Home Brew in Donegal: Home Brew Triple Reviewed!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Home Brew Triple Reviewed!

My recent light-hearted capitulation of a post turned out to be true; Big Stevie Segal was on TV last night. And I drank some Triple! The prophecy was complete. Ah, the wisdom achieved off the back of home brew.

So, finally, we see an educated review of a home brewed beer on here. I’ve been reading up, and I think some of the words are:
Very malty.
Spiced and hopped.
Light smokiness (from the sugar, I think).
Not overly, but noticeably sweet.
Above all, the eagerness of double vision so soon after the first glass makes me think I needn’t have bothered getting two bottles out of the shed.
Nice!

I’d like to reassure you of my determination to being a better beer blogger. Soon, I will buy myriad beers and sample them all, as my homework, in order that my palette be better next time I drink something I don’t think I’ve ever tried before.

Finally, a warm welcome to the person or persons responsible for the 36 hits from Norway this week, and the occasional visitor from Israel. Spying on you wasn’t as easy before Browser Cookies, what? Please, leave comments, so I can look good.

2 comments:

MikhaelFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Greetings from Estonia. We likes to drink beer in Estonia.
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AllenMay 12, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Thanks for the review. Will be brewing a double batch of Brewferm Triple with S-33 yeast this weekend. Will let you know how it turns out in two months.

Allen
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Bookworm:

Brewing Britain, Andy Hamilton

Very excited to get this through the post, for a number of reasons. The book will guide you through every aspect of brewing, from growing and malting barley, growing your own hops, alsorts! However, that's the preamble to the main focus of the book, how to brew 'one of each' of the beer styles familiar to British drinkers.

Brew Like a Monk, Stan Heironymous

This was a loan from a NHC member, and it's going straight on my Christmas list. It's a fantastic book for anyone thinking about brewing Trappist style, or Belgian inspired beers. Frankly, I wasn't, but I well am now!

Brew Your Own Real Ale at Home, Roger Protz.
This book is a great addition to the library. Along with the usual stuff on mashing etc. that I'm familiar with, it's got over 100 grain recipes for cask ales from the UK. Can't wait to try Landlord, Felinfoel, Archer's Golden Bitter, and so on, with extract versions too. Not much about the yeast mind, but I suppose brewers are allowed some secrets.

Stan Heironymus's For the Love of Hops. It's a very pretty book, and very clever. Lots of science on aromatic propertieas, ideas on how to use hops in your beer, how to grow, and much more.

Pete Brown's Shakespeare's Local. I enjoyed it; it was a light read, not too bogged down in history or facts, but a nice glimpse into the life of a coaching inn. Not half as funny as his travelogues, but then maybe time-travel just isn't that funny. Not necessarily a brewing book, mind.