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MarcusKillion · 01-03-2013, 09:50 PM

I am drinking another one now and it just tastes mostly bitter to me . I am going to try the next one in a glass so as to allow all the flavors to come out . I notice a lot of beers taste much better after a good pour . Kind of like holiday ale . I hate it in a bottle but in a glass it is not bad stuff.

**msa8967** · 01-03-2013, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MarcusKillion

I am drinking another one now and it just tastes mostly bitter to me . I am going to try the next one in a glass so as to allow all the flavors to come out . I notice a lot of beers taste much better after a good pour . Kind of like holiday ale . I hate it in a bottle but in a glass it is not bad stuff.

I didn't know that you were drinking the first few straight from the bottle. It will interesting to hear if drinking from a glass improves things.

**jsmcclure** · 01-04-2013, 05:20 PM

My bitter edge has softened really nicely after a few weeks in the keg. Now it has a very smokey flavor. I'd still back down on my hops ever so slightly but a very good beer

MarcusKillion · 01-04-2013, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by msa8967

I didn't know that you were drinking the first few straight from the bottle. It will interesting to hear if drinking from a glass improves things.

Most beers do taste better from a glass . I think the pouring lets loose flavors that are locked in . Like the head has that nice malty hop taste and aroma to it in the glass . Kind of like that draft beer in the bar . I bet if it was in a bottle instead of keg it would be horrible .
Also this beer has not had time to age properly I think . I bet it mellows out after a month or so more . But it will be drank up before that I bet .
I will update this evening after I dump in glass.

MarcusKillion · 01-04-2013, 11:14 PM

Well I am drinking one out of a glass with a good stiff pour . Nice head . Now that the head has mellowed down some it is ready to drink . So this one is a bit warm maybe 50-ish . Tastes much better as the name says . Less bitter which could also be compounded by not having so much trub mixing in it . If I was a fan of bitter I would like this .
I think I shall make some more soon and back off the bittering hops a bit .
All in all a very good beer. Good looking also . Nice amber color , clean looking with a nice cream colored head that hangs on the sides of the glass. Well that beer lasted me about 2 minutes . So, very drinkable also.

**msa8967** · 01-05-2013, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MarcusKillion

Well I am drinking one out of a glass with a good stiff pour . Nice head . Now that the head has mellowed down some it is ready to drink . So this one is a bit warm maybe 50-ish . Tastes much better as the name says . Less bitter which could also be compounded by not having so much trub mixing in it . If I was a fan of bitter I would like this .
I think I shall make some more soon and back off the bittering hops a bit .
All in all a very good beer. Good looking also . Nice amber color , clean looking with a nice cream colored head that hangs on the sides of the glass. Well that beer lasted me about 2 minutes . So, very drinkable also.

The initial recipe I posted is the one I brew for my wife and friends that enjoy my home brew. Most of them are hop heads so when I brew a batch for me to drink I prefer to back the initial 1.0 oz of Centennial to 0.67-0.75 oz depending on the age of the hops.

MarcusKillion · 01-06-2013, 12:24 AM

Well one more review .
A nice cold one in the glass is very good indeed . I never drink bitter beers so the bitter was a bit strong for me but you know what , after I drank a couple of these I really like them . Just downed two of them . I will be making this again for sure .
thanks for the great recipe .

SwivelHips · 01-06-2013, 12:45 AM

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So i did this yesterday. I substituted an oz of magnum for the 60 minute and an ounce of amarillo for the aroma. Can't wait!

My house amber is a recipe similar to this and last batch I FWH'd 1/2 oz of Magnum rather than the 1 oz Cascade I usually bitter with -- I agree that a full oz of Magnum is a bit hefty for this style. Turned out good but I'll probably go back to Cascade or try Centennial for bittering my next batch. I also like to use Saaz for flavour/aroma (1 oz total) and have typically used Wyeast 1007 and fermented pretty cool -- like sub-60 in some cases. 1007 is perfectly happy to do that. Then bottle conditioned at 70 for 3 weeks and then at the coolest temp I can find (typically mid-50s) for several more; really I'm lagering it.

Just some variations if any of you would like to try them.

captainkirk83 · 01-24-2013, 09:42 PM

Recipe sounds good. On my to try list

MarcusKillion · 01-26-2013, 01:14 AM

I am drinking a MBA right now . Nice and hoppy and a little bitter . hell this one did not get capped off tight and is flat and it is still good .