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I'm going all in on modern West Coast (North Park, Slice, Highland Park, green cheek etc) at my brewery. Just so god damn bored of haze. Luckily the supermarkets are accelerating their demise (not death) with countless boring examples from the same breweries being released all the time.
Bring on the crystal clear, piss coloured revolution!
Bring on the crystal clear, piss coloured revolution!
Ikobo said:
Burnt Mill have made some awesome West Coasts in their time. The mad thing is head brewer Sophie can’t even taste most of her own beer as she’s allergic to wheat and barley!
Sorry I’ll bite, I just don’t get how you can be a head brewer without being able to taste what you make. I get it as a brewer just chucking ingredients in but as head brewer I just can’t see how….
Ikobo said:
ecsrobin said:
Want to expand on that?
I’m not sure what their is to expand on? She developed an intolerance, but that intolerance doesn’t affect her ability to make good beer as she knows the science behind it and what works/what doesn’t.Clearly she’s doing well since diagnosis but I do find it crazy the “head” brewer can’t drink beer. Of course she could sample beer just not tolerate a whole session but that link says unable. Who knows.
Ikobo said:
The Hoop in Stock was my local 20-odd years ago when I lived in Galleywood. Used to be a proper old-skool real ale boozer.
My monthly tour of nearby supermarkets to find any new beers was not looking very productive until I went to Sainsbury's.
Picked up this lot -
Tesco had no new ones (to me anyway), neither did Morrisons, picked up a couple of cheapies in Lidl, two in M&S - can't remember if I went anywhere else.
Picked up this lot -
Tesco had no new ones (to me anyway), neither did Morrisons, picked up a couple of cheapies in Lidl, two in M&S - can't remember if I went anywhere else.
Well the Northern Monk Eternal Juice whilst being slightly similar to the other 'Twist Edition' ones (still don't really understand what they are?) was juicy and tropical - not bad for a supermarket beer.
The Brew By Numbers 42 was like a Brewdog Elvis Juice - strong grapefruit flavours.
I enjoyed the Mad Squirrel Aztec - a mountain IPA - not as bitter as a west coast, nice all round balance.
The Vocation Passion fruit was passion fruity and the Tiny Rebel lil Peachy was peachy.......refreshing and nice chilled but ya know...........
The Brew By Numbers 42 was like a Brewdog Elvis Juice - strong grapefruit flavours.
I enjoyed the Mad Squirrel Aztec - a mountain IPA - not as bitter as a west coast, nice all round balance.
The Vocation Passion fruit was passion fruity and the Tiny Rebel lil Peachy was peachy.......refreshing and nice chilled but ya know...........
Blown2CV said:
i don't really understand how that job is possible without being able to taste it either. Let alone be award-winning. Could it be that she has 'assistants'?
Of course having the title 'head brewer' implies there is at least one other person below you in the hierarchy....Perhaps not being able to drink the product makes you think more carefully about a recipe rather than chucking loads of ingredients in the pot and seeing how it turns out.
Also, I assume professional tastings of beer are done like wine tastings and you spit it out and rinse your mouth rather than supping pints all day long.
Finally. A large part of the job should be supervising the production, testing, quality control and other dull tasks.
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