tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post4074835521210910163..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Beer in India in the 1890'sRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-8328045215753333112013-07-19T11:02:42.994-07:002013-07-19T11:02:42.994-07:00Murree (per its website) follows some old-fashione...Murree (per its website) follows some old-fashioned practices, including use of a Saladin box for malting and - if I read the description right - fermenting at circa-70 F. They use CCFs and I'm sure the yeast must be a bottom strain but perhaps an ale quality exists due to the warm fermentation.<br /><br />At least in 2008-2009, they made a formidable-sounding stout:<br /><br />http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/murree-stout/102792/<br /><br />(Colour photos of the bottles can be seen elsewhere online, nice-looking too).<br /><br />So, an echo of its British Raj origins albeit sadly no pale ale seems to be made in recent generations.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.com