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Title: Barrelled
Post by: CARA on March 23, 2013, 08:50:48 PM
Any interest in this from the Belfast lot?

http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1363960949


-edit- I had the wrong link
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: matthewdick23 on March 24, 2013, 12:35:08 PM
I posted on the topic

I'd have no interest, but I'll bring it up on Friday
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: CARA on April 11, 2013, 10:20:06 AM
Thought anymore on this lads?
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: matthewdick23 on April 11, 2013, 11:34:13 AM
didnt hear anything from folks. at least they didnt express interest when i brought it up
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: sub82 on April 11, 2013, 12:32:09 PM
Yeah not at this stage - but would this be a regular thing?
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: CARA on April 11, 2013, 01:06:39 PM
Fraid not, the fella is only allocated a certain quota, he usually makes them into planters and the whole lot are sold on to garden centres. This may be a one off, and at the price I can't see it being matched again.
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: Will_D on April 11, 2013, 01:26:53 PM
A wet barrel with a litre of 80% spirit will store for a fair old time if kept in a cool place - preferably humid.

Just need to turn around regularly to keep it wet.

How long will it keep like this - not sure buy hey we are the experimental cutting edge of brewing technology.

Its like breaking the sound barrier was in the mid 40s
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: matthewdick23 on April 11, 2013, 02:18:46 PM
ne chance of getting barrels that didnt have whiskey in them?
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: Will_D on April 11, 2013, 08:41:05 PM
Quotene chance of getting barrels that didnt have whiskey in them?
These have come from .. so they all "have had" whiskey in them. When we checked a few dozen yesterday one had lost its bung and had no whiskey wetness, no smell of W, just a slight acetic smell.

What exactly do you want? A  manky BMills cask or some other cask that has not come from a W, distillery?
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: matthewdick23 on April 11, 2013, 10:55:39 PM
port, or some sort of red wine- even sherry. was just wondering really
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: matthewdick23 on April 12, 2013, 08:48:23 AM
hi tube

havent had an aged irs, but any 'whiskey' type beer I've ever had has been truly awful.  But that is because I hate whiskey! had way too much once and now even the smell makes me cringe.


shame, cos I used to love it!!

the best beers I've ever had are Russian River's sours which are finished in red wine barrels- so was just hoping!!
Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: Bubbles on April 12, 2013, 10:01:03 AM
Quotehavent had an aged irs, but any 'whiskey' type beer I've ever had has been truly awful.

Try the Clothworthy Dobbin aged in whiskey barrel if you ever get a chance. Absolutely fantastic.

There are some really shite examples, true enough. That bourbon-based beer, the name escapes me, that was being launched at the ale fest in the RDS? Vomit.


Title: Re: Barrelled
Post by: sub82 on April 13, 2013, 01:15:14 PM
Yeah they sell that clotworthy dobbin in the Hudson. Lovely stuff!