StinkyToe

The FDB is laid back compared to the OT and Rant, and some of the other cesspools here on TD *cough* Poli.

I think you guys - in general - are a great bunch of guys and know your shite when it comes to Food and drink, and, in general, I respect your opinion.

However, some of you guys have an OBSESSION with everything Parish. Not once have I said that OV was bad, or that Ghost was bad, or that Envie was bad. But, because I don't like the way Parish does business, suddenly, I'm the bad guy around here.

The culture is a few, not all, guys sniffing Andrew's jock. Say one bad thing and they're all over you. I've met Andrew, he's a decent enough guy and is a brewing GOD as far as I'm concerned. But as a businessman, he needs help.

Ya'll need to back off on the love affair for Parish and let someone throw some legit criticism at them without blowing up.

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yes, 40 batches so far.

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:rolleyes:

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Please tell me the malt bill of each beer, the hopping schedule, yeast used, water additions.

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:rolleyes: Great strawman, you win. I can't produce Andrew's secret recipe. :snoozer:

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Why does this upset you so much?

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Who is upset? I'm disappointed that it's not different ENOUGH from Ghost. OV 1.0 was different enough from Ghost where I'd have OV and Ghost in my fridge. Now, if I have OV, I'm not hunting Ghost or Envie, if I have Ghost, I don't need OV. If I have neither, I can drink Envie. They're all similar enough that I don't need to stock up on variants.

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Have you brewed beer before?

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Have you?

Answer me this, if you have a recipe that calls for 10 lbs of 2row, and one that calls for 15lbs of 2row, same volume batch size, which one will have more alcohol?

Say beer x, has 15lbs 2row, 1lb carapils, 1lb flaked wheat.

Beer Y, has 10lbs 2row, 1lb carapils, 1lb flaked wheat.

Do these two beers have same malt bill, or a different one?

A different one of course. The amounts are different, not the ingredients.

I'm saying OV has all the same ingredients as Ghost, just in different quantities. And it's a very similar beer.

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And companies should never improve on their products once they label it?

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Nice alter and troll job.

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Wrong on both counts.
Why so paranoid?


No one bitches about NOLA or Lowerline because nobody cares about NOLA or Lowerline. Would you care if Tin Roof changed their Blonde recipe which changed it only marginally? No, because nobody is drinking that crap to begin with.

If you want a passable sour in this state you need to head to Shreveport.

Everyone with a difference of opinion is Trolling.
Everyone with a low post count is an Alter.
You guys are paranoid.

For what it's worth, I LOVE Ghost.
I just think that Parish - as a business - sucks.

I'm not being hyper critical of Parish. I'm calling a spade a spade.

If you went to McDonalds and ordered a Quarterpounder, but you got the box and there was a Big Mac in it, you'd be pissed. Even if you like Big Macs.

If Andrew were running McDonalds, all we'd get were Big Macs, some with 3 patties, some with 2 patties, some with just one.

He runs his brewery like every other Cajun owned business down here, don't know why anyone would be surprised. He needs to hire better people. At the very least start focusing on customer service instead of treating everyone that walks in the door like he's doing them a favor by taking their money.

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That's called envie

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He messed with that recipe too, it's just like Ghost now.

Ghost, 8.4% ABV
OV, 6.7% ABV
Envie, 5.5% ABV

It's basically the same malt, same hops, different ABV. Where's the creativity?