The QuadraphonicQuad Craft Beer/Microbrew thread

[splinter7]

And to see how creative/nutty they are here is their tap board. 24+ is all Mead
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One of each please barkeep

 

[DuncanS]

31.5 Million Litres with a population of 67 Million ... someone over there is drinking them.

I try as hard as I can

 

[DuncanS]

Wow. That's really light weight. You'd have to work hard to get a buzz on. I guess there's always a bottle of Glenfiddich close by for emergencies. I wonder who that one person was that bought the 9.0?

The larger liquor stores in the US usually have an extensive selection of imports to explore. Is that how it is in the UK? Have you ever looked for 'merican beers mentioned here?

The higher the ABV the higher the tax! We can get from time to time US beers, I've seen on-line sellers, which may be available in some UK cities but not out here in the wilderness of Devon. We used to have off-licenses which was the only place you could buy alcohol outside of a pub, but now its all supermarkets, all with a limited choice compared to what they could have. However, I have been in a bar in Brussels in Belgium with 400 different beers.

 

[DuncanS]

I'm up in Bristol on a business trip, we're all going to a pub before going for a meal, I'll keep a look out for imported ales

 

[DuncanS]

Went to 'trendy' and popular pub by the harbour in Bristol.... didn't see any imported beers

So had to drink some draft Everytime Bristol Brewing Company beer... rather nice and only 3.8%

https://www.bristolbeerfactory.co.uk/collections/all-beers

There are something like 15 craft breweries in Bristol!

 

[Marplot]

I'll have some updates later as we turn the following into beer:

 

[Sonik Wiz]

I'll have some updates later as we turn the following into beer:
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Magnetic stirring! Keep us informed how the project goes, Fer sure.

 

[Marplot]

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Here come the beers we shared while brewing
The first two I picked up at RAR in Annapolis.
RAR: Out Of Order No Brain, Only Staw. 6% ABV
Brewed with Copious Amounts of Sour Apple Hard Candies, Pastry Cream, and Lactose.

RAR: Out Of Order Sultan Of Swat. 5.6% ABV
lactose sour base conditioned on Blueberries, Raspberries, and Blue-Raspberry Cotton Candy

The Sultan of Swat is Amazing!

 

[Marplot]

Fabled Brewworks Demon Door 10% ABV English Barleywine. The crowler I picked up in Kentucky last month.
It was great on tap, too syrupy to enjoy out of the crowler.

 

[Marplot]

Next one my friend brought back from Chicago.
Transient Artisan Ale's Buckley Reserve #1.
A 15.5% Barrel Aged stout with a ton of flavor and I would have guessed 8%. They hid the heat very very well.

 

[Marplot]

Aslin Broadlands.
A Barrel Aged Barleywine that I picked up in Virginia.
13% ABV aged on Indonesian & Tahitian Vanilla.
Unusual and interesting taste for a barleywine.

 

[Marplot]

And finally Equilibrium Triple Stacked Coconut Cake.
and 11% ABV Imperial Stout that was the best in class for the day.
Barrel aged with coconut, almonds, Madagascar vanilla, and cacao nibs.

 

[Marplot]

Here is the new rig and our first time using it.
We got 6 Gallons of a 7% ABV ESB. A bit higher than normal for our ESB but we have to get used to the equipment.

 

[Marplot]

I was uncertain if I would like electric brewing but the first time the mash recycled to stay at the correct temp I was sold.
It takes more water to brew a 6 gallon batch, ~4gal to keep the coils on, but we just used it to clean afterward so it wasn't wasted.

 

[Marplot]

All the hops that go into an ESB