Just got back and found that not all of the beer I made last year was able to fit in the fridge so it got just short of 1 year's aging. Tastes great though.
1 year aged pale ale
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It's the Warbler Pale Ale extract kit from Wine and Hop Shop.
It's beautiful! I bet it tasted really good after all that time away from home. Welcome back!
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Thanks and yeah it was awesome.
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By the way, slight self-trumpeting update:
I served some of my homebrew to a couple I'm friends with last night. They both liked it after tasting it in a small tasting glass, and my buddy said he'd have a bottle of it while at the same time trying to offer his girlfriend a bottle of Sam Adams Noble Pils; she grabbed my homebrew from him and gave him the Sam Adams. I laughed.
I served some of my homebrew to a couple I'm friends with last night. They both liked it after tasting it in a small tasting glass, and my buddy said he'd have a bottle of it while at the same time trying to offer his girlfriend a bottle of Sam Adams Noble Pils; she grabbed my homebrew from him and gave him the Sam Adams. I laughed.
Tsuyako
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Haha that's awesome!
BTW how did you get your beer so clear? Is that because you let it sit for a year?
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I think so. All the yeast was sitting in the bottom rather neatly and barely even became disturbed even after pouring the rest of the bottle in.
android
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sweet! had any of the hop characteristics faded significantly after a year?
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Not really. Bear in mind that I haven't had this kind of ale in a year but from what I remember it's all there.
yeoldebrewer
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Waytogo! Can you make a general comparison between the taste of this beer at
older vs. younger? It really is beautifully clear.
older vs. younger? It really is beautifully clear.
android
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damn, i bet that was one tasty beer... welcome back.
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Generally speaking, the older beer is cleaner tasting and clearer in appearance. The hops are a little less pronounced but otherwise I don't notice too much difference. Still tastes great.
Wade E
Beer Buster
Great to hear, I had a cream ale in a corny for a year in my wine cellar due to a fridge failing and not having the money to replace it. But once I got a new fridge I threw it right in and it tasted great to me and a few other people who tried it. I think like wine most beers will stay pretty darn good for longer then usually stated!
I drank a beer last night that I probably brewed over two years ago. I have no idea what it was. It sat in the garage for at least one summer and I should have thrown it out, but I didn't.
I enjoyed it. Sort of a sweet caramel, with hint of hops. Not something I'd probably share with anyone, but I definitely enjoyed the experience.
That beer on the other hand, actually looks damn good and probably tastes a lot more like it was supposed to.
I enjoyed it. Sort of a sweet caramel, with hint of hops. Not something I'd probably share with anyone, but I definitely enjoyed the experience.
That beer on the other hand, actually looks damn good and probably tastes a lot more like it was supposed to.
