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Good meet last night.

Really enjoyed Grainne's Weizen, and the pale ales from TBN and Brian.

Good meetup and one of the biggest I think I have been to thanks to the Horde Biertourist arrived with <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

Even without them we were packed.

Great to get the feedback on my beer which was surprisingly positive from some people.
I think I will drink it. I will be interested to see how the keg turns out and those were only sample bottles conditioning for a week and a half.

If the keg turns out different I will bring it along next time along with the double IPA.

Great meet as usual (apart from the notable absence of IPA on tap... grunmble... mutter <!-- s:P --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt="" title="Razz" /><!-- s:P --> )
There were some interesting beers there last night! I still havent figured out what to make of Diablo's stout, so I'll just have to conclude that challenging beers are cool! <!-- s;) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s;) -->

I thought all the IPAs there were different but good - Haile's had a bitingly fresh orange-peel aftertaste, with TBNs being a more balanced beer with some lovely caramel notes mixing beautifly with the hops, and Brian_c's was nice and fresh. I suppose it just goes to show how one style of beer can offer so many different flavour notes!

The highlignt for me was the Weiss from Grainne & Bighair. Really good!

Finally, thanks to Andrew, I got a homework assignment (in the form of a beer machine kit)! Hopefully It'll be ready for the next meet!

[quote:3qqo13f3] Hopefully It'll be ready for the next meet![/quote:3qqo13f3]

Or not, depending how it turns out <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

&amp;quot;Irish Party Ale&amp;quot;:1j62pe3p wrote: I still havent figured out what to make of Diablo's stout[/quote:1j62pe3p]

You said it was almost too perfectly balanced. I can live with "too perfect" as a criticism <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

TBN reckoned it has Bovrily and AFIM thought it was Icecreamy if that helps. I do think it has a creaminess to it alright.


I really liked Nimbus's Wit. It had lovely flavour and body. It was a style that I had kind of dismissed as I don't like Hoegarrden but I will copy that recipe.

Very enjoyable evening and nice to meet you all finally. I'm sure I'll be a regular attendee at future meetups.

&amp;quot;halite&amp;quot;:11jm6g53 wrote: and the pale ales from TBN and Brian.[/quote:11jm6g53]

&amp;quot;Irish Party Ale&amp;quot;:11jm6g53 wrote: TBNs being a more balanced beer with some lovely caramel notes mixing beautifly with the hops,[/quote:11jm6g53]Wheee! Thanks guys! And viewers in Cork may be pleased to know that twenty bottles of this will be dished out at the BIY gig next week.

I thought Halite's pale ale was fantastic, and was very impressed with the porters from grainne & bighair, and the elderly one n1mbus brought.

Great meeting Diablo too.