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This is definitely true -- this is why I suggested it's a "fascinating possibility", I imagine the brewery yeasts may not be entirely identical to what the labs are selling. Trying to manage a multi-strain culture in a production facility sounds like a logistical nightmare (in terms of...

Nothing like a blundering North American with his uninventive biases to bring a simmering thread back to life! Just kidding. Your comment reminds me of a neat strain analysis that was published in Nature some time ago: http://beer.suregork.com/?p=4000...

I never had the privilege of tasting classic real ale in the 1970's, but Ron Pattinson has made it possible to live somewhat vicariously through his regular trips down memory lane. I've never made the time to try one of his Let's Brew Wednesday recipes, but I really should. The last time I made...

This is excellent information, thank you! I would tend to agree that Taras Boulba is saison-like, but with the drinkability of a great English bitter. I think what I love about it is that it fuses what I enjoy about both styles, while the characteristics are in total harmony with each other. It...

I had the exact same thought when I received my copy of Belgian Beer: Tested and Tasted. It will surprise no one who has read my initial post here that Taras Boulba was the reason I bought that book, and it wasn't even included! Nevertheless, I think the details in Getest en Geproefd volume 2...

I'm very excited to hear how that turns out. I might give it a go myself, depending on what results, I'm happy to share my recipe and notes here as well. The local importer will be bringing in Taras Boulba this summer. I haven't had a fresh one in forever...

Interesting. I also recall seeing that the yeast is from a "popular Belgian brewery", but I hadn't heard about the Tettnang hops. Did you happen to hear this in an interview, or in an article somewhere? I spent ages trying to learn more about the yeast they use, and the hopping for this one...

I don't think I've ever posted to this forum, but I saw this thread and felt compelled to share information I found a while back when I became ... somewhat obsessed with this beer. This is a lot longer than I intended to write, but I hope this is helpful to someone out there. Good luck! Beer...