I think I wrecked of Honey Brown Ale (extract) 3 weeks ago. I let 'er rip during the middle 30 minutes of a 60 minute boil because I started with 6 1/2 gallons and didn't feel I was boiling down fast enough. With 15 minutes left, I realized I only had about 5 1/4 gallons in the kettle, so I turned back the burner and put the cover on. When I stopped the boil, I took the cover off and it smelled burned. I can't place the smell, but it was familiar. Maybe like burned bagels or something like that. I bottled tonight and it also tasted burned, but only vaguely. I was going to toss a coin to see if I should toss the batch, but I had already boiled my DME for priming, and had extra clean bottles. I will know in 3 weeks if it is drinkable or not.
The frustrating part was that it was my last extract batch before going to AG. I figured everything would go perfect, cause it was just an extract kit, right?