HB&B beer lotto

[Planner]

Planner - ESB, in the fridge. (what is ESB? Extra Sensory Beer??? )

Means many things to many people Mick:
New Years Eve it meant Eyesight Somewhat Blurry.
New Years Day it meant Everything Seems Bloodshot.
Another day it could have meant Experienced Savage Blasts, as it was in a crate next to a batch of not-fully-fermented bottlebombs. Still finding shards of glass around the shed, including 1 piece that passed through the 10mm plasterboard ceiling.
To SWMBO it meant Extremly Stupid Ba****d, for abovementioned bottlebomb incident.

Will definately repeat this batch (the ESB one, not the explosive one) very soon, it's nearly all gone, mostly due to a late night christmas day and then NYE.

[warra48]

Packed it this morning, and it will finally be posted today.
I've included a BeerSmith recipe printout for your information.

Enjoy.

[gregb]

Have revieved contraband from the following 6 so far:-

Gregb - Barley wine........ Hmmm different? much like a Stout?

More in the style of Coopers Vintage.

[billybushcook]

Yeh, didn't expect that at all, I thought a Barley wine might have been just an unhopped beer.
Read a bit on it since drinking that one & I was way off the mark!!!

Mick.

[warra48]

Well, it's finally out of my hands, and in the care of Aus Post.
Hope it arrives OK.

[Tourist]

Mine was sent on Tuesday. I hope the postal gods are happy.

[lethaldog]

Just sent, let me know if it gets there ok!!

[rotten]

Mate i make no excuses. Facts are though I keep forgetting while the PO is open, very busy this time of year. Hopefully tomorrow is the day and they have the required stuff. Also it would have matured even more than when drsmurto gave it creedence. It will still be that bottle!!
Cheers mate.

[billybushcook]

Mick,

Did mine arrive?
Hirns

Not yet Hirns!

Have revieved contraband from the following 6 so far:-

Bum - still on the shelf
Earle - Havn't tried the Bourbon porter yet, still on the shelf as instructed.
Doc - Rye Golden Ale......Gawn!
Tipsy - Still C/Cing as per instructions
Gregb - Barley wine........ Hmmm different? much like a Stout?
Planner - ESB, in the fridge. (what is ESB? Extra Sensory Beer??? )

Cheers, Mick.

I can add Hirns & Grog to this list, turned up yesterday - Thx guys.

Mick.

+ Tourist.

Mick.

[speedie]

mick just this afternoon packed your wicked ale sample
dam those aussie post wine pack thinggies are not really user friendly
you will enjoy
enigma

[bullfrog]

Had a longneck of my improvised stout for the past fortnight just haven't been able to get to the post shop at all. I should have a spare few minutes on either Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon so it'll be sent then. Sorry for the delay, Mick.

[rotten]

what he said, except it's not an improv stout. Guarantee its worth the wait though. (doh) (even speedie will beat me) (parenthesis preceeds warning)

[rotten]

I posted it today Mick
better late than never, enjoy.
Cheers

[speedie]

same for me billyboy cost $14.50 from freo will take some time as it is going road freight
just as well you dont live in vic or qld
cheers speedster

[big dave]

Mine's in the post today, bit late sorry.

Give it 48 hours of cold time in the fridge. Hope it goes down well.

Cheers BD

[earle]

Feel free to crack open that bottle of Vanilla Porter whenever you like now Mick. I've sampled a couple now and they're drinking quite nicely. Cheers

[billybushcook]

Feel free to crack open that bottle of Vanilla Porter whenever you like now Mick. I've sampled a couple now and they're drinking quite nicely. Cheers

Well timed Earle.
I nailed it on the weekend, Nice!

thx, Mick.

[speedie]

has bottle arrived mick

[billybushcook]

has bottle arrived mick

Yep got it today thx.

Mick.

[chadjaja]

I FINALLY got mine away today. Sorry about the delay, been a crazy time here and would of gone earlier had the local post office had boxes in stock the weeks when I tried.

Its an AG oatmeal stout. It was bottled from the keg a few weeks ago but has been sitting in the fridge since then. The bottle was cleaned and sanitised with starsan so it should be ok. I've included the recipe and all the notes, temps etc etc from the brewday for you to look over. If the bottle hasn't aged well being a keg poured bottle I'll send another mate.

Hope you enjoy it, first crack at this beer and its drinking pretty ok here on tap. Would be interested in your view on it. Its not an overly roasted/coffee type stout on purpose as I'm not a huge fan of stouts pushing those limits, its more made/adjusted to my own tastes so I guess its all subjective.