Again, trying to make a lighter colored beer, I put together this beer. I failed again. This is similar to the Belgian Not-So-Pale I made earlier. Very malty again. Not a great balance of hops and malts. I had some trouble photographing this one too. I tried outdoors as well as the normal method of shooting, but it wouldn’t come out right. The lighting wasn’t right, or the head would not last, or there was too much chill haze, or some other something that prevented a good photo shoot. That is why it’s taken so long to post this. As it turns out, I just didn’t have the right glass. Check out this beer glass I received for Father’s Day. Super awesome. I am so getting more of these hand made beer glasses from The Pretentious Beer Glass Company.
There are two more things I noticed about this particular beer. First, it is great warm. Because of all the chill-haze, I photographed this one warm. As you can see, without the chill haze, it’s quite clear. Second, due to the maltiness of this beer, it tastes amazingly well with a teaspoon of brandy dumped into it. It’s almost like it was meant to be a bourbon barrel aged beer. Minus the barrel and aging. 🙂
In the end, it’s a pretty good beer. Definitely on the malty side and full bodied. At roughly 6% abv, you’ll only want one or two of these. Or, if you have a beautiful pint glass like this, you may not want to stop. Yum.
Belgian Blonde
OG: 1.067
FG: 1.021
ABV: 6.13%
IBU: 28
SRM: 21
2 lbs. Pale LME
2 lbs. Wheat LME
6 lbs. Pilsner male
8 oz. Belgian Aromatic
2 oz. Belgian Biscuit
1lb. Belgian Candy Clear @ 5 minutes
1 oz. E.K. Goldings (5.8% aa at 60 minutes)
1 oz. E.K. Goldings (5.8% aa at 20 minutes)
1 tsp. Irish Moss @ 15 minutes
