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Derek · Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 2926 Location: Kelowna, BC

The other advantage is adjustable serving size.

I think if I had a keg, I'd probably have a DIPA on most of the time. I often feel like having a night cap (maybe 6-12oz), but most commercial one's are bombers!

elproducto · Joined: 26 Jul 2010 Posts: 261

My Deschutes Obsidian Stout clone.

The best American Stout I have ever tasted... unbelievable. This one is competition bound.
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atomeyes · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 816

just opened a Belgian single.

very nice blonde. very simple, incredibly drinkable with a meal due to its lower alcohol (around 4%).

Bobsy · Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 2075 Location: Toronto

An approximation of an Edmund Fitzgerald clone with about 6 months age on it. The sweetness seems to have dropped out a little and a drying, smoky character is becoming more prominent. I still really dig this beer - too bad this is the last bottle!
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phirleh · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:51 am Post subject:

Had a bottle of my Elegant Bastard, a Stone clone, as I was bottling a candied ginger saison. The saison is tasting great. Downstairs I have a blood orange saison finishing primary. Next up, perhaps a Belgian IPA on that saison yeast cake.
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markaberrant · Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 1519 Location: Regina, SK

Derek · Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 2926 Location: Kelowna, BC

And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert.

Seriously... I bottled that California ESB this morning. All Gambrinus ESB and citra hops.

I always thought the name 'citra' was a bit of a misnomer, as they often seem more tropical than citrusy... but fresh (and on their own), there's certainly a citronella-like aroma! Taste is lemony, but also tropical. Really nice.

elproducto · Joined: 26 Jul 2010 Posts: 261

markaberrant · Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 1519 Location: Regina, SK

KwaiLo · Joined: 02 May 2007 Posts: 145 Location: Cambridge, ON

Blew my keg of licorice Imperial stout bottling off a few, so had to drink the 4/5 filled bottle.

I'm going to bottle a barleywine brewed in fall 2010 in a few minutes, and expect to have the same 'problem'.

icemachine · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 2133 Location: Aurora, ON

matt7215 · Joined: 05 Sep 2008 Posts: 2585 Location: Cambridge

almost done my batch of Big IPA with Galaxy, loved the way this one turned out
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lister · Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 1430 Location: Toronto

So I cracked open a bottle of Brooklyn Brewshop's Chocolate Maple Porter this weekend. One intentional change to the recipe was doubling the maple. One unintentional change was a second package of different yeast due to lack of apparent fermentation. Given that I was relieved to hear a "psst!" when opening the bottle and a decent head when poured. Looked like a porter, smelled like a porter and tasted like a porter, just didn't taste like a maple porter. The maple was very, very subtle. I was hoping for something noticeable, more so than say Nickelbrook's Maple Porter and Granville Islands Maple Cream.

Years ago when brewing with friends we did a vanilla cream ale that initially didn't have much vanilla flavouring upon first sampling. Later on, can't remember the time difference, the vanilla was readily apparent. I'm hoping that this will be the case here.
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grub · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:19 am Post subject:

lister · Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 1430 Location: Toronto