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"TheBeerNut":2mesxnow wrote: So get a list of all the hops is the next step?[/quote:2mesxnow]

What about asking them what they can get and working with that?

"oblivious":7dc3cyn0 wrote: What about asking them what they can get and working with that?[/quote:7dc3cyn0]Same thing. So we're asking what's available to use rather than saying what we'd like in advance?

Yeah, no point us asking for fancy hops they don't stock or can't source.

Yeah what's available to use

We want fancy.

So going by the feedback from #1 we'd be looking at a grain bill of mostly pale malt. About 5% low crystal and much the same Cara maybe. If we're looking for a decent high abv with a dry ish fg an addition of dextrose will help out.
Without knowing fancy hops for a 1.080 ish IPA any of the standard bittering hops to about 70+ and a butt load of late fancy hops will do the job.
A single specialty hop could also be a nice drawing point. Especially with all the Eastern Europe hipster hops now available.
Finish about 1.010 very drinkable IPA.

"TheBeerNut":37lfxau4 wrote: He was saying May, and also that he wants something big and bold, so mild is out for this one.[/quote:37lfxau4]
The mild was never destined for Carlow- we/they are looking for a celebration beer for the 20th anniversary. Funnily enough "big and bold~" was exactly the term myself and Seamus used when discussing it- it looks like Conor might have got the memo from management...