Guest Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Correct Damien E1. So let's list favourites that people believe are not made in the American or British style. Continue. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I don't think there will be many to choose from. What are the options? Anyway, I vote for Coopers Sparkling Ale. The Coopers Pale Ale is always a welcome option when you visit pubs that only pour the big commercial beers and then you see the green label on the tap. But it isn't a patch on the Sparkling Ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 I suppose anything that isn't an Indian PA or an American PA style. After that, I'm open to any variants, be they commercially brewed or home brewed styles you have tasted. The best version of this style I have ever tasted was a beer made by a friend of a friend of mine. The guys name is Stuart Kearney. He won "Best Australian Pale Lager" at the South Australian & Australian National Home Brew Awards in 2006 with this beer. Australian Home Brew Awards 2006 It was a Pale Ale/Lager hybrid. It seemed to have the flavour & aroma of a Cascade hop driven Pale Ale, with the body & finish of a good lager. It was just divine to drink, & is the style I am aiming to produce for myself. I know his beer was extract based, had obvious Cascade Hops flavour & that he used a Mexican Lager Yeast (WLP940) in his processes to produce the beer. Beyond that I will have to experiment further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'll play Devils Advocate here. It may be a nice beer but with Cascade flavour & aroma plus a lager yeast, does it qualifiy as an Australian Pale Ale? It doesn't meet the criteria in the style guidelines in the earlier posts [rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 On current ideals of the definition of a Pale Ale, yes you have me on that one Hairy. Are beer styles so rigid that crossovers between variants place them outside currently accepted definitions? All I do know is that if you tasted Stuart's beer, you certainly would not be saying it was a "lager" you were drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Are beer styles so rigid that crossovers between variants place them outside currently accepted definitions? Yes... but in the context of competition brewing not brewing for yourself at home. You will get slammed in competition if it doesnt fit the style criteria. If you arent brewing for a comp then dont feel like you need to conform to style guides. Yob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I was drinking a Lord Nelson Three Sheets Pale Ale today and thought "this tastes like an Australian pale ale". And what do you know, it is listed as an Australian Pale Ale. Three Sheets Pale Ale It is a nice drop if you let it warm up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Indeed it is. We stock it at my bottleshop. Not a bad drop either from memory. Anyways, I put that brew down today that I posted back earlier in this thread. Coopers Aus Pale Ale kit 500gms Powdered Light Malt 250gms Maltodextrin 375gms Honey (substituted for 300gms of Dextrose) 25gms Pride Of Ringwood hops (cooked as per Hairy's advice) 15gms Cascade hops (Added late to P.O.R cook for flavour) I've got the feeling it may end up too bitter for my tastes, so will probably tone down the hop amounts next batch. Who knows, maybe the honey added in may quell that a little. It smelt nice in the fermenter so I guess we'll see. If you want to lose a good whack of your day, bottle a batch & then cook up another one straight after that! Where has the day gone? I'll post how it turns out in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 We stock it at my bottleshop Do you own a bottleshop? Are you single? [w00t] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Haha! I wish I owned a bottleshop! Unfortunately for now, I'll just have to settle for the fact I work in one. [happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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