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Fellow Home Brewers
Welcome to the second issue of our newsletter. We have some intereting
stories this issue, including a report on drinking in Sydney and the
answers to last issue's crossword.
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Beer Notes
Some beers sampled at the last 3 meetings (April-May-June) :
Ruddles
County is famed for its dry, bitter flavour, which comes
from using the rare Bramling Cross hops. Many liken the flavour
to burnt toffee and caramel which, when combined with the dry
bitterness, gives a very pleasing taste. It really is the
ultimate bitter-lovers' bitter.
Ruddles County has a light, inviting aroma of soft fruits and
hops, and is a deep brown colour with warm, reddish tones.
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What makes Atomium Premier Grand
Cru unique in the world?
Atomium
Premier Grand Cru is the only beer brand in the world that
is brewed with six different grains. The combined action of
barley, spelt, rye, maize, wheat and buckwheat is what gives
Atomium Premier Grand Cru its incomparable character. |
Carlton
Draught is
one of the nation’s biggest selling tap beers, taking out
‘Best Tap Beer’ at the Australian Liquor Industry Awards (ALIA)
2003. Being a traditional, full-strength lager, Carlton Draught
is crisp on the mid-palate with a good malt character and smooth
full-bodied flavour. Clean hop bitterness gives the brew a
slightly dry finish. Synonymous with the origins of the Carlton
Brewery itself, Carlton Draught is renowned for tasting as fresh
as it did the day it was brewed. And it’s that kind of
consistency in taste that’s been important to Australians for
generations.
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Abbot Ale is an excellent ale: the initial taste is of
rich, ripe fruit, which is balanced with deep, malty undertones.
Finally the hops, masses of them, come bursting through.Full
bodied and mature (5 % ABV) rich in malt and ripe fruit, superb
hop balance, intense bittersweet finish. Abbot
Ale is one of the truly great cask ales in the UK today –
strong, robust and full of flavour. Brewed in the Suffolk town
of Bury St Edmunds, Abbot Ale is Greene King’s flagship brand.
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 Strong
Suffolk Vintage Ale is unique and unrivalled in this
country. It's a blend of two ales: Old 5X , which is brewed to
the maximum strength possible (around 12% abv) and left to
mature in 100-barrel oak vats for a minimum of two years, and
BPA, a dark, full-bodied freshly brewed beer which is added just
before bottling. The result is a unique beer – strong (6% abv),
dark, fruity, oaky and very, very special!
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 Greene
King IPA is the mainstay of Greene
King's cask ale portfolio. It embodies all that is best
about British beer, with its clean, fresh, hoppy taste and
distinctive tawny colour. No surprise, then, that Greene King
IPA is now the fastest-selling cask ale in the UK and the second
best-selling ale in the country.
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 Asahi Fujisan
Asahi's Premium Beer: This brightly coloured gold can which has
the image of Mount Fuji on, is rich in taste.
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Find out more about the Mystery
of "33"
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Yuengling Traditional Lager
With
its deep amber color and mild hop chatacter. Traditional Lager
is a classic brew, reminiscent of turn of the century beers.
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Dock
Street Amber
is
rich copper in color with a generous foamy head and an enticing
nose full of delicate Cascade floweriness. The palate is
perfectly balanced between smooth malt and aromatic hops. A very
subtle bitterness permeates the finish of this eminently
drinkable beer. A classic American microbrew, brewed with pride.
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Red Horse
is a full-flavored beer with a
deep golden color and fine aroma. Red Horse Beer has the right
kick and taste for the action-oriented individual. |
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Drinking in Sydney
Story and photos by Tony Mortlock
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I was very happy when I visited the people I work for, at their Asia
Pacific HQ at King Street Wharf in Sydney, to find that just two doors
away a new micro brewery & Restaurant has opened. This is called the
James Squire Brewhouse
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and overlooks Darling Harbour. I tried their Amber Ale, IPA,
Pilsner and Stout. They all tasted good to me, though perhaps
the stout was a little cidery. At the time of my visit, due to
capacity constraints, not all the beers were brewed on site. |
About 15 minutes walk away is the sandstone built Lord Nelson
established in 1841. It is on the corner of Kent Street and Argyle
Street in the area of Sydney known as the Rocks. These days it houses a
brasserie, pub and micro brewery.
| The pub, which is on the ground floor level, as well as
serving the Lord Nelson’s beers also serves good pub style
food. There is an area behind some glass windows where some of
the brewing tanks can be viewed, though in fact much of the
brewing takes place out of sight in the cellar below. |
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One storey up from the pub is the Brasserie. Did you know that the
definition of a brasserie is “a restaurant which also serves drinks,
especially beer”? I had an excellent meal there, but drunk Australian
wine with it not beer. I did precede it with beer though.
| During the course of a number of visits I have tried the
following Lord Nelson Brews:-
Quayle Ale 4.0% alc/vol. Pale yellow - predominantly wheat
beer, light bodied and dry crisp finish (apparently named after
the US Vice President's visit in 1989). Trafalgar Pale Ale 4.0%
alc/vol. Bitter pale ale. Victory Bitter 4.5% alc/vol. Copper
coloured beer typical of an English bitter style. Three Sheets
5.5% alc/vol. Medium gold European style using Saaz hops. Olde
Admiral 6.7% alc/vol. Rich, dark, malty full flavoured beer.
This is typical of a type of beer you would find drunk in
England during the cold winter months. All the beers were good.
Much better than Fosters or VB at any rate.
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Crossword
Here are the answers to last issue's crossword
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| Beer Books
New Complete Joy of Homebrewing
by Charlie Papazian
Simply put, this book is the bible of homebrewing. Written in an
inimitable relaxed style, this comprehensive book details the theory and
history of homebrew while concentrating on practical recipes with how-to
charts, graphs and tables. Stouts, ales, lagers, porters, bitters,
pilseners, specialty beers, and meads ... they're all remarkably easy to
make! With The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing (acclaimed by critics and
amateur brewers alike as the best and most authoritative guide on the
market), you can learn to make beer just the way you like it. PLUS: A
complete homebrewer's glossary, a fascinating look at the history of
beer, details about the advanced world of all-grain and mash extract
brewing, growing your own hops, more than 50 fantastic recipes from
Cherry Fever Stout to Monkey's Paw Brown Ale.
Available from The National Library and other good online book
stores.
Tiger Brewery and Paulaner
Brewery Tour Photos
Gallery
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