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The milking the beer festival has been on this weekend in toowoomba. Ian Watson was there Friday night as they had some of is new fortitude and noisy minor beers on tap. The grim rypper is great, a black rye ipa. Just went back for some lunch now and had another schooner.

Also has some of the stone and wood stone beer. Another great beer. Was keen for some more of it a lunch as well but they had already blown the two kegs they had of it. Bummer.

Earlier today at Cairns airport a Blue Sky Brewery Pilsner. A nice enough drop, but nothing particularly amazing.

Two schooners of JS Chancer after golf today were quite nice. Just enough malt with some recognisable subtle hops happening.
Had a schooner of JS 150 lashes at our monthly model building club meeting. A much lighter beer than the Chancer.
I prefer the Chancer.

Steam Rail Golden Ale. Nice hoppy offering. Tastes like a combo of Galaxy and Cascade. I'd be interested to find out if I'm right if anybody knows for sure. Similar malt profile to JSGA. Edit, meant to say JS 150 lashes. Perhaps just a touch maltier.

For a beer clearly marketed towards women, judging by the packaging, it tastes a lot less like Passion Pop than some home brews I've tasted that were made by men, for men.

I saw Steam Rail for the first time last night but was going somewhere I wasn't sure was BYO beer. I'll have to check it out.

I'm currently drinking a DSGA at cellar temperature, after a day at the bowling club drinking Four Pines and Sierra Nevada stouts (and eating venison pie).

Abita Turbo Dog Brown Ale at the Cannery Row Brewing Co. in Monterey, California. It's a craft beer pub, not an actual brewery but it does have 75+ craft beers on tap. Smooth, choc, caramel. Easy to drain a pint. No hop character but that's fine by me.

Following up with the same breweries pale ale. Good citrus hop character, a touch grassy. Surprisingly good malt body but has a decent whack of diacetyl although not enough to stop me drinking it.

Very overcast day and only 18c but with 90% humidity it feels warm.

Back at the same pub for after dinner drinks.

1st up is a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Fresh. Nothing like any bottle I've had at home. Fresh, hoppy but with a balanced bitterness, almost restrained.

75 beers on tap? They must have an awesome cellar.

The only problem I see with having that many beers on tap is... which one to drink next?

Doc,

The tap version of SNPA is a different beer to the one they bottle. A bit easier drinking, and around 5% from memory.

You can not go as far as you have then not head an hour north of San Francisco to Chico, home of Sierra Nevada. Surely? Or maybe you already have?

If memory serves, Abita is from Louisiana. Ah, the memories.

Hope you're having fun.

Cheers,

Oliver

In Monterrey at the moment. My presentation was today and the conference is now done. Leaving tomorrow for Santa Rosa (Russian River) then Petaluma (Lagunitas) A few days with fellow wine chemistry nerds at UC Davis then back to Monterey and a flight home.

I'm here to work all this beer shenanigans is a bonus.

drsmurto wrote: I'm here to work

Yes DrS we believe you, thousands don't, but we believe you.

Ssssshhhhh.

If it's a work trip it's tax deductible.

Got a homebrew pear and strawberry cider that the misses doesn't seem to keen on. More for me I suppose!

After reading this thread: http://homebrewandbeer.com/forum/viewto ... t=pikantus I just had to do it, particularly on a night as wet as this.

On the gold coast drinking my last atomic pale ale, not fantastic but the best carton on offer at the time. Went to a thirsty camel and the best carton I could find is James boags premium lager. It was that or crownies.
What a choice thirsty camel

Hargreaves Hill Harvester's Original Ale at my local while putting french-pressed hop juice into the beers brewed on Sunday. It's a really easy-drinking ale. Its colour (about the same as Hargreaves Hill ESB) belies its sessionability (?!). It is nice and malty too. A cracker of a beer.

I am really enjoying it. Even if it is 11am! (It's the beer for putting on my footy tips, so what was to do?)

Oliver

Sail & Anchors limited release 'Jack Tar' Imperial stout.

Hitting the style guidelines and pleasing the palate. Would drink again, and recommend you try.

gregb wrote:Sail & Anchors limited release 'Jack Tar' Imperial stout.

Hitting the style guidelines and pleasing the palate. Would drink again, and recommend you try.

We had this last night as one of the beers in our stout tasting at beer club. I know a ris should have high alcohol but thought this was way out of balance. We had copies of the bjcp guidelines for each stout we sampled. Others more familiar with the style said that they had tasted much more balanced and more enjoyable to drink examples.

Have to disagree, wouldn't buy again.

A longneck of Gage Roads limited release Belgium Dubbel Chocolate Ale (titled Abstinence)). A nice amber colour and probably the most chocolaty beer I've ever tasted. Smells like freshly baked chocolate brownies. Hints of caramel and chocolate on the taste, and a strong alcoholic mouth feel (it is 7.4%). Not sure I'd buy it again but worth a try.