tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post324799925556123211..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: What Did English Pale Ale Once Taste Like? Orval.Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-48480068238165277062011-04-12T10:41:48.947-07:002011-04-12T10:41:48.947-07:00Well, the hop varieties would be different, the ma...Well, the hop varieties would be different, the malt types different, the yeast and fermentation methods not the same, and it was probably only a minority of English stock pale ales that were held in cask/vat long enough to show any Brett character, but yes, SOME English pale ales may very well have tasted a bit like Orval …Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-37034958454078688392011-04-07T16:19:08.530-07:002011-04-07T16:19:08.530-07:00"American craft brewers love to twist and man..."American craft brewers love to twist and mangle "traditional" styles"<br /><br />This sort of thing also highlights that what most "extreme" brewers are doing (wood aged beers, brett and sour beers etc) are actually nothing new or innovative either.Flagon of Alehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961940368880824313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-71830551353380609622011-04-07T10:49:05.496-07:002011-04-07T10:49:05.496-07:00either that, or get a growler of a decent English ...either that, or get a growler of a decent English Pale Ale and chuck the dregs of an Orval bottle into it.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.com