Easties Meet: Fowlers Tuesday, 23rd 7pm

[molc]

Man that DIPA... so drinkable. Great night as always and some lovely beers. Interesting everyone is having issues with the hops in the pale ales at the moment. I wonder is there an issue with the harvest...

[Bazza]

Man that DIPA... so drinkable. Great night as always and some lovely beers. Interesting everyone is having issues with the hops in the pale ales at the moment. I wonder is there an issue with the harvest...

What varieties are you having issues with, and what kind of issues are you seeing? Is the underwhelming hop phenomena spreading?

-Barry

[Jacob]

Man that DIPA... so drinkable. Great night as always and some lovely beers. Interesting everyone is having issues with the hops in the pale ales at the moment. I wonder is there an issue with the harvest...

What varieties are you having issues with, and what kind of issues are you seeing? Is the underwhelming hop phenomena spreading?

-Barry

Lack of flavour and aroma in cascade, citra, nelson ...

[irish_goat]

Pale ales and IPAs not being judged until next weekend, bit early to be getting the excuses in lads. 

[Bazza]

I see a bunch of new categories for 2017:

Most disappointing pale
Most half-arsed use of highly flavoured hops
The misery test
What's your favourite kind of drizzle?
Best in show: The beer you'd most want to share with Morrissey over a lifeless lentil salad

Actually, feck it; that's the Belfast November comp sorted right there!

-Barry

[Jacob]

Jokes aside ... if you know where can we source some fresh american/nz hops share it.
For the moment have some doubts that the hops I got last time are from 2015 harvest.
Really looking forward to try the Slovenia hops we got from GEB.

[Bazza]

For the moment have some doubts that the hops I got last time are from 2015 harvest.

I know what you mean. Nothing more disappointing than opening a pack of 'new', 'fresh' fruity hops and the big anticipated aroma punch is more like a damp tickle.

The worst is when you open a pack of leaf hops and half the effers are brown.

I've been using GEB for recent hop purchases. All pellets. So far so good, but I guess they'll only be as good as the harvest they came from.


-Barry

[Will_D]

So by way of a MOM:

1. Banner:
Action: James will email molc the printers email.
Action: molc can then sort out the teckky bits and send them the image.
Action: James will pay the printer and recoup what he can from central NHC funds.


2. Competion Dates
Action: Will will set a few dates in stone and send them to molc
Sent: Provisional dates sent to molc

3. Cask buy:
The club will buy 2 110 casks at a price of €15 a share.
Action: Will will get the casks from Dempsey
Action: James or will will pay Dempsey and we will recoup from the sign up list.
Email: Dempsey requested to get us 2 110 L casks

4. Brewcon Reminder:
This is one of them! Get registered.
Also posted on WhatsApp and NHC
Closed

5. Hop Spiders:
Action: James is finalising the final payment details! So we should have them soon.
Ps: These spiders are NOT from Mars

TCF: €233 - 00

Beers:

Some great beers were sampled, some very intersting discussions and as always a pleasure!