Beer?

[threebikesmcginty]

Just stumbled across this French artiste de la pissoir, Gavarni, he enjoyed a glass or several of English and Scotchish ale. There's a volume of writing what he has illustrated, this is an extract from the chapter 'The Barmaid' together with his illustration.

Thus the Barmaid seems to be a kind of moral salamander, living unharmed in the midst of the amorous furnace in which Destiny has placed her. Long habit has perhaps inured her o this state of insensibility, upon which her safety as well as her happiness depends; but we believe it is an established fact in her history that no Barmaid ever gave away her heart, or permitted it to be sponged from her fingers’ ends, across the counter.

It is during her soiree — when her little court is filled with Gents, swells, and loungers from the theatres, that the Barmaid’s triumph is at its height. Then in the plenitude of her power she flings hack saucy repartees to pert addresses, and generally — for she has the sympathies of her audience with her — turns the laugh against the fool who has the temerity to hazard a skirmish of wit with her.

"Gents, swells and loungers" excellent!

Here's another of his drawings, a young @rich p on the lash with a "pert address", I'd say he's a swell or a lounger.

http://archive.org/stream/gavarniinlondons00smituoft#page/n3/mode/2up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gavarni

 

[Aperitif]

It was kid1's birthday, I see you've left a birthday card on your desk for 9 years!

Happy Birthday Miss mcginty. (The only time we'll miss a mcginty.)
Loving the drawing of @rich p ...vibrant, Beau-Brumellesque, and definitely a "more ale salamander"...or should that be lounge (bar) lizard?
Actually, Gavarni has the right idea...drink a bit and draw about it. Hmm...Actually, talking about drawing, I wonder if DP has drawn off a further taster of his sick pot special? Looking forward to the next update.
I suppose everyone will be on the Brains Dark, come tomorrow, when the bloody great fishes are battling the marsupials?

 

[User169]

Actually, talking about drawing, I wonder if DP has drawn off a further taster of his sick pot special? Looking forward to the next update.

After a sluggish start, it's bubbling away nicely now. Couldn't resist a little slurperoo - quite tangy, but still sweet. Hoping the sourness will come through more as the yeast chomps through the sugar. It does smell a bit sauerkrauty still, although the yeast may clear that up too.

We're probably going to split the batch - bottle half as is and then steep the other half with fruit - a passionfruit and dragonfruit mélange is currently the plan.

 

[Aperitif]

After a sluggish start, it's bubbling away nicely now. Couldn't resist a little slurperoo - quite tangy, but still sweet. Hoping the sourness will come through more as the yeast chomps through the sugar. It does smell a bit sauerkrauty still, although the yeast may clear that up too.

We're probably going to split the batch - bottle half as is and then steep the other half with fruit - a passionfruit and dragonfruit mélange is currently the plan.

Thank you.
Passionfruit. That's another name for Rich. He and treblesallroundmcginty will be overjoyed at the additional fruit element added to the elixir of malady. They'll be quaffing Koppaberg in sympathy...

 

[John the Monkey]

After a sluggish start, it's bubbling away nicely now. Couldn't resist a little slurperoo - quite tangy, but still sweet. Hoping the sourness will come through more as the yeast chomps through the sugar. It does smell a bit sauerkrauty still, although the yeast may clear that up too.

We're probably going to split the batch - bottle half as is and then steep the other half with fruit - a passionfruit and dragonfruit mélange is currently the plan.

Coincidentally, my local brewery are cooking up a sour at the moment;

https://offbeatbrewery.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/oddity-9-my-second-sour/

 

[Ed Phelan]

The smell of Kaffir Lime, let alone the flavour, is extremely sharp and very overpowering. I'm not a fan of sours at all, but I can see how including the Kaffir in the brewing process is a match made in heaven. Give us an update when you get a chance!

 

[User169]

Coincidentally, my local brewery are cooking up a sour at the moment;

https://offbeatbrewery.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/oddity-9-my-second-sour/

Looks like they might have used a similar process to us - kettle souring, rather than sour mashing.

I like the idea of kaffir lime leaves in a sour, but don't think I'd do it by boiling kaffir lime leaves - I'd be concerned about getting too much tannin in such a light beer. I think I'd use a small amount of hops in the boil as normal and then either "dry hop" it with the lime leaves or make a cold extracted tea and add that.

 

[John the Monkey]

The smell of Kaffir Lime, let alone the flavour, is extremely sharp and very overpowering. I'm not a fan of sours at all, but I can see how including the Kaffir in the brewing process is a match made in heaven. Give us an update when you get a chance!

Looks like they might have used a similar process to us - kettle souring, rather than sour mashing.

I like the idea of kaffir lime leaves in a sour, but don't think I'd do it by boiling kaffir lime leaves - I'd be concerned about getting too much tannin in such a light beer. I think I'd use a small amount of hops in the boil as normal and then either "dry hop" it with the lime leaves or make a cold extracted tea and add that.

I'll see if I can get hold of any - previous Oddities (their small run brews) have been bought up very quickly.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Looks like they might have used a similar process to us - kettle souring, rather than sour mashing.

I like the idea of kaffir lime leaves in a sour, but don't think I'd do it by boiling kaffir lime leaves - I'd be concerned about getting too much tannin in such a light beer. I think I'd use a small amount of hops in the boil as normal and then either "dry hop" it with the lime leaves or make a cold extracted tea and add that.

Couldn't you just buy some?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Here's another of his drawings, a young @rich p on the lash with a "pert address", I'd say he's a swell or a lounger.

He seems to have soiled himself.

 

[smutchin]

Forget all the Stoptober bollocks...

Great, I shall add Hoptober to the other good causes I support regularly - Hopanuary, Hopbruary, Hoparch, Hopril...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

He seems to have soiled himself.

It is rich.

 

[rich p]

Meanwhile, back to the beer!

Another can of the light and fruity, pear and hawthorn, wheat beer. The perfect accompaniment to dull the pain of watching Fireman Sam...

 

[rich p]

A Belgian St Stefanus now. To be honest it knocks the hawthorn wotsit into a cocked mitre. 7% of loveliness.
Well, 100% but you catch my drift.

 

[Aperitif]

Meanwhile, back to the beer!

Another can of the light and fruity, pear and hawthorn, wheat beer. The perfect accompaniment to dull the pain of watching Fireman Sam...

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Wit beer - you need no more, Rich. Can the resident experts advise on why Duvel and St Stefanus (I'm sure there are others) use the same dodgy glass blower, and end up with a bubbly bottle? And why not Duvel in cans? You can buy St Stefanus direct from the Abbaye. There's a lot to be said for monk e-business. Enjoy the Haka and the Sipi Tau everyone. If Tonga duff NZ and get a bonus point to pip Georgia (they're on my mind) suspect a fix.
Being on my mind, Georgia beer is Kazbegi. Marmion rushed to get a sample the other day...look what happened: