Belgian Apa

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Permalink Reply by vdog on April 12, 2011 at 10:31pm

Looking forward to it Rev, those hops look damn tasty.

Permalink Reply by Reviled on April 13, 2011 at 9:00am

"those hops look damn tasty"

 

Im just a bit gutted that they don't 'pop' like a really good APA, however, that could be a quality of Ahtanum, Glen said that it was quite subtle.

Permalink Reply by JoKing on April 13, 2011 at 9:30am

Ahtanum is very subtle. It's a great hops to substitute noble varieties to make new world type pilsners etc... but it doesn't really stand up against a heavy caramel / melanoidin type backbone....

 

.... unless you use heaps.

 

.... like David Wood.

 

Ahtanum has a rather low oil content - I believe this to be the main contributor to its subtlety.

Permalink Reply by Tilt on April 13, 2011 at 1:30am

Definitely keen to try Ahtanum in a belgian APA Rev - and to see what T-58 adds to the package.  Sometimes those serendipitous discoveries only come when the brew doesn't quite go to plan!

Permalink Reply by Reviled on May 2, 2011 at 8:30pm

Someone drink this already!!!

Permalink Reply by Haish on May 2, 2011 at 8:32pm

Drinking it now, feedback coming...

Permalink Reply by Haish on May 2, 2011 at 8:48pm

Tiniest bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle, a careful pour yields a thin off white head. Appearance is slightly hazy pale amber. Intriguing nose, juicy fruit esters from the yeast, citrus and stonefruit (apricot/peach) come through as the pint warms. Belgian phenolics come through in the taste, a firm bitterness lingers into the dry finish.Thin mouthfeel.

 

An interesting stuff up/ experiment. Definitely a well brewed beer, I'd drink another. Thanks for sharing!

Permalink Reply by vdog on May 2, 2011 at 9:03pm

When you say there's a random NZ Amber in there is that code for NZ Draught?

Permalink Reply by Reviled on May 2, 2011 at 9:13pm

Lol of course not

Permalink Reply by vdog on May 2, 2011 at 9:26pm

I'm stumped about what I got then - carbonation is definitely not the usual Rev special! This bad boy was leaping out of the glass even on a relatively gentle pour... 

 

Either my nose/palate are rooted or this beer was subtler than I'm used to because I really struggled to pick out flavours/aromas that stood out. Carbonation aside it's definitely a quaffer though - pretty light mouthfeel with a mild biscuity malt flavour in the middle and a gentle, crisp bitterness to finish things off. A good clean ferment.

 

I'm not totally sure what to make of it - I'm certain it's not the belgian APA though!

Permalink Reply by Reviled on May 2, 2011 at 9:50pm

Sounds like you got the NZ amber mate..

Matt - Are you serious? That sucks, must have been an infected bottle (what was the old label on it out of interest?) :( sorry about that

Permalink Reply by Matt Smith on May 2, 2011 at 10:00pm

Yeh sorry man, no worries though. The old label is "Test Subject Pale Ale"

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