I took 18 beers to work today and handed them out to those who like beer, so they can chill them and enjoy them during the "big game" curious to see the feedback I get Monday morning!
So the tally so far:
My Irish Stout: 1 OH HELL YES, 1 DAMN GOOD, 1 HATED IT (this is from a "new" beer drinker who has probably had less than a case of beer ever, total)
This was a basic canned kit, canned kit yeast, added extra dark dme till I had the OG for a 6.0ish abv
My Nut Brown: 1 watery but tasty, 1 pretty good, and 1 I'd drink that all night
This was another basic canned kit, added corn sugar as per the original instructions for a 4.6 or so ABV
My Pale Ale: 1 my husband really liked it, 1 "tasted cidery but drinkable"
This was a MrBeer added corn sugar for a 6.0ABV and I think it sucks still, it might bottle condition out (it's still young) but I ain't holding my breath.
My American Wheat: 2 "oh my god this is probably the best beer ever"
Northernbrewer Extract kit with boiled hops.
So that's the tally so far.
Of my beers so far, that American Wheat from NB and the Stout are both beers I'd gladly drink over and over. The nut brown wasn't bad had some after taste that I honestly think is from the LHBS and the fact it was the FIRST use of ALL the equipment I have which almost all came from them, including the kits/sugars/bottles/etc and I find it too coincidental the "odd aftertaste" really reminds me of how things smell I buy in there.
The MrBeer I consider a failure, it's relegated to "marinade" duty and when I use it to cook with I'll take a nice long pull off of it each time to test it, who knows I might be singing the blues in 3 months when it "comes into its own" that I only have 1 left!