Samual Smith's India Ale

EccentricDyslexic · Post by **EccentricDyslexic** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:13 pm

Yum! First taste tonight, first impression was of bubble gum, had to google it as im sure ive heard of it being an off taste, but it was very sutle.

But- Yum! Thick, estery, malty...not the best beer describer me, but yum!

Anyone seen a clone recipe?

Steve

Stoat on a rope · Post by **Stoat on a rope** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:02 pm

Hows it going Steve!

Where did you pick that up from? Trying to find some new beer to try at the weekend and that one has interested me before...

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EccentricDyslexic · Post by **EccentricDyslexic** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:50 pm

Hiya chap! All well here thanks!

I picked it up at Chatsworth Farm Shop when on a 'minbreak' last week! Along with some kipling and jaipur...all yum!

Steve

Stoat on a rope · Post by **Stoat on a rope** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:38 pm

Nice!

Hmm sounds like I'm just going to have to search for it then! Finding it in tesco will be a long shot!

unclepumble · Post by **unclepumble** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:10 am

Stoat on a rope wrote:Nice!

Hmm sounds like I'm just going to have to search for it then! Finding it in tesco will be a long shot!

I would suggest widening your search! Sam Smiths India Ale is a cracking beer.

UP

Stoat on a rope · Post by **Stoat on a rope** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:48 pm

Found some! Four or five different ones at guess where...? A local garden centre/deli of course! Picked up a bottle of oatmeal stout and it's very good! I'll be going back to buy the rest once payday has passed!

Cheers for the recommendation guys!

alwilson · Post by **alwilson** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:18 pm

I think i read somewhere that the hop sorachi ace (sp?) has a bubble gum flavour

... But they also say that bramling X has a blackcurrant aroma. Does it [censored]!

Alex

Patterd Ale · Post by **Patterd Ale** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:55 pm

Stoat on a rope wrote:Found some! Four or five different ones at guess where...? A local garden centre/deli of course! Picked up a bottle of oatmeal stout and it's very good! I'll be going back to buy the rest once payday has passed!

Cheers for the recommendation guys!

Bugger the Garden centre stoaty, head to deeside drinks emporium in banchory. Heaps of fine ale, dozens in fact. No, I don't work there!

Stoat on a rope · Post by **Stoat on a rope** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:23 pm

Will do cheers!

Us05 gives a lovely bubblegum note.

alwilson · Post by **alwilson** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:28 pm

Do you enjoy the bubblegum flavour Kieran?

I've never had it in a beer... but not sure I'd like it. But I do like to make stout with munich yeast for the banana flavours... so I'm probably quite odd.

Stoat on a rope · Post by **Stoat on a rope** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:33 am

Yes, and I think it's a kind of banana, ester like flavour so you would probably like it, I think those flavours are great. Us05 is my favourite dry yeast, after a couple days fermenting it stinks of bubblegum.

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