This beer packs a huge mouthful of hop flavor, almost grapefruit-like. You do get hints of the wheat malt in the background, but not that notable. I bottled it at lower carbonation for this first round, simply because it was tasting ready. This beer was a variation of one my favorite recipes. Since the homebrew shop was out of the flaked wheat I usually use, I substituted flaked oats.
Brewed: 3/28/2020. Distributed: 4/18/2020.
ABV: 6.2%, IBU: 36
Malts: Maris Otter, Flaked Oats, White Wheat, Caramel Malt
Sweet aroma balance of yeast, hops, and mild caramel malt. Crisp taste of hops and malt in equal portions. Aftertaste is mostly one of caramel malt, but not overly sweet. Hop flavor comes in like a palate cleanser and sweeps most of the malt taste away.
Bright aroma of hops and a bit of yeast. Crisp flavor of hops, light malt, and a bit of yeast fill the palate full of flavors. Fades fairly quickly, then leaves just a lingering bitterness with a yeast complement in the background.
Faint super sweet aroma. Slightly sharp bite of hops, followed by a clean malt taste. Aftertaste has some lingering hop bitterness and hint of caramel malt. Overall full flavored but minimal aftertaste.
Faint hop sweetness aroma. Taste is strong with hop flavor, but soft mouthfeel. After initial taste, mouth fills with full hop flavors. Slightly cloying in the aftertaste. Had in Mexico City craft beer bar, from Mexican brewery.
Faint dark malt aroma and nice hop aroma. Taste is soft and smooth with a nice mellow hop taste and subdued black malt taste in the background. Goes down very smooth. Had in Mexico City craft beer bar, from Mexican brewery.
Sweet aroma. Nice crisp hop taste, has a notable “hollow-like taste” immediately after the initial hop taste, then a nice smooth malt taste slides in. Great flavor. Good hop taste, with nice clean malt balance.
5 out of 5 stars.
Craft beer and homebrew from a Michigan perspective.
