December 13th - Halifax Monthly Meeting

[BobbyOK]

I would have posted the pictures of last night's beers here, but it's too tedious to upload multiple files...

See the lineup at https://plus.google.com/photos/11781022 ... PDE_ZXPmgE

I missed the last 3 or 4 (that were on the table when I left - I wouldn't be surpised if more showed up later...)

We also had three homebrews - including TimG's first all-grain brew, a very nice IPA. Tim kept trying to disclaim responsibility, but I'm sure Hogie was only present as quality control. Be warned Tim, I haven't been as happy with any of my all-grain beers as I was with my first. It's downhill from here!

Chapeau Banana and Exotic! How awful were those?

[derek]

Chapeau Banana and Exotic! How awful were those?

I would describe the Exotic as "not awful" The pineapple is overdone and artificial, but it was an interesting change from the usual. The Banana, I'm afraid, was awful. There's a caption on the Google pic - I think I said "Nail polish remover is cheaper".

Of course, the tasting led to me admitting to making banana wine that was no better... I wonder if _anybody_ has ever made a decent banana wine or beer. I'm pretty sure I've never had one. I used to like banana milkshakes as a kid, but it would seem the fermentation process removes all the nice flavors and leaves the acetone.