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[camonick]

Very interested to hear the comments on the schwarzbier. I scored similar with mine this past spring. Got knocked for esters and too much roast

I got the scoresheets today. The biggest flaw in my Schwarzbier according to the 2 scoresheets seems to be an astringency issue. One judge commented "bitter chocolate" and "high hop bitterness". BeerSmith calculated my IBUs at 22.8, which is towards the low end for style. I added 1.5 oz of 3.7% Mittelfrueh at 60 min and 1.25 oz of the same at 20 min. Looks like I might have to play around with the grain bill and dark grain additions in my BIAB mash.

 

[camonick]

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I'd like to get my hands on some of that to see what it tastes like.

 

[camonick]

On topic:
HB honey brown ale. Last bottle

 

[DBhomebrew]

 

[Immocles]

HB kveik Voss blonde ale. Looks like it’s all the clearer she’s gonna get. Like it, though.

 

[WBB]

 

[Immocles]

I'd like to get my hands on some of that to see what it tastes like.

I'm biased because I really do love nearly every beer that Schell's pumps out. The ones that I know I won't love, I dont generally try (fruited wheats, mostly), but man, they nail German ales and lagers. The small batch festbier is great (and brewed by my in laws across the street neighbor!) and completely different from their Oktoberfest marzen style lager. My wife is suuuuuper paranoid about me mailing beers around the country and getting blacklisted from UPS/fedex, but if you ever make it up into this northern end of the woods, that brewery is a must stop. Plus I have plenty of dodgy home-brew lying around.

Also, great label on that honey brown ale. It cracked me up, haha.

 

[camonick]

HB Irish Stout
I don’t know what changed with this beer, but all of a sudden, it tastes much different/better.

 

[pshankstar]

Both just meh beers tonight. The OH beer was the better of the two.

 

[TwistedGray]

Went to a nursery and had a beer. Enjoyable.

 

[grampamark]

Lunch beer. May be the most unreadable label in the history of beer labels. Beer isn’t bad, though.

 

[Noob_Brewer]

Early jump on the weekend beer. Casita Brewing Altbier. Like it a lot and very easy drinking. Darker than I seen most Alts at but they used MO as the base along with Munich and biscuit and some carafa malts.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Gotta jump on this when in a mix pack at the local packy. Very good beer

 

[Dgallo]

This is actually really good. I love that it’s a touch more bitter

 

[Section1]

A favorite

 

[Dgallo]

I got the scoresheets today. The biggest flaw in my Schwarzbier according to the 2 scoresheets seems to be an astringency issue. One judge commented "bitter chocolate" and "high hop bitterness". BeerSmith calculated my IBUs at 22.8, which is towards the low end for style. I added 1.5 oz of 3.7% Mittelfrueh at 60 min and 1.25 oz of the same at 20 min. Looks like I might have to play around with the grain bill and dark grain additions in my BIAB mash.

That sounds similar to mine. I like mine. If you like yours keep rocking it. It may just not be a competition beer!

 

[WBB]

 

[Noob_Brewer]

This is a cool beer. Different. Hoppy, malty with a little roast, but very smooth and sessionable. Ive always seemed to appreciate Allagash's unique approach to brewing. Still wanting to try one of their Coolship beers which I don't think distribute that I know of.

 

[BrewinInPA]

HB Glen Riddle West Coast IPA... dank!

 

[BrewinInPA]

Jameson Old Fashioned with the "Three Wise Men" ... Angostura, orange and Peychauds bitters

 

[BongoYodeler]

Last of the three Mind Haze variations. My opinion, now that I’ve tried all three, is that of “underwhelment.” Not a real word? Then I’m coining it. I just don’t see any point of these. Regular Mind Haze is okay I guess, Double Mind Haze is where it’s at as far as I’m concerned. That’s the MH sweet spot. These variants do nothing for me.

 

[Elkobrewer]

First Time trying a sweet water. Not bad

 

[j1laskey]

Thumpa Kehd

 

[Immocles]

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

This is a cool beer. Different. Hoppy, malty with a little roast, but very smooth and sessionable. Ive always seemed to appreciate Allagash's unique approach to brewing. Still wanting to try one of their Coolship beers which I don't think distribute that I know of.

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Their coolship program is good close to being really good. Their brewery visit is fun and you can go crazy with their special releases and selection. The price leans on a little expensive tho.

Not sure where you are but you can usually find their coolship if u get their normal distro. I bought a ton of their coolship and lost it somewhere down in my basement. That's a good thing

I'd strongly advise trying their Fox Leap. Kinda like a cherry coolship.

OT

 

[j1laskey]

This beer is 10 years old. Bottled 9/2011.
Back when Clown Shoes was brewed by Mercury Brewing (Ipswich).

I got snipped today.

This beer hits the spot

 

[camonick]

Tis the season. With all the chatter about “Oktoberfests”, “festbiers”, and Märzens, I thought I would sample some examples. This is very good.

 

[Noob_Brewer]

This beer is 10 years old. Bottled 9/2011.
Back when Clown Shoes was brewed by Mercury Brewing (Ipswich).

I got snipped today.
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This beer hits the spot

Have that beer and get a frozen bag of peas down under and rotate the peas every so often and you will be good to go.

 

[Noob_Brewer]

Their coolship program is good close to being really good. Their brewery visit is fun and you can go crazy with their special releases and selection. The price leans on a little expensive tho.

Not sure where you are but you can usually find their coolship if u get their normal distro. I bought a ton of their coolship and lost it somewhere down in my basement. That's a good thing

I'd strongly advise trying their Fox Leap. Kinda like a cherry coolship.

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Thanks man! I’m in NC and we seem to only get their core beers typically.

 

[camonick]

This beer is equally as good as the last… almost identical. Hopefully my Märzen that’s fermenting right now tastes this good.