Brownsworthy Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 G'day guys, I had the pleasure of going into the Foghorn Brewhouse last night for dinner and a few brews. The place is well set out with the brewery taking center stage with around 6 say 2000 litre fermenters and laid out so you can see the process from start to finish. I started off with the house Pale Ale named The Foggy Brew ABV- 4.7%, IBU- 25, Malts- German Pilsner, Munich Type 2, Wheat Malt, Flaked Wheat. Hops- NZ Pacifica, NZ Dr Rudi, AUS Enigma. Not bad and you can certainly taste that Shaun Sherlock, the Owner and Brewer, is a fan of Belgian brews as there is a definite yeasty twang and nice malt flavour with little hop aroma and flavour. Next up was the Summer Ale ABV- 4.9%, IBU- 30, Malts- German Pilsner and Wheat. Hops- NZ Green Bullet, US Amarillo, AUS Galaxy, NZ Nelson Sauvin. Now this was definitely a stand out with a fruity aroma, clean bitterness and nice subtle malt flavour. Braveheart IPA ABV- 6.5%, IBU -70, Malts- German Pilsner, German Vienna. Hops- NZ Wakatu Flowers, NZ Green Bullet, US Columbus, US Citra, US Mosaic, NZ Nelson Sauvin. This brew is a good example of a West Coast American IPA very bitter with lots of hop aroma and flavour though I thought there may be a little too much going on. Extra Extra Special Bitter ABV- 5.8%, IBU- 50, Malts- UK Maris Otter, UK Dark Crystal, UK Medium Crystal, UK Chocolate Malt, Flaked Wheat. Hops- NZ Green Bullet, NZ Wakatu Flowers, US Citra, AUS Galaxy. Now this brew was my absolute favourite of the night it had a rich caramel malt flavour with a little hint of chocolate nice bitterness very much what I like in an ESB though it kinda has an American flavour with the hops that have been used a very interesting take on an ESB and I like it. Next was an interesting brew called 'Bloohey's' which was made in support of the NSW Blues and was made with one of Paul Harrigans' NSW jerseys. ABV 5.5%, IBU- 30, Malts- German Pilsner Malt, German Munich type 2, UK Medium Crystal 145 EBC. Hops- AUS Galaxy, AUS Enigma. Now it was pretty hard to follow up from the EESB so this brew didn't do much for me again I could notice the Belgian influence from the yeast though not much else. I then finished off with Belgio Blonde Ale ABV- 7.0%, IBU- 25. Malts- Belgian Pilsner, German Munich 2, Wheat Malt, Flaked Wheat, Abbey Malt. Hops- NZ Green Bullet, NZ Riwaka. A beautiful example of a Belgian blonde nice malt sweetness with a lovely yeast bite and citrus hop flavour. So if your in Newcastle I recommend dropping by for a few ales and a feed, the Summer Ale and the Extra Extra Special Bitter are a must IMHO, it's a wonderful night out and I can only see it improving as they've only been in business just over a month or so. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Deleted Hairy's reply because it broke the thread - no idea how this happens. Nice write up Brownsworthy. Newcastle seems to have a thriving craft beer scene at present. Not sure about a beer made with a footy jersey though edit:looks like the cause of the problem was the " ] " missing off the code string for the "unsure" image... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownsworthy Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks PB2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Sorry guys. It appears that fat fingers and an iPad aren't a good combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownsworthy Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 All good Hairy So how was yesterday arvo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 All good Hairy So how was yesterday arvo? GABS was great; I really enjoyed it. I may have enjoyed it a little too much though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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