Lehigh Valley Homebrewers

cbecker · Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:41 pm Post subject: Big Brew Beer

Just trying to get people thinking about ideas for a beer style to brew for the Barrel Brew in May. Tom and I were thinking a Tripel or Biere de garde.

dbarber · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:27 am Post subject:

We have been kicking around ideas and thought about a tripel. Our concern is that many of our bourbon barrel beers have had a strong bourbon component and the tripel may get lost in the bourbon.

Other ideas we've had is imperial stout and scotch ale. Yes, we just did a scotch ale a couple of years ago, but those barrels got infected. So. maybe it's time to try that one again. Another idea would be an old ale.
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JoshBushey · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:07 am Post subject:

We've never done an american barleywine. Those are good in barrels.

Out of the ideas out there so far (excluding mine) I like trippel and impy stout.
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mmanning · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:00 am Post subject:

My prioritized choices of the styles mentioned so far are:
1. imperial stout
2. any barley wine
3. old ale
4. scotch ale
5. biere de garde
6. tripel (I'm also concerned about the overwhelming bourbon)

JoshBushey · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:27 pm Post subject:

Allagash does a bourbon tripel, Curieux, and it has some very favorable reviews on BA http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4/16909

Sounds good to me. That and Chris and Tom have wanted to do a tripel since I first met the guys. Maybe its time has come.
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dbarber · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:26 am Post subject:

I agree that Curieux is an excellent beer and would love to try and duplicate. However, I was talking with Beau last night and he said that the first year it came out it was a bourbon bomb and past releases have had a more subtle character. Maybe they reused barrels from the first year.
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mscheller · Apprentice Brewer Joined: 22 Apr 2009 Posts: 23

Curieux is a superb brew...they age their tripel in Jim Beam barrels, resulting in a mellow brew loaded with woody vanilla notes!

sminnich · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:44 am Post subject:

Perhaps we could brew one of the other choices....eat up the bulk of the bourbon....then come back and try the triple in the once used barrels.
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mmanning · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:52 am Post subject:

mlessa · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:20 pm Post subject:

I'll try any beer at least once... They don't call me the Beer Dumpster for no reason...
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JoshBushey · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:31 pm Post subject:

kkwant · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:02 pm Post subject:

nudell · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:48 pm Post subject:

What about Belgian Dubbel instead of Tripel?
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JoshBushey · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:17 pm Post subject:

Paul B · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:54 pm Post subject:

What about a belgian quad since these always tend to be stronger beers.