Well, I brewed this again and it ended up tasting like $#|t. It smells metallic and tastes the same. The de bittered black malt was over a year old and maybe I should have tasted it before using it. I also used RO water instead of spring water. I added one tsp of CaCl to the strike water before mash. I don't think it's infected, but I guess that's possible. It's not totally undrinkable, but it's not good like is has been in the past when I brewed it. It's been in the keg for two weeks so there's the possibility that it will get better, but I just don't know at this point. Something is off on this batch. I know it's a great recipe because I've brewed it before!!!!
2.5 gallon batch
4 lb Maris Otter
8 oz de bittered black malt
6 oz flaked barley
6 oz roasted barley
4 oz flaked oats
4 oz cara pils
4 oz crystal 120L
7 oz Lactose (Boil with pint of water before bottling or kegging)
Hops
11 g (.375 oz) Brewer's Gold (60 min) 5.9AA
7 g (.25 oz) Fuggles (30 min) 5.2AA
Water Chemistry
CaCl - 1 tsp to 4 gallons RO/Distilled
Yeast
WLP005 British Ale Yeast (1L starter)
OG 1070
FG 1029