weggl Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Last night the kids (35 to 41) took my wife and myself to a very fancy restaurant \u201cWhite Water\u201d, down on Manly beach. The food was wonderful; I had 2 glasses of J/Squire\u2019s Porter. This was my first taste of Porter and I must say it was a very pleasant drink. However I then had a J/S Steam Ale, did not like it very much at all, I don\u2019t know what the hops were but I thought it was on a par with my latest throw-out. If anybody knows the hops they use in this steam stuff please let me know so I can avoid them. Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ3 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Sounds like steam ale is a bit of a steamer Warren[pinched] (had to get in first, James Squire beers i have had before have all been good. I wonder if it had been stored correctly, I used to work at a lot of hotels and restaurants and used too wince every time I saw their beer deliveries sitting in the yard in the sun waiting to be put away[pinched]. Might be worth a try from another source but I'm not speaking from first hand experience from steam ale. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I've never heard of the James Squire Steam Ale. Are you sure it is James Squire? I tried searching but can't find it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 Pretty sure Muddy, but then i'd had a few!![rightful] The Beer was no off just did not like the hops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 There is no mention of it on the Malt Shovel Brewery site that I can find. You've got me curious now! I'm probably wrong but aren't steam beers lagers but brewed at ale temps. Just a morsel of info that has probably gotten itself confused in my thick head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 The only local Steam Ale I can find at the moment is Mountain Goat Organic Steam Ale. This is a brand-newy for us and is replacing our Pale Ale. The Steam is a crisp certified organic-ale. We incorporate some wheat-malt in the grist make up and ferment it cool. We use Hallertau and Citra hops along with a light dose of Galaxy flowers at the end. This is a conservatively hopped beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 Muddy the joint was selling Goat, will check if that was the one. If it was I now know the hops to avoid. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Muddy, It was the Goat. Tasted like it to![pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Over here,"steam beer" is a west cost thing,mainly California. Anchor brewery is most famous for making it. I do believe there are clone kits out there. Never had it myself,so I can't vouch for the flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Weggl I guess you wont want to have a a go at the STEAM BEER recipe then in the how to brew section [bandit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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