After a lot more route development at Devils Gap, the farmer has chosen to close his property to the public for a while. A bit of a shame really, but hopefully he will change his mind after lambing season.
In the mean-time, other than during lambing, Peraki Valley is still open, with 2 of the longest routes in eastern Canterbury! 30 Pieces of Silver and The Unholy Grail, both fully bolted and 3 pitches each (70m and 80m respectively):
On to beer...
I have finally been able to brew a beer that I am truly proud of:
Fire Ale
2x Black Rock East India Pale Ale
1x Black Rock Amber Malt
1x Brewcraft Cascade Finishing Hops
A bunch of medium sized chilies (or twice as many small ones)
Pop everything except the chilies into the carboy, fill to 21 litres, ferment. Before bottling, add 1 medium chili to each bottle.
Easy as!
The beer itself is a very drinkable American Pale Ale, but the chilies add a really good kick at the start. Once the spiciness wears off a bit after a couple of seconds, it leaves a really nice after-taste that blends well with the beer.
The spice is comparable to the Crazy Ed's Cave Creek Chili Beer (depending on how many chilies are added), but the beer has a lot more body and matches the chilies better.....in my humble opinion.
1 comment:
are you serious - you didn't like db export dry????? that is a legendary beer, I'll assume you were you already too drunk too appreciate it. Good work on even rating the beer - i must say. You seem to sway towards 'english' style beers.... I've spent 6 months in England and found newcastle brown ale to be one of the best (pause for beer purists scoffing remarks), I have a few other, european beers, that have been recommended to me that i still have to try.... gosh beer is expensive in England.
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