emnpaul wrote:Your brew turned up the other day Rotten. Thanks very much.
Drinking Earle's APA now. Good carbonation. Thin but persistent head. Good malt profile with some residual sweetness that balances the hops nicely. The hops or perhaps hop is where this one gets really interesting. Not the citrussy US flavour I was expecting (although I do enjoy that) but a spicy, aniseed like flavour that goes really well. I've no idea what it is, but would love to find out.
A real eye opener. I can see it not being everyone's cup of beer but I think it's fantastic.
By the look of the colour in the photo that must have been the amber ale. The nicko I wrote AA on the cap with was a bit old so might have been hard to read. Glad you liked it. As you have noted the head retention could do with some improvement. Maybe more time in the bottle will improve that. Hops are Willamette only but the flavour you are picking up could be a combination of those and the touch of choc malt. Recipe here for anyone interested http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=10908#p112051