Beer thread
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
Is Sapporo beer as good as it used to be? I loved it 30 years ago in Japan but haven't found anything as tasty since (including in Japan, but mostly I only drank it overseas). Must go back and this time to Hokkaido. I dare say there are some fine local drops even if not Sapporo.
6 Popular Hokkaido Drinks You Must Try - Beers, Whisky, Wine, Shochu — My Eastern Hokkaido
Here are 6 popular alcoholic drinks locally made in Hokkaido - 1. Sapporo Beer, 2. Nikka Whisky, 3. Okhotsk Beer (Japan's first craft beer), 4. Abashiri Beer, 5. Kiyosato Potato Shochu!
Pretty similar to Asahi isn’t it ?
Just a good solid lager, nothing spectacular but definitely does the job.
Apparently it’s the perfect beer to pair with “any meal or any occasion”
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I used to prefer Sapporo to Asahi, but no, no more. Asahi is ok-ish.
There is however a special beer from Asahi I tried in Australia from a guy who is fanatical about Japanese beer (I think he runs a Japanese restaurant in Bunbury) but it was so good I can no longer remember its name. -
We live in a world of black IPAs and White Stouts so perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised……..
But surely at THIRTY ONE percent this ceased to be a beer long ago……
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@Machpants said in Beer thread:
Yeah nah, once beer is into double figures (even 8 or more) the flavour def goes well beyond what I like in a beer
I had one of those urbanaught ones, 14 or 16% and only came in a small can. That was strong as fuck.
I do really like a good stout close to double figures though. Anything under 5% is a bit of a waste of time though I reckon.
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@Machpants said in Beer thread:
Yeah nah, once beer is into double figures (even 8 or more) the flavour def goes well beyond what I like in a beer
ehhh, Russian Imperial Stouts at 12% or so are sensational
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Ehhh, Russian Imperial Stouts at 12% or so are sensational
I hope you are talking about Russian beer not large fussy Russian women. Can't say I've tried them. Just hope they're better than Russian homemade vodka.
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Ehhh, Russian Imperial Stouts at 12% or so are sensational
I hope you are talking about Russian beer not large fussy Russian women. Can't say I've tried them. Just hope they're better than Russian homemade vodka.
Interestingly, they are English beers (heavy stouts/porters) made for the court of Catherine the Great in Russia
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Interestingly, they are English beers (heavy stouts/porters) made for the court of Catherine the Great in Russia
Does sound interesting, I'll keep my eye (and paw) out..
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Interestingly, they are English beers (heavy stouts/porters) made for the court of Catherine the Great in Russia
Does sound interesting, I'll keep my eye (and paw) out..
You're a beer nerd too!
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https://www.blackrock.co.nz/component/spsimpleportfolio/33-crafted-oatmeal-stout
Latest Brew.
Put a couple of cans of this in the fermenter. Added a bag of coffee, chocolate shavings and 200 mls of rum all mixed in a gluggy mess.
Cannot wait to see how this bad boy turns out. Will look at leaving it for quite a few months ( meaning it will be summer by the time I drink it ) but Wellington being Wellington I’m sure it’ll turn on a few shitty, chilly, rainy, windy stout drinking days.
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Mangrove Jack's Craft Series Pilsner
Mangrove Jack's Craft Series Pilsner for brewing from BrewShop - your source of malt, hops, yeast and home brewing equipment.
Latest brew we’re putting down while we bottle the previous one and wait for the Stout to continue aging.
We’re going to spice things up ( literally ) and throw some chilies in. Will probably err on the side of conservative because we don’t want it to be undrinkable but a nice Pils with a chili kick sounds delightful.
Anyone here done this ? General consensus seems to be to chop the chillis up and chuck them in the mix ( as if you were dry hopping ) so that sounds simple.
If it tastes close to this….
Far North Chili Pils
Far North Chili Pilsner is Northland in a beer. A classic New Zealand-style Pilsner with a heroic dose of our fave Kiwi hot sauce, it's all capsicum, surf and summer out of the gate. Spicy and hoppy over a smooth cracker-like malt base, the finish is crisp and dry. It's the beer for every day,...
I’ll be a happy camper.
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@Bovidae said in Beer thread:
Mussel Inn's Heat Rash came with a whole chilli.
Yeah and I think the McLeods literally just chucked a bottle of Kaitaia Fire in the mix.
I’ve personally only seem Chili pilsners but in theory I guess it would work with any style of beer…..I have vague memories of a chili stout but not sure if it’s the alcohol playing tricks on my mind.
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@Bovidae said in Beer thread:
@MN5 I've drank the Far North Chili Pils as well, but I can't remember which of the two was spicier. Both very tasty though.
Yeah it’s getting the “kick” right.
I don’t mind the alcohol content being a bit lower than what I have been brewing if the flavour from the chili is right but again, I don’t want to blow my head off.
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
A 440ml can should NOT be $12/$13.
The economics absolutely suck. I agree with the sentiment, but the margins are shit, the risk is high, and you just don't see brewers driving around in porsches.
Hell, Epic just went under. And they were OG, and very successful. But cashflow killed them. It's a damn hard market. Inflation is screwing everyone.
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
A 440ml can should NOT be $12/$13.
The economics absolutely suck. I agree with the sentiment, but the margins are shit, the risk is high, and you just don't see brewers driving around in porsches.
Hell, Epic just went under. And they were OG, and very successful. But cashflow killed them. It's a damn hard market. Inflation is screwing everyone.
Absolutely.
At ground level there is also that risk that the “treat” beer that the potential future Mrs MN5 gets me every now and again isn’t actually that good and I’ll never have it again !
One of the stouts she had to remortgage the house to buy for me was particularly disappointing as I recall.
