My cream ale is now bottled and have been carbing up for about a week, I threw one in the fridge this morning to try it out and it closely resembles a shock top belgian white beer I tried. Is this what it's suppose to taste like? I was imagining more of a cream flavor I suppose. I know it still has another week in bottles to clean up but it also looked rather dark for this brew. The color also resembles a belgian white as well now that I think of it. All inputs will help. Thanks.
American cream ale question
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Yep, it sure looks like Weissbier, the Bavarian White. The Belgian White is really lite in color, almost white.
I have cream ale that we have just started to enjoy after 5 weeks in the bottle. My wife thinks that it tastes a lot like Stella. I think it is a bit more sweet than Stella, and not near as clean tasting (Stella is lager).
This cream ale is not quite bitter enough to offset the sweet, but is pretty close. And the malt flavor is a tad low on the finish. Technically, it is too full bodied, but that's OK with me.
Cream Ale is supposed to be very neutral. http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Cream-Ale.html
That beer you made looks like a winner.
I have cream ale that we have just started to enjoy after 5 weeks in the bottle. My wife thinks that it tastes a lot like Stella. I think it is a bit more sweet than Stella, and not near as clean tasting (Stella is lager).
This cream ale is not quite bitter enough to offset the sweet, but is pretty close. And the malt flavor is a tad low on the finish. Technically, it is too full bodied, but that's OK with me.
Cream Ale is supposed to be very neutral. http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Cream-Ale.html
That beer you made looks like a winner.
