Bright, strong hop aroma. Sharp biting bitterness, with a hint of caramel malt in the background. Full on hop bitterness assault that’s somehow still drinkable.
One month past the canning date, so still fresh.
5 out of 5 stars.
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Homebrew Try Not to be a Tart IPA
This was a new/unique yeast for me, and I didn’t realize until after I bought it that it would have this tangy side to it. It makes for a unique taste twist, but won’t be one of my regular yeasts.
The aroma is bright and floral, full of hops. Taste is bright and citrusy-tangy. Finishes with a clean, mellow malt flavor, and bit of lingering hop citrus.
Brewed: 10/23/2020. Distributed: 11/24/2020.
ABV: 7.2%, IBU: 46
Malts: Brewer’s 2-row malt, Maris Otter, Flaked wheat, White wheat, Vienna.
Hops: Citra, Amarillo, Galaxy, CTZ
Yeast: Omega OYL-200 Tropical IPA
Homebrew Space Blaster Pale Ale
First off, this name is lame. It was a placeholder until I could come up with something better to play off the Galaxy Hop name. But I stopped thinking about it, and I got stuck with it. Oh well.
There’s a sweet aroma, and an initial twang of hops. It initially has a bit of a raw edge to it, that mellows out as it transitions to a mild fruitty hop taste mixed with some mellow malts. Overall a “bright” Pale Ale I guess is how I’d describe it.
Brewed: 10/13/2020. Distributed: 11/15/2020.
ABV: 5.5%, IBU: 47
Malts: Brewer’s 2-row malt, White wheat, Flaked wheat, Crystal 20L.
Hops: Magnum, Cascade, Galaxy, Chinook, Citra
Yeast: Omega OYL-004 West Coast Ale
Stone Xocoveza
Thin head that fizzles down quickly. I can smell the dark makes and spice aroma with the glass sitting a foot away from my nose. Aroma up close is not as strong as I would’ve thought- nice mellow dark malts. Full flavor, with a zing of cinnamon spice cutting through the dark malts, then quickly disappearing. Aftertaste is fairly mild dark malt. The 8.1% ABV is hidden well, with no detectable alcohol burn.
A little too complicated for my palate.
4 out of 5 stars.
Homebrew Little Barbarossa
This recipe is a child of my Red Rye IPA recipe, Barbarossa IPA. I wanted to make a version with less caramel sweetness and a lower alcohol bite. Thus was born Little Barbarossa.
This beer has a nice fresh hop aroma, and a tastebud twinge from the malt, followed by characteristic rye malt slickness on the mouth. Full flavor of hops with a rye twist.
Brewed: 10/9/2020. Distributed: 10/30/2020.
ABV: 4.9%, IBU: 69
Malts: Brewer’s 2-row malt, Red X, Rye, Carafoam, Crystal 20L.
Hops: Columbus, Perle, Amarillo, Cascade
Yeast: Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Great Lakes Elliot Ness
Sweet aroma with a slightly sharp edge to it. Taste is flavorful malt zing, with hops fully supporting in background with flavor, but no bite. Taste is left sticky sweet, a bit caramely.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Perrin Twilight Train
Nice aroma strongly of fruity hops, with dark malt in the background. Taste is malt forward, mixed with hop flavors. Not a strong dark malt flavor, but aftertaste is nice smooth dark malt flavor, without a harsh bite.
5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Pure Michigan Autumn IPA
Muted hop aroma. Slight tang flavor at first, that traditions to a moderate malt flavor. Very slight malt and hops flavor lingers. Overall fairly smooth and not very hoppy for an IPA.
4 out of 5 stars.
Lagunitas 2020 Born Yesterday Fresh Hop Pale Ale
Faint fresh hop aroma. Slight tang on first taste, that mellows really quickly. Pretty smooth finish that leaves a mild hop aftertaste.
4 out of 5 stars.
Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue Galaxy Dry Hop
Bright sweet hop aroma. Crisp bite of hops which transitions to full-mouth raw hop taste, then smooths into sweetness of yeast and clean malt. Super flavorful.
5 out of 5 stars.