JetSmooth
Well-Known Member
So I've been working (HARD) to find a beer that will really please my wife. She likes beer and I consider her a "beer girl", but most of what I bring home is "just okay" to her.
I know by now that she's not a big hop fan and prefers lagers or really lighter ales (But NOT BMC, thanks goodness!).
She's always bringing up a "wheaty aftertaste", which I take to be a malty back-palette quality. However, I'll buy something that looks promising, but it doesn't resonnate with her. She likes hefes and other weat beers all right, but they don't hit the "wheatiness" she's looking for. So I know that's not the correct term, but it's all she has in her vocabulary.
We'll be out somewhere and get something that she likes and I'll forget what it was. Or I don't really pick out what she's picking out, so I can't remember it.
I don't think this is a style thing, becasue we've hit a range of style. So now I'm looking at specific malt profiles. I suspect what she's looking for is "bready", "toasty" or "biscuity". What commercial beers cna I look for that are good candidates for that? Once I find one of those, I'll work on developing a homebrew recipe that features that, to keep her happy.
HALP!
I know by now that she's not a big hop fan and prefers lagers or really lighter ales (But NOT BMC, thanks goodness!).
She's always bringing up a "wheaty aftertaste", which I take to be a malty back-palette quality. However, I'll buy something that looks promising, but it doesn't resonnate with her. She likes hefes and other weat beers all right, but they don't hit the "wheatiness" she's looking for. So I know that's not the correct term, but it's all she has in her vocabulary.
We'll be out somewhere and get something that she likes and I'll forget what it was. Or I don't really pick out what she's picking out, so I can't remember it.
I don't think this is a style thing, becasue we've hit a range of style. So now I'm looking at specific malt profiles. I suspect what she's looking for is "bready", "toasty" or "biscuity". What commercial beers cna I look for that are good candidates for that? Once I find one of those, I'll work on developing a homebrew recipe that features that, to keep her happy.
HALP!