Posted by Jared Birbeck on Thursday, August 27, 2009,
81% Pale Malt
10% Sugar - I'd go with brown as it might add soemthing to the flavour.
5% Wheat
4% Dark Crystal
Magnum to 18 IBU at 60 mins
Perle to 9 IBU at 45 Mins
Fuggles at 10 Mins about 0.5g/l
Styrian at 10 Mins about 0.75g/lLast year's used Hersbrucker, POR and Cascade. I think that was a better beer, but it could have been the length of time it had to mature. The current version has been released earlier so perhaps isn't as well rounded as a result. Continue reading ...
Posted by Jared Birbeck on Friday, August 21, 2009,
A pint of Coopers Vintage on tap, could there be anything better? Well today, sadly, there might be. Coopers Vintage is one of those beers that receives countless acolades for its rich flavours and ability to improve with age. Each vintage has been different and in many ways they have improved over the years. However, there is little doubt the first vintage was the best.Today, a pint of deep copper coloured vintage with a tightly packed white head did not live up to its reputation. There wasn... Continue reading ...