Kevin Dean
Well-Known Member
Okay, so...
As a "beginning" brewer, I learned I didn't like "The C Hops"... Cascade, Centennial...
My brewing schedules have, for the most part, been focused around avoiding these hop varieties because I KNEW I didn't like them.
Well, today I'm drinking my umpteenth liter of horribly inefficient Haus Pale Ale ("I couldn't have done it without her ale") and for the first time I notice very distinct grapefruit notes that are a bit jarring, but CERTAINLY interesting and pleasant.
Beers CERTAINLY improve with age. The flavours that we taste in the beginning change into something else totally. Having fallen to the urge to drink my first homebrews quickly, I've now come to appreciate Cascade hops and patience for aging my beers!
As a "beginning" brewer, I learned I didn't like "The C Hops"... Cascade, Centennial...
My brewing schedules have, for the most part, been focused around avoiding these hop varieties because I KNEW I didn't like them.
Well, today I'm drinking my umpteenth liter of horribly inefficient Haus Pale Ale ("I couldn't have done it without her ale") and for the first time I notice very distinct grapefruit notes that are a bit jarring, but CERTAINLY interesting and pleasant.
Beers CERTAINLY improve with age. The flavours that we taste in the beginning change into something else totally. Having fallen to the urge to drink my first homebrews quickly, I've now come to appreciate Cascade hops and patience for aging my beers!