Comments on: Big Helga

By: BeerMatt

BeerMatt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:28:49 +0000

Even without it, everyone should try and get along to Bitter & Twisted…one of Australia’s premier beer events.

By: Bitter & Twisted

Bitter & Twisted — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:22:46 +0000

Lucky for us, Big Helga will be available for all the Bitter & Twisted Folk during the Bitter & Twisted International Boutique Beer Festival. We’re thinking it will be a crowd fave…

By: Greig McGill

Greig McGill — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:14:24 +0000

Agree Ian, I wasn’t attempting to imply it should be a hop bomb. For a start, that would be hugely out of style. :) I think your comment on the filtering (or just more lagering) is spot on. I got very neutral flavour from it, almost like everything was just “cancelled out”, and this could have been to do with too much yeast in suspension muddying the flavours.

Not that I’ll get a chance over the ditch, but I’d love to try it again. Especially first up, and for a session.

By: Ian Watson

Ian Watson — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:06:55 +0000

Had the unfiltered Big Helga at the platform bar… was tasting VERY fresh, perhaps a little too fresh, but appeared to be a good and easy lil pale lager with plenty of flavour. (not every beer needs to be a hop bomb, even for a hop lover like me) Would like to try a sample with a few weeks more lagering or a quick run through a filter – even thhough i am not a fan of filters.
Well done to Scott and co at MB for bringing us another fine beer.

By: Greig McGill

Greig McGill — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:33:36 +0000

I had this on tap on Friday night at the Platform Bar. I found it refreshing, but quite lacking in flavour. It also presented very cloudy. I think I needed to spend some more time with it though, as I made the mistake of having it after trying one of the best beers I’ve had this year – Feral’s Hop Hog APA. What a beer! Such a citrussy smack in the face, yet extremely quaffable. I sent a text to Luke from Epic telling him he had competition. His response? “Bring it!”. :)

I was also quite taken with the Stone & Wood draught ale. I’m hoping to talk to a few people and see if we can import some of this to kiwiland, as I really miss it. I’ll be attempting a clone brew also, as I understand it’s all late addition Galaxy hops, pale malt, and some malted and unmalted wheat. Delicious.