Which one?

soupdragon · Post by **soupdragon** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:01 pm

Hi all

Got Sunday after next pencilled in as a brew day. Not got enough time for a full grain brew so will be doing one of those premium kits. Got a Razorback kit as a Xmas gift and I was well impressed with it.
So................
I was thinking of one of the following. Youngs APA, IPA (but with half of the dextrose), the amber ale or a Festival Pilgrims Hope.
Question is which one? I love those fruity hops so they all should do the job but does one stand out from the rest?

All input welcomed

Cheers. Tom

lee1 · Post by **lee1** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 2:50 pm

got a keg full of youngs apa very nice

soupdragon · Post by **soupdragon** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 3:22 pm

How would you describe the flavour? Tropical fruits, good old citrus or heavy on the pine? And is the aroma equally as impressive?

Cheers. Tom

wfr42 · Post by **wfr42** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:52 pm

The apa has bee described by some as.similar to sierra nevada.

I think the ipa tastes similar to lagunitas ipa.

soupdragon · Post by **soupdragon** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 11:05 pm

Had Sierra Nevada pale ale but not had the IPA.
Am I the only person who isn't blown away by SN pale ale, or am I missing something?

Cheers. Tom

rossydoodle61 · Post by **rossydoodle61** » Sat Apr 16, 2016 1:45 pm

I think freshness is the issue. The bottles we get here just aren't fresh enough so it loses a lot. I've had a pint before from a relatively fresh keg and it was delicious, but most bottles I try don't match up.

That, and each to their own of course.

The recipe is widely available, so give it a go for a fresh version and you'll likely be surprised.

soupdragon · Post by **soupdragon** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 12:53 pm

It is on my list of brews to do so I'll get around to it eventually.

Cheers. Tom

lee1 · Post by **lee1** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 6:31 pm

hi mate the aroma is as good as the fruity taste got a good pine flavour typical american hops but i did dry hop mine for a week

will be brewing this again [by the way a kegged beer tastes far better than bottled especialy hand pump with nitreogen ] have a look on the forum for sierra nevada ag recipie ive got 1 its fantastic from pump

soupdragon · Post by **soupdragon** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:38 am

I'll see what takes my fancy this weekend. They all sound rather pleasant though.

Cheers. Tom

surfer69 · Post by **surfer69** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:55 am

I love the Razorback. It's the only kit I've done more than once.
I've recently kegged the Youngs APA and like that too. It's seems a little more rounded with some malt coming through, than the razorback, but still just as good, well.... nearly..

Let us know what you think.

soupdragon · Post by **soupdragon** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:29 pm

I'll be doing the American amber ale when I get home on Sunday.
Will report back in a few weeks when I have a cheeky snifter at kegging time

Cheers. Tom

soupdragon · Post by **soupdragon** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:33 pm

Guess who forgot to post an update?

The amber was a pleasant beer but not as good as the razorback.
Anyway, I had a weekend away in Nottingham with the Mrs a couple of weeks ago and popped into the purecraft bar. Wasn't sure what to have so asked for suggestions from the staff. I was pointed in the direction of Lagunitas IPA on draught and was totally blown away by it. Such a complex flavour. Now purely by chance someone had gifted me the IPA so if that's anything like Lagunitas I'll be well impressed. I've managed to find two recipes for it so will have to try one of those too sometime

Cheers. Tom

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