Neill and Ross: Difference between revisions

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Overview

Neill and Ross was a collaborative effort between Alan Ross and Olly Neill that produced one lambic (Shot in the Dark) from a Girardin base. This project was retired after Alan moved out of Ireland.

Shot in the Dark

Shot in the Dark was produced with 10-month old Girardin Jonge Lambiek that was brewed in 2010 with 60 kilograms of locally-grown blackberries added. The lambic and fruit were added to a freshly emptied, uncleaned Bordeaux barrel and Shot in the Dark was bottled three months later. The lambic still contained just enough sugar to not require a blend.

Approximately fifty 75cl bottles were sold commercially.

Videos

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 ==Overview==
 Neill and Ross was a collaborative effort between Alan Ross and Olly Neill that produced one lambic (Shot in the Dark) from a [[Brouwerij_Girardin|Girardin]] base. This project was retired after Alan moved out of Ireland.
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 ==Shot in the Dark==
-Shot in the Dark was produced with 10-month old [[Girardin_Jonge_Lambiek|Girardin Jonge Lambiek]] with 60 kilograms of locally-grown blackberries added. The lambic and fruit were added to a freshly emptied Bordeaux barrel and Shot in the Dark was bottled three months later. Approximately fifty 75cl bottles were sold commercially.
+Shot in the Dark was produced with 10-month old [[Girardin_Jonge_Lambiek|Girardin Jonge Lambiek]] that was brewed in 2010 with 60 kilograms of locally-grown blackberries added. The lambic and fruit were added to a freshly emptied, uncleaned Bordeaux barrel and Shot in the Dark was bottled three months later. The lambic still contained just enough sugar to not require a blend.
+Approximately fifty 75cl bottles were sold commercially.
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+[[List of Experimental Lambic Breweries and Blenders |← Experimental Lambic Producers]]
-Alan David Ross - Excellent!!! I'm glad there are still some out there. I like the idea of someone opening a dusty bottle in 20 years time. It's holding up very well but the lambic inside is still relatively young. The lambic was brewed in 2010.
-Alan David Ross - It was a single blend of 10 month old lambic. It was a different way to do it and rather like how the old cafes used to do it. The lambic still contained just enough sugar to not require a blend. Yes blackberries were added and it was barrel aged in a freshly emptied Bordeaux barrel. I did not clean the barrel as it was so fresh. The blend with the fruit took place at 10 months and it was bottled by 13 months without the use of adding sugar or young lambic. I just studied the fermentation without a hydrometer and judged by taste and fermentation activity when to bottle.
-Alan David Ross - Initially it was a one time blending just for me and a friend to divide. However as we made it certain things just fell into place for us to sell some bottles through a friend's alcohol license. We decided to let 50 or so bottles be sold just to get some feedback about how we did. I had already been a professional brewer at that point. Once we saw how much people wanted it and how highly it was rated we made plans to do more. However my personal circumstances changed with marriage. We moved to Brazil and I couldn't make another batch. Now I'm out of the beer and industry completely. It was always going to be just a hobby and we would keep most of the beers for ourselves. Now the logistics are just too difficult. I still do some home brews here in Brazil and I do have plans but that's for the future. -->