The Craft Beer Thread

[BigAl-sa]

Darling Brewery's Black Mist is to die for folks - they really did well with this one!

 

[dualmeister]

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[saor]

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I'll follow your IPA lead...

Cheers!

 

[dualmeister]

Cheers

 

[saor]

Cheers

Ok let's go! Hmmm yum...I really like the taste of this one:

 

[dualmeister]

I'm dry. Plan to drop by The Taproom next week though

 

[Necropolis]

Darling Brewery's Black Mist is to die for folks - they really did well with this one!

Darling are up there with Boston as the least exciting brewery in the country...

Their beers aren't bad - just nothing special - there is so much better out there.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Darling are up there with Boston as the least exciting brewery in the country...

Their beers aren't bad - just nothing special - there is so much better out there.

+1

 

[BigAl-sa]

Darling are up there with Boston as the least exciting brewery in the country...

Their beers aren't bad - just nothing special - there is so much better out there.

+1

Have you tasted the Black Mist?

 

[Necropolis]

I've had all their beers - as I said they are not bad by any stretch - just not very exciting

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Nope, but will, just to see if they up'd their game

 

[saor]

That Triggerfish Titan put me down pretty quick last night

+1

Yup. I don't buy Darling beers anymore either. Very bland with a metallic aftertaste.

 

[dualmeister]

Not going to find much love here for Darling Brewery. However, Black Mist is their best attempt.

 

[BigAl-sa]

I've had all their beers - as I said they are not bad by any stretch - just not very exciting

Ok, your view. That Black Mist was the nicest dark ale I have tasted in a long while. Dark ales seem to have gone out of fashion as the brewers seem to be catering for the lager gang.

 

[dualmeister]

Prefer my dark ale.

 

[OMB]

Prefer my dark ale.

That BrewDog Libertine is very nice

Currently drinking a Laurentina Preta, not craft but something different

 

[Necropolis]

Ok, your view. That Black Mist was the nicest dark ale I have tasted in a long while. Dark ales seem to have gone out of fashion as the brewers seem to be catering for the lager gang.

Have you tried Brewhog's black IPL?

That's a pretty good beer.

Ale grist and hops - just fermented with lager yeast.

 

[MongooseMan]

Have you tried Brewhog's black IPL?

That's a pretty good beer.

Ale grist and hops - just fermented with lager yeast.

What's the difference between an ale grist and a lager grist? I mean, it's just malt...

 

[Necropolis]

Well you are not going to have darker caramel / crystal malts in you lager grist - which you will tend to have in your ales.

The hops used are also different - an IPL will be more hopped that you standard lager.

 

[MongooseMan]

Well you are not going to have darker caramel / crystal malts in you lager grist - which you will tend to have in your ales.

The hops used are also different - an IPL will be more hopped that you standard lager.

We're getting distracted, but the hops will be the same (type), just different quantities (and hop schedules, obviously).

Regarding grain, yeah, I suppose a lager would have less crystal, but you do get plenty of dark lagers, which would need dark malts (but probably not crystal, as you mentioned).

All that said, I've heard of IPLs and would be very keen to try one.