New Brewer's Reserve: Tally Ho! Summer Golden Ale DUNEDIN SOUND SERIES
October 2011 Brewer’s Reserve Release
The Dunedin Sound Series honours some of New Zealand’s greatest music. Tally Ho was such a success last year we have remastered it and ‘reissued’ it as an early Summer release. The Clean’s 1981 debut single "Tally Ho!" reached number 19 on the New Zealand Singles Charts.
Tally Ho tips its’ hat to the beer style, English Summer Ale – straw to golden coloured, refreshing, almost citrus and light bodied, yet the malt is present enough on the palate and balances the subtle herbaceous and citrus English hop. The kind of thirst quenching ale you might imagine supping around an English common either poured beautifully on the hand pump or refreshingly effervescent from a pub tap. Did someone mention the crack of the willow?
Unlike another big brewer, we haven’t used Rata honey or spices to achieve our Summer flavours. Like our English brewing cousins we have chosen traditional English hops, in this case Challenger and East Kent Goldings and matched them with our own locally grown, ‘custom’ malted pale ale malt, to create a beautifully balanced version of the English Summertime classic.
Balance is the key with this style, dry hopped at a low level, with English varieties, Tally Ho has a teasing ‘fresh’ aroma and hop flavour. A local aficionado of fine craft beer, David Kilgour, of The Clean, helped us on the day with dry hopping this ale, so we reckon this ale is specially blessed. Our only problem will be that we have to share Tally Ho with the punters, leaving less for us to enjoy after a hard Summer day’s brewing !
Here’s to Summer and great beer wherever you are!
The Brew Crew
Original gravity: 1050
Alcohol : 4.9 % vol
Malts : NZ Ale malt, Caramalts
Hops : UK Challenger, East Kent Goldings
Yeast: Ale
Available from the brewery shop and selected taps.
Photo: David Kilgour assists with the dryhopping of "Tally Ho!"
Photo: Clive Copeman
