Recent content by ooklathemok

Thanks for the input. I have no problems being honest about some minor flaws, the beer having good points would help. It's just really bad. I might have detected some caramel aromas underneath the thick layers of sickeningly fruity, bubblegum esters and solvent-like hot alcohol. The flavor...

He knows I brew. I hope he just wants an honest opinion. I don't even have to ask, this thing was fermented in his attic. You could take paint off with it. He's seems like a really cool dude, I just don't know him very well, so I can't say if he really wants me to rip into it. I was...

I really want to be helpful, but I don't even know where to start. If it was a little diacetyl, that be one thing. This stuff...whoa. I've never spit beer out before.

It's an acquaintance. I don't want to come off like a snob though. It's drain-pour bad.

Don't worry, I didn't try to judge the color of the beer while it was still in the bottle. :confused: :D

...a d00sh. Let's say someone gave you a particularly awful homebrew and wanted your critique. How have some of you guys handled that situation without insulting the brewer?