Brumbies

I had to go to Cressy for work today, so it was only logical that i stopped past brumbies for a bit of action. I was hoping to get some mayfly action, but it was far too windy. So out with the spinning rod, some soft plastics, on with the waders that my darling wife bought me, and off too some very hard to reach sections of the creek for the following result

Filleted and lightly pan fried in butter, he was delicious...The most orange flesh I have seen

Friday Frothy #5

Friday Frothy is a bit early today, thanks to taking an early 240 minutes... Christine has gone shopping with the mother in law and i volunteered to look after two kids for the afternoon.

There’s a bit off an autumn feel in the air here, cold and raining outside, heater on inside, the smell of apples stewing on the stove and a apple pie in the oven, so what better beer to crack open than an amber ale. Found one in the fridge, and it’s a good one too. A Little Creatures Rogers (smooth amber ale)

Flavour; Caramel, load of hops, citrus

Carbonation; Vigorous carbonation at first pour, poor head retention.

Colour; Dark

Price; Reasonably priced $16/6 pack

Alcohol; 3.8%

Packaging; Nice cardboard box, the rogers label is pretty unique

Food Pairing: Bar snacks would be a great accompaniment

Overall rating; 8/10...I love it.. Loads of hops, nice and malty,but despite the rich appearance, it is very drinkable and surprisingly light. A nice clean finish.

Success!!!!

Turns out the brewmaster actually thought my beer was the best being showcased at Oktoberfest (even though the peoples choice judges thought it was a girly beer!) Surely the local brewery's beermasters opinion has some weighting.

Unfortunately, my brew was not in the Pilsner style, and so he couldn't judge it as being the best brew on the day...

Had some people up for tea last night and they said it was so good i should sell it, but I'm happy for people to come around for tastings..

Proost..

Gardening

Just a few snaps from this weekends activities in the vegie patch

 

 

 

No two nights are the same....

Friday frothy #3 and #4

Let me unveil the Pateena Pilsner as it will be presented tomorrow. Looks the goods doesn't it?

Unfortunately looks aren't everything. I thought it was progressing quite well, until i stopped by the bottle o on the way home and grabbed a heavy weight out of the fridge to compare it to..

The James Squire Pilsener.... This brew blew mine clean out of the water.. Let me explain..

My brew is pretty heavily hopped, the JS has an extra bucket full
My brew is fairly malty, the JS is extremely malty
My brews head is a bit loose, the JS head is rich and creamy

Luckily James Squire is not coming to the comp tomorrow. On a brighter note, carbonation, bitterness and colour are on a par. (I still think mine is pretty good, but i prefer maltier beers)

The hatch

Sitting on the verandah with a cold frothy, i couldn't help but notice the swarm of insects buzzing around.I managed to catch one.

 

Now, to try and match it to one of my flies