I've been really lucky with how well my beers have turned out. I prefer my homebrews to most of the commercial beers and craft breweries in town.
But I've noticed my "favorite" is almost always one of the most recent beers. I've also started to notice that the longer they are in the keg, they get "clearer" but I like the flavor less. These are not NEIPAs or overly-hopped beers. Just regular ales and lagers.
So what is the flavor I like early on that fades? They are all still really good, but I feel like the first 2 weeks is always the peak. Is it more active yeast? Fresh grain flavor? Just all in my head? Oxygen creep through the beer lines?
They just taste "fresh" early on. And then more one-note as time passes.
But I've noticed my "favorite" is almost always one of the most recent beers. I've also started to notice that the longer they are in the keg, they get "clearer" but I like the flavor less. These are not NEIPAs or overly-hopped beers. Just regular ales and lagers.
So what is the flavor I like early on that fades? They are all still really good, but I feel like the first 2 weeks is always the peak. Is it more active yeast? Fresh grain flavor? Just all in my head? Oxygen creep through the beer lines?
They just taste "fresh" early on. And then more one-note as time passes.