CidahMastah
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Had to post some encouragement for belgian quad lovers. Just tried my westy 12 clone from the pious recipe thread. This one has aged now for over 6 months and wow what difference. It was good "young" as I tried it here and there for the first 2 months. But the grain bill for the new world version withe the belgian candy is $$$. So I really hadn't planned on rebrewing it any time soon since it wasn't IMO a clear outstanding brew just yet. Last night I changed my mind.
When i poured into the glass I could smell a pronounced aroma, without even smelling the rim closely, this aroma lifted up an out readily where my face was about 2-3 feet away and I thought... **** it oxidized and that must be sherry notes. I took a closer smell and it was not sherry oxidation, but dark fruit/cherry, toffee and a slight almost roasty (burnt toffee roasty, a very slight coffee). I figured what the heck I will chew on it so I took a sip. Flavor was incredibly smooth. Alcohol flavor was not pronounced and it was incredibly... incredibly smooth. Rich dark fruit (sweet dark bing cherry reduced in cognac flavor) and caramel toffee rounded flavors on the front end with a pleasant aftertaste. This stuff is fantastic aged at 6 months. It reminded me of the change in wines or ciders I make, never experienced that with beer before. My wife, who didn't like it young before, loved this one, had to grab my glass back!
Anyway, that brew is back on the list and planned to occupy a couple kegs, hopefully brewed over the vacation time this upcoming holiday...
When i poured into the glass I could smell a pronounced aroma, without even smelling the rim closely, this aroma lifted up an out readily where my face was about 2-3 feet away and I thought... **** it oxidized and that must be sherry notes. I took a closer smell and it was not sherry oxidation, but dark fruit/cherry, toffee and a slight almost roasty (burnt toffee roasty, a very slight coffee). I figured what the heck I will chew on it so I took a sip. Flavor was incredibly smooth. Alcohol flavor was not pronounced and it was incredibly... incredibly smooth. Rich dark fruit (sweet dark bing cherry reduced in cognac flavor) and caramel toffee rounded flavors on the front end with a pleasant aftertaste. This stuff is fantastic aged at 6 months. It reminded me of the change in wines or ciders I make, never experienced that with beer before. My wife, who didn't like it young before, loved this one, had to grab my glass back!
Anyway, that brew is back on the list and planned to occupy a couple kegs, hopefully brewed over the vacation time this upcoming holiday...