tingo 22 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 A couple of friends and I had several half-liters (each) of Hansa lager out in the sun a few weeks ago. First outdoors beer this spring! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jpnorair 340 Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 A couple of friends and I had several half-liters (each) of Hansa lager out in the sun a few weeks ago. First outdoors beer this spring! In the lab we use a Dark Horizons (3rd edition) can as an attenuator for HayTags. That was a very sweet and strong beer. I know beer is expensive in Norway. If I lived there I would definitely brew my own. Making strong beers like IPA is actually not too difficult. Soft, smooth lagers are almost impossible. Maybe there is a project in this: launchpad controlled brewing equipment... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 In the lab we use a Dark Horizons (3rd edition) can as an attenuator for HayTags. That was a very sweet and strong beer. I know beer is expensive in Norway. If I lived there I would definitely brew my own. Making strong beers like IPA is actually not too difficult. Soft, smooth lagers are almost impossible. Maybe there is a project in this: launchpad controlled brewing equipment... Control the temperature and pH, aerate and vent the CO2 when needed and lose the head and tail when bottling. Is there a sensor that can differentiate fusels from proper ethanol? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mbeals 74 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I have some Mayflower Porter waiting for me when I get home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tingo 22 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 it has been an early taste of summer here in Oslo (Norway) the last week or so, so this Saturday we had a party in the backyard with food, wine and beer, which lasted until the wee hours. Excellent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadrunner84 466 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 The past weeks I've been alternating between my crate (24 x 0.33 L) of Gulpener and my friends crate of Bavaria. Just for clarity: Bavaria pilsener is not brewed in Bavaria - Germany (there has been a lawsuit about it I think). It's brewed in the Netherlands and one of the most popular (and common) brands in the south part. Since I live only half an hour drive from the Belgian border, Belgian beers are very common in these places. I do like the rich flavours of the Belgian beers. I prefer the heavier tasting ales. For those daring enough, try a Brussels Kriek once, it is a unique beer brewed in open vats. This is done to catch the airborne yeast in the Brussels region. It is very sour, a real acquired taste so to say Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I have actually found a domestic (USA) beer that I like for an everyday beverage: Miller's Fortune. I prefer Guinness (from can, not bottle), but it's quite expensive here. chicken 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jpnorair 340 Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 I have actually found a domestic (USA) beer that I like for an everyday beverage: Miller's Fortune. I prefer Guinness (from can, not bottle), but it's quite expensive here. I have not had this, but based on what I can see on beeradvocate, you might enjoy Duvel Red as a weekend beverage. There are many other US microbrews of similar style (some much better, some much worse), but they might be difficult to get. Make sure to pour in a glass! Alternatively, have you tried any English ales? Some of these, you can buy in cans with the Nitrogen widget. The last beer I had was on Saturday. It was a bottle of one of the newer Sam Adams varieties that is trying to ride the IPA thing. I'm not a fan of IPA, but there are many superior examples. My easy-to-obtain favorites of that category are Anchor Liberty, Racer 5, and Lagunitas IPA. The best IPAs are of course Pliny Elder and Younger -- the only two that are excellent in a cross-category top 10 list, IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I have not had this, but based on what I can see on beeradvocate, you might enjoy Duvel Red as a weekend beverage. There are many other US microbrews of similar style (some much better, some much worse), but they might be difficult to get. Make sure to pour in a glass! Oh, I have tried and enjoy several of the microbrews, but they are hard to find around here. Schlafly (a local brewery that started pretty small) has some really good seasonals. The only beer I know of that uses a nitrogen widget is Guinness, and that's Irish (the tap is special and uses nitrogen as well). It is, however, one of my favorite beers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jpnorair 340 Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 Oh, I have tried and enjoy several of the microbrews, but they are hard to find around here.... The only beer I know of that uses a nitrogen widget is Guinness, and that's Irish... Duvel is not a microbrew. It is from Belgium. It is pretty much what everyone is trying to copy with the spicy ales these days. Duvel is cool about this: a few years they made a Duvel Green that sort-of copies new American ales. It's great, too. Guiness may be Irish, not English, but it is of a style more common in England/UK than anywhere else. There are some great English ales. If you find a good English pub (most US cities have some), you can sometimes find some ales using the old-style taps. Guinness has used technology to supplant the old-style tap, and then more technology to invent the widget. But now there are a bunch of licensees of the widget. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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