Goatey
Well-Known Member
I was watching the latest episode of "Brewmasters" and enjoying a bottle of Sierra Nevada's North Hemisphere. This beer is made from wet hops and it exemplifies how much of a difference fresh ingredients makes. If your local beer store has it, give it a try.
In the spirit of the show, I decided to open up a bottle of DFH's Midas Touch. I bought a 4-pack on a whim and was a little disappointed. It's a great beer in concept but the actual beer tastes more like cheap wine than it does good beer.
It was pretty chilled and I noticed that it had significant chill haze. This was not my first bottle of this ale and I'm pretty sure it hazed up more than normal.
I, in a weird way, felt pretty happy in this. DFH is one of the largest craft brewers in the business. Even they make beers with aesthetic imperfections. Whether or not they realize that this exists is irrelevant. It either demonstrates that they make mistakes, or they're willing to accept that some beers won't end up perfect.
In my pursuit to make good beers, I feel reassured that good beer may not always be aesthetically pleasing or without any off flavors. As a home brewer, I very often get wrapped up in the nuances and imperfections of my beer. In the end: Relax, Don't Worry, Have a Homebrew.
In the spirit of the show, I decided to open up a bottle of DFH's Midas Touch. I bought a 4-pack on a whim and was a little disappointed. It's a great beer in concept but the actual beer tastes more like cheap wine than it does good beer.
It was pretty chilled and I noticed that it had significant chill haze. This was not my first bottle of this ale and I'm pretty sure it hazed up more than normal.
I, in a weird way, felt pretty happy in this. DFH is one of the largest craft brewers in the business. Even they make beers with aesthetic imperfections. Whether or not they realize that this exists is irrelevant. It either demonstrates that they make mistakes, or they're willing to accept that some beers won't end up perfect.
In my pursuit to make good beers, I feel reassured that good beer may not always be aesthetically pleasing or without any off flavors. As a home brewer, I very often get wrapped up in the nuances and imperfections of my beer. In the end: Relax, Don't Worry, Have a Homebrew.