Let me know how this one turns out. Started using Comet a few months ago ad really love what this one can do.
Since I supplied this keg for poker night I have some feedback. I put this on tap Thursday and it was gone before the end of poker night Friday (4.5 guys can drink a lot of beer) so, It was well received and I like to brag every so often (I'm a modest guy :rockin.
The comet was excellent and I will be buying a pound of it to replace the 1/2 pound I put into this beer. Yakima Valley Hops is marketing this as "Citra's little sister" I think that's apt. The 3 oz 30 min hopstand gave me a ludicrous amount of citrus flavor that really held its own against the accidentally high abv of 8.5% (bought online and underestimated my efficiency and ended up with less water since I was adjusting things to start fermenting in kegs, side note I hit my numbers perfectly yesterday ). The bitterness was also very smooth and accentuated that classic american grapefruit we've all come to love. Pretty much a solid citrus american hop.
Golden Promise was the perfect choice and by far my favorite single malt I've used. It had a lot of complexity and an excellent sweetness to it without it tasting cloying like crystal malts. All around not as bready as Vienna and sweeter than MO. Again, this is going to make it into more of my recipes.
This SMaSH was a great success.