Wednesday, May 4, 2011

3 Beers Tasted

Some quick tasting notes on the next three beers on tap.

Oatmeal Stout - Opaque black. Dark head. Roasty/ charred/ slightly acrid aroma. Clean flavor with malt and a not too intense dark roast coffee flavor. Finishes clean with restrained bitterness and no acrid aftertaste.

Chocolate Porter - Reddish black with a tan head. Aroma chocolate and dark caramel. Bittersweet chocolate flavor with caramel toffee malt background. Slight hop earthiness. Tart roasty character on the finish.

Big Muskie Pale Ale (Plan B) - Deep golden color with orange highlights. Light tan head. Complex malt/hop aroma with notes of guava and passion fruit. Fruity, herbal flavor with malt backbone. Assertive hop bittering on the finish without being overpowering.

Tomorrow I'll be brewing a 10 gallon batch of my newest creation for Craft Beer Week - Black Belgian Wheat.

Check out my twitter @rickthebrewer for live updates.

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