand....shite. Probably the only beer they make that I wouldn't drink.

Thanks for the summer ale idea though. Have you done it?

Can you get most hops in tea bag format?

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Monday Nov 20, 2006 11:42 am

Teabags are near useless in my opinion. There is never enough hops in them! Your better off with ANY other lot of hops if you can get them.

AndyCJ · Post by **AndyCJ** » Monday Nov 20, 2006 12:35 pm

I've heard of the teabags, but not tried them. I've tried the Saaz, but it was loose. It worked relly well, and I havn't noticed any hops in the bottles - I used safflager yeast thou, and that helps glue the hops into the fermenter not the bottle.

My brother put me onto the summer ale idea- he and several of his mates reaconed the Pale Ale + 1/4 Ginger Beer was even better than the Montheths one!!

I'm putting one down next - at the moment I'm doing a wheat, with orange and corriander, and the one going down today is a lager with orange and cardamon. Both I'm hoping to be good!

cleverpig · Post by **cleverpig** » Wednesday Nov 22, 2006 9:30 am

Tried the Original Ale at a Montieths Craft Beer bar in Tukapana when I was in Auckland 2 months ago. Really enjoyed it, wasn't to carbonated which I liked, gulp it down nice and quick.