I like wheat beers (Belgian wheat, think Blue Moon), so I brewed a wheat beer from a Munton's kit that was bottled at the end of March (I think). Gave it a few weeks to condition, and I didn't like it. There was something about it that just didn't taste or smell good to me, I wasn't sure if it was an off flavor or what, but I didn't care for it.
Yesterday I brewed an IPA, and I like to drink a few beers while I brew, but the beers I have in the keg and bottle are still a little too young, so I picked up a six pack of Sierra Nevada Hefeweizen (it occurred to me that I couldn't recall ever having a hefe).
Opened one - smelled exactly like my wheat beer. Tasted it - tasted very similar to my wheat beer.
Turns out, I didn't brew a bad batch of beer. I just don't particular care for hefeweizen, and brewed one (or something close to it) without knowing it.
I feel better though, knowing that I didn't completely mess up the beer, I just don't like it.
Yesterday I brewed an IPA, and I like to drink a few beers while I brew, but the beers I have in the keg and bottle are still a little too young, so I picked up a six pack of Sierra Nevada Hefeweizen (it occurred to me that I couldn't recall ever having a hefe).
Opened one - smelled exactly like my wheat beer. Tasted it - tasted very similar to my wheat beer.
Turns out, I didn't brew a bad batch of beer. I just don't particular care for hefeweizen, and brewed one (or something close to it) without knowing it.
I feel better though, knowing that I didn't completely mess up the beer, I just don't like it.