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Date: 27 Jul 2006 23:57:52
From: Steve/Aus
Subject: What beer style is this
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I am drinking a lager with a deep golden colour, a slightly sweet malt start
but finishing dry. It is heavily hopped - somewhat like an IPA. In fact the
whole beer is like an IPA except that it is true lager and has definite
lager characteristics.
I looked through the BJCP guideline style chart trying to fit it in
somewhere and gave up. I'm not entering it into any comps, but if I wanted
to, I don't think I could - it just doesn't seem to fit anywhere.
Other than that, I truly impressed myself here and will be making more
without any modification.
Steve W (in Aus)
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Date: 27 Jul 2006 22:44:44
From: David M. Taylor
Subject: Re: What beer style is this
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"Steve/Aus" <adlab@bigponddotnetdotau.trashthisbit > wrote in message
news:4qcyg.1920$rP1.1044@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
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> I am drinking a lager with a deep golden colour, a slightly sweet malt
> start but finishing dry. It is heavily hopped - somewhat like an IPA. In
> fact the whole beer is like an IPA except that it is true lager and has
> definite lager characteristics.
> I looked through the BJCP guideline style chart trying to fit it in
> somewhere and gave up. I'm not entering it into any comps, but if I wanted
> to, I don't think I could - it just doesn't seem to fit anywhere.
> Other than that, I truly impressed myself here and will be making more
> without any modification.
> Steve W (in Aus)
Sounds to me like an imperial pilsner, which seems to be a growing "style"
these days, though it is not yet recognized by BJCP. If you were to enter
it in a competition, you could always enter it in the specialty category.
Coincidentally, I was just drinking a Butte Creek Organic Pilsner, which to
me was far too bitter, and cloudy, and lemony to be anything resembling a
true pilsner. Perhaps this too is an imperial pilsner... or at least, maybe
in a style all its own. There's nothing wrong with being outside of the
guidelines. That's how new styles are born and eventually become
recognized, if they're judged by many as being good beers. Call it whatever
you like, if it's good it's good, and who knows, maybe it will become a real
style some day.
--
Dave
"Just a drink, a little drink, and I'll be feeling GOOooOOooOOooD!" --
Genesis, 1973-ish
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Date: 28 Jul 2006 20:02:59
From: Lefty Skywalker
Subject: Re: What beer style is this
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Steve/Aus wrote:
> I am drinking a lager with a deep golden colour, a slightly sweet malt start
> but finishing dry. It is heavily hopped - somewhat like an IPA. In fact the
> whole beer is like an IPA except that it is true lager and has definite
> lager characteristics.
Sounds like a Sam Adams... at least superficially...
--
Daniel O. Miller
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the
fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true
science. Whosoever does not know it and can no longer marvel, is as good
as dead, and his eyes are dimmed." - Albert Einstein
WWYD? (-o-) <* > Genesis 49:17
Real email address: darth dot lefty at golf mike able india lima.
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Date: 30 Jul 2006 01:55:54
From: Andy Davison
Subject: Re: What beer style is this
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On Friday 28 July 2006 00:57, Steve/Aus wrote:
> I am drinking a lager with a deep golden colour, a slightly sweet malt
> start but finishing dry. It is heavily hopped - somewhat like an IPA. In
> fact the whole beer is like an IPA except that it is true lager and has
> definite lager characteristics.
> I looked through the BJCP guideline style chart trying to fit it in
> somewhere and gave up. I'm not entering it into any comps, but if I wanted
> to, I don't think I could - it just doesn't seem to fit anywhere.
> Other than that, I truly impressed myself here and will be making more
> without any modification.
That sounds very much like what i am drinking right now. I entered it in a
competition in April knowing it would be marked down (it was). It's a damn
sight better now than it was in April. It still wouldn't win anything
because it doesn't fit a class but I really like this one. I think I'll
brew an ale version of it and lager it for a few weeks before bottling or
kegging.
--
Andy Davison
andy [at] oiyou [dot] ukfsn [dot] org
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