As a fruity, medium carbonated, moderately malty, easy-drinking, light copper-colored ale, this is an extremely pleasant beer. Not heavy nor too light. Hint of pleasant bitterness that doesn’t linger, which is how I like it. Maltiness is present and adds sweetness, but is not dominant. It’s fruitiness makes it quite aromatic. The hops add floral tones to this. There is a slight bitterness that sits lightly on your tongue....
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The goal here was to make an IPA. I’ve been putting it off because I’m not a huge fan of IPAs, but with as much beer as I’ve been making, I should make at least one batch of an IPA. So here it is, batch #10. Moderate aroma of citrus and mild grassiness. Medium hop flavor with moderate hop bitterness. The low, pleasant maltiness goes right along with the body and hop flavor that provides a nice balance. There is a...
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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...
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As I’m not generally a fan of light colored or light calorie beer, I don’t often make them. Occasionally though, Holly will request one and so I aim to please. We compromised though. This is not a light colored beer. It is medium colored, light to medium bodied and low calorie, containing only about 95 calories per 12 glass. This makes for a tasty beer that is just in time for the summer. It is only 22 IBU, but with such a...
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I’ve switched from American Ale yeast to Belgian Ale yeast. As my first Belgian style beer, I was a little in the dark. This resulted in a beer that was um, dark. Which is ok, but I was thinking more of a Belgian Pale Ale. Looking at the grain bill now, I’m thinking, “of course this was going to be dark”. I also tried this new Motukea hop, which sounded like it would go nicely in this beer. The problem was...
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