South Dublin Brewers - Next Meet - Thur 30th October

[Bubbles]

Jesus, this is getting interesting... a battle of the clone beers! 

[Rossa]

I'll have a good root and see how many the bag will hold!

[Bubbles]

nice one!

See if you have a SN clone at home? 

[Bubbles]

At the corner table in the bar lads.

[Bubbles]

Wow, that was a terrific collection of beers tonight lads. Standout for me (and it's tough to pick just one..) was Cathal's sierra nevada pale ale clone. Who cares if it's a clone, it's just a terrific pale ale. Great toasty malt flavour and a nice layer of cascade over it. Well done lad, a masterful beer!

[Shanna]

Wow, that was a terrific collection of beers tonight lads. Standout for me (and it's tough to pick just one..) was Cathal's sierra nevada pale ale clone. Who cares if it's a clone, it's just a terrific pale ale. Great toasty malt flavour and a nice layer of cascade over it. Well done lad, a masterful beer!

Yes it was a very nice beer indeed. I was at pains to understand why my own was so underwhelming. I knew it was darker, and I can even accept that it was not clear due to the shake n'vac routine while marching do the Dark Horse. What I can't understand was the complete drop off in hop character. Must go back to school me thinks

Shanna

[molc]

Something like that is a fun idea for a meetup or brew day. Get everyone to prepare their own version of a recipe and notes on how it was brewed, then do a taste off.
Actually, having everyone do a small batch of the exact same recipe could be even more illuminating...