BBL_Brewer
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So I was going to wait for my friend / brew partner, but he's working 12's for the next week and I couldn't wait that long
I just got my secret santa beer in today and couldn't help but crack one. Especially since I sent my last sixer out to my recipient and all my current beer is still conditioning.
I recieved 2 Ransack Imperial Stouts, 2 Farsight IIPAs, a Zombie Dust clone, a Samhain pumpkin ale, and for the icing.....a Russian River Supplication.
Let me start by saying that homebrew is universal. When I took the first sip, it wasn't like trying a new beer, it was like trying a new recipe
For the first sample I chose the Zombie Dust clone. I actually haven't tried any Three Floyds Yet. I know, I'm from Indiana. They just don't carry much craft beer around here and I don't get out of town much. It's definitely hoppy for a pale ale. I would agree that it is more along the lines of an IPA. I love IPA's so it's all good. This is also my first tasting of Citra. Pretty intense hop. A little musky like cat pi$$ but in a good way
It poured with a nice head that lingered for a bit. Had a musky, hoppy nose. Hop forward with very little malt presence. Slightly sweet (which I think is more from the hops). Clean and crisp with a bitter hoppy aftertaste. Moderate, but pronounced bitterness. Carbonation was good. You can really taste the citrus from the hops with a nice subtle belch through the nose Not sure if it was bottle condtioned or force carbed. It was a bit cloudy, which I expect from an unfiltered, dy hopped beer. I poured it as if it were bottle conditioned and couldn't really tell if there was any sediment due to the cloudyness. If there was, it wasn't much. Overall, excellent beer. Definitely a different spin on what I"m used to which is CTZ for my heavy dry hopping.
Here are some pics. I'll crack another one tomorrow, so stay tuned!
I just got my secret santa beer in today and couldn't help but crack one. Especially since I sent my last sixer out to my recipient and all my current beer is still conditioning.
I recieved 2 Ransack Imperial Stouts, 2 Farsight IIPAs, a Zombie Dust clone, a Samhain pumpkin ale, and for the icing.....a Russian River Supplication.
Let me start by saying that homebrew is universal. When I took the first sip, it wasn't like trying a new beer, it was like trying a new recipe
For the first sample I chose the Zombie Dust clone. I actually haven't tried any Three Floyds Yet. I know, I'm from Indiana. They just don't carry much craft beer around here and I don't get out of town much. It's definitely hoppy for a pale ale. I would agree that it is more along the lines of an IPA. I love IPA's so it's all good. This is also my first tasting of Citra. Pretty intense hop. A little musky like cat pi$$ but in a good way
It poured with a nice head that lingered for a bit. Had a musky, hoppy nose. Hop forward with very little malt presence. Slightly sweet (which I think is more from the hops). Clean and crisp with a bitter hoppy aftertaste. Moderate, but pronounced bitterness. Carbonation was good. You can really taste the citrus from the hops with a nice subtle belch through the nose Not sure if it was bottle condtioned or force carbed. It was a bit cloudy, which I expect from an unfiltered, dy hopped beer. I poured it as if it were bottle conditioned and couldn't really tell if there was any sediment due to the cloudyness. If there was, it wasn't much. Overall, excellent beer. Definitely a different spin on what I"m used to which is CTZ for my heavy dry hopping.
Here are some pics. I'll crack another one tomorrow, so stay tuned!