{"id":1087,"date":"2010-11-30T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T11:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2011-03-15T23:06:08","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T10:06:08","slug":"william-bull-red-angus-pilsener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2010\/11\/30\/william-bull-red-angus-pilsener\/","title":{"rendered":"William Bull ‘Red Angus’ Pilsener"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"William<\/a>
William Bull 'Red Angus' Pilsener<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is a particular joy in trying a beer you’ve never <\/em>heard of before; you’re totally free from expectations. But that does also often give you a moment of extra pause, in case you ’embarrassingly’ wind up liking something that’s not well regarded. I try to resist that, though, since I prefer to emphasise subjectivity and situation as key bits of the beer-drinking experience.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, this stuff was rather charming on a sunny day that I’d filled up with mooching in the sun and riding my bike. It was part of a small set of beers that my friend Glenn had luggaged over (as he’s done before<\/a>, bless him) from Australia when he was in town for work. Despite being something of an Honorary Australian, it was totally unfamiliar to me, and I was pleasantly taken aback by first the odd name, then the somewhat-peculiar label — then<\/em> the bloody-lovely hazy golden colour, after which followed an inviting-enough (fruity and slightly spicy) aroma, and finally a nicely rounded-out thirst quenching little lager. I still have no real idea how it’s perceived over in the Big Country, but I think it’s totally worth a go — interesting enough to stand apart, but not an excercise in foot-shooting difference for difference’s sake. The label certainly over<\/em>-enthuses about how unique it is, but that’s a sad fact about marketing these days, more than anything else.<\/p>\n

\"William<\/a>
Diary II entry #38, William Bull 'Red Angus' Pilsener<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Verbatim:<\/strong> William Bull ‘Red Angus’ Pilsener 30\/11\/10 at home, gift from Glenn — another mulement! 345ml 4.8% Very odd label, somehow, and a weird slogan: “pure grain fed beer”. 5 malted grains — taste and texture suggest we’re not only talking barley. Which does keep things interesting, but also lends a somewhat ‘homebrewy’ side. It’s a pleasant hazy straw gold; though the nose isn’t as “wild” as billed, the fruit + spice nudges are there. Certainly not bad, and interesting enough to be going on with. Meanwhile, it definitely seems that summer’s arrived. So this suits a day of mooching + biking very well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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