I am sad to say that there were no pumpkin beers this month. I will definitely try for next year!
Attendees: Dena, James, Alex, Jon, Ed, Jamie and Mark (Oyster Boys Brewing), and Theo.
- Jamie started the night with a Carling clone ~3.9%. As my first taste of Carling, I have to say I was not terribly impressed . I was assured that it was very much like the real thing.
- Mark brought a Vienna Lager ~5% that was from a Munton’s kit, the Tap Room range. This had a lovely malty note.
- Jon shared a Black IPA ~6.6%. This was an all grain brew using Citra and Simcoe in the whirlpool and Mt Hood for the dry hops. It was delightfully hoppy and dry.
- Mark then poured a Raspberry sour ~5% called Munton’s Sour Glass, which is also a kit from their Tap Room range. This had an excellent raspberry flavour and aroma.
- Ed treated us to an Elderflower version of his wild beer ~6ish% (with yeast cultivated from a single raspberry). As always, Ed’s wild beers are good enough to make a Belgian brewer cry.
- Alex shared a ginger cider ~6%, he had used fresh, stem, and powdered ginger in the making as well as his own apples. This was tart and gingery with a dry finish, delicious!
- Theo was practicing for the Pimp My Kit challenge (coming this spring). He used a Mangrove Jack’s kit for a Belgian Tripel and instead of dextrose added a combination of demerara and brown sugars. He also swapped the provided hops for citra and mosaic. This came out very well and was about 7.2%
- Jamie also brought a Hefeweizen (didn’t get the ABV, sorry) that was produced from an all-grain Malt Miller wheat kit. It had some clove spice and a good mouthfeel. I love wheat beers !
- Last, Dena shared a sweet mead ~15%. It was unexpectedly carbonated, but that certainly helped make it more refreshing and offset the sweetness of honey.
All around, a fantastic evening!
Cheshire Brew Crew 