Just following up from an earlier post. I brewed this back in November and pretty much followed the established recipe but used WLP007 fermented cool.
After a couple of weeks in the keg, I commented on here that I thought this beer tasted much more English than American even with the use of Cascade hops. The yeast character was very neutral and the beer had an assertive English malt flavor (biscuit, toast, nutty).
This beer recently took first place in a local competition in the ESB/English Pale Ale category up against eleven other ESB's.
So kudos to Yooper for the versatility of this grain bill! Use of Fuggles or EKG instead of Cascade and a more fruity English yeast may take this beer even higher.
After a couple of weeks in the keg, I commented on here that I thought this beer tasted much more English than American even with the use of Cascade hops. The yeast character was very neutral and the beer had an assertive English malt flavor (biscuit, toast, nutty).
This beer recently took first place in a local competition in the ESB/English Pale Ale category up against eleven other ESB's.
So kudos to Yooper for the versatility of this grain bill! Use of Fuggles or EKG instead of Cascade and a more fruity English yeast may take this beer even higher.