12-12-12 Showdown Wee Heavy vs. Quad

So based on the 10 choice poll it seemed to have been narrowed down to Wee Heavy and Belgian Quad. The purpose of this poll is to pool votes from the eight losing beers to make a final decision on style. Well, a final decision on style if we in fact are restricting ourselves to one style. I know there was suggestion of making the grain bill work for both/either.

As far as I could tell the common thread between the two would be oak treatment. The recipe itself will be hashed out after a winner is determined.

I will leave this poll open for two weeks.

Voted for the Wee Heavy as I'm not a fan of anything Belgium. Hate the spicy yeast character... It's a flaw of mine.

Whichever style is chosen, I sure as hell wont be oaking it.

I voted for the wee heavy here as well,

Voted quad, evidently tying things up. We've got some evenly-matched options here.

I've been looking for an excuse to brew a Wee Heavy, so I voted for that.

I have really been looking for a reason to make a recipe heavy on Golden Promise, Wee Heavy it is.

Voted Wee Heavy because I have never done one - had enough Belgians Friday night anyway.......

voted belgian quad... 1 more vote for a tie, and then we have to brew both.

wee heavy here, I am will to brew something like that when the time comes

bierhaus15 said:

Whichever style is chosen, I sure as hell wont be oaking it.

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I agree!

I voted Wee Heavy. Perhaps a clone of Alesmith's Wee Heavy?

Michael

Preference is on Wee Heavy but also brewing Judgement Day Clone real soon. Both should work for the occasion.

Another for the Wee Heavy...

"If it's not Scottish, it's CRRAP!!"

Voted quad.

Just brewed a dubbel so I can turn around and reuse the yeast in a quad.

Wee Heavy.

So I can call it "Groundskeeper's Willy"

We should call it "Greenskeeper Wallace". "Shhh, do you want to get suuuued?"

I voted quad because a 12 at 12% brewed on 12/12/12 sounds like a must. However, Wee Quad FTW!

smokinghole said:

We should call it "Greenskeeper Wallace". "Shhh, do you want to get suuuued?"

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Heck no!

I suppose then, I'll just call it "Crivens!"

Mmmm scotch, im voting scotch ale, mostly because iv been wanting to do one for a while and iv got some crazy ideas for it. How does this work btw, is one recipe kinda chosen that every one sticks to or do we just make whatever is chosen within style guidelines?

WEEEEEE Heavyyyyyyyyyy.........

Damn, initial discussion had the quad looking like the leading vote-getter...not anymore.

Is this the thread where everyone brews the same style and there is a big round robin mail around? I remember reading about last years. I want in this time.

And I'm all about a quad!

I'm going to make some fake members to vote for the quad. Suck it.

ReverseApacheMaster said:

I'm going to make some fake members to vote for the quad. Suck it.

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Love it!

Scotch, Scotch, Scotch...I love Scotch! Wee Heavy for me and maybe do a parti gyle too.

Decided to try a Skullsplitter last night to see what all the fuss is about & I have to say, not too shabby.....

Voted Wee Heavy- How do we contribute suggestions for the recipe? Got one that pretty much nails it.

As soon as this poll is closed and the style selected we can discuss recipes.

Wee heavy

I guess the wee heavy has it.

There's still a week left but yeah I think wee heavy won this bout.

Clan MacGillivray claims this a Scottish victory!!

Looking forward to this Wee Heavy

Been looking for an excuse to build a quad...

Not a big fan of the Scottish styles...

I voted for the Quad, but I'm getting psyched about the Wee Heavy. Working on a name right now. I've got dibs on "The Kurgan"

I agree with one of the above posters. I vote for a Quad.... a 12% beer on 12-12-12. Now can we start on discussion for the next one in this series.... oh wait there won't be another brew in this series. This is the last one... and we want to make it a Wee Heavy? I think I might try making a Wee Heavy next month.. it's a good beer but nothing special.

I'm in if its a wee heavy!

Come on quad people, we're making up some ground!

I don't like the idea of making a beer 12% just because of the day. It takes some serious yeast management, temp control, nutrients and recipe tweaking to make a very tasty beer north of 10%.