Faint sweet aroma, like fresh corn. Taste is slightly sweet with a quick sharpness to it of some non descript hop which quickly transitions to a smooth clean malt flavor. Very nice for this style. Not my favorite style (light lager), butt very solid.
Faint sweet hop aroma. Crisp bite with a caramel crispness that’s distinct, but not too sweet. Very dry aftertaste with a palate cleansing bite from hops and the yeast. Very refreshing and tasty.
Sticky sweet aroma, very thick smelling. Smooth hop taste slides into the pallet with a mild clean malt taste following it. Finishes with a very faint yeast sweetness and bit of hop bitterness.
Strong alcohol smell along with a sticky sugary smell. Taste tweaks the taste buds then smooths quickly into a full palate dark malt flavor. Easy aftertaste with slight sweetness and a bit of dark malt. Fairly nice, surprisingly.
Clean and refreshing lager. Clean malt taste, clean yeast taste, with no sweetness in either. Slight hop edge to let you know hops are in there, but not hoppy.
Brewed: 7/28/2020. Distributed: 9/18/2020.
ABV: 4.9% IBU: 32
Malts: Xtra Pale Ale, Maris Otter, White Wheat, Vienna
Bright and sticky hop aroma. Taste is a mix of caramel malt and slightly edgy hop bitterness. Aftertaste seems mild in comparison, with lingering alcohol-tinged maltiness and hop bitterness.
Fresh, broad bouquet of floral hop aromas. Hop bitterness slides in soft at first, then builds. Ends with a full flavor of hops across the palate, falling to a slight sweetness and lingering hop bitterness.
Haven’t had this one in a long time. Nice to see I still enjoy it!
This name is lame, I never was able to work it into something good. But is based on the hops it uses. Azacca is apparently some god of agriculture, and Centennial is obviously 100.
Strong sweet aroma. Crisp bite of hops bitterness that then fades into a smooth malt/yeast taste that mellows nicely. Overall very dry, crisp, and refreshing.
Brewed: 7/30/2020. Distributed: 9/8/2020.
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 50
Malts: Xtra Pale Ale, Maris Otter, Flaked Wheat, White Wheat, Caramel 20L
Hops: Centennial, Azacca
Yeast: White Labs WLP067- Coastal Haze Ale Yeast Blend
I brewed this one while I had several days in a row uninterrupted to brew. I only had certain ingredients available, but wanted to brew, so this was just a “filler”.
This beer is full-flavored with lots of distinct malt flavor and an equally potent hop kick. But all finishes cleanly with hints of aftertaste of what came before.
Brewed: 7/29/2020. Distributed: 8/28/2020.
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 52
Malts: Maris Otter, Caramel 20L, Vienna, Caramunich I
Hops: Chinook, Citra, Cascade
Yeast: White Labs WLP001- California Ale
Craft beer and homebrew from a Michigan perspective.