Sadly, I'm out. Everything that could have gone wrong with this beer did and it's virtually undrinkable at the moment.
I'll leave it a couple of months and return to it.
I'll leave it a couple of months and return to it.
That's a shame. Hope you can get a better one on a few months!Sadly, I'm out. Everything that could have gone wrong with this beer did and it's virtually undrinkable at the moment.
I'll leave it a couple of months and return to it.
Which leaves first place
@Twostage with his 6.04% amber beer called Louie.
This was just amazing. Gentle aroma of dark caramel and a deep, clear amber colour.
The flavour was just out of this world. Started with caramel and dark toffee that gave way to rain raisins and a hint of plum. The flavour didn't really vanish once you'd taken a sip. It just lingered forever and gently faded out to give way to a light and perfectly balanced level of bitterness that was complemented with the "Belgian flavours" that I find easy to recognise but hard to enunciate - mild phenols with that characteristic spicyness. But not too much - just that perfect amount that gave it a fully rounded flavour without being over the top. Soft and gentle mouthful with just the right level of carbonation that it exploded into tiny bubbles on your tongue, but wasn't too fizzy.
A truly remarkable beer, and one I would go back for again and again and again!
Absolutely well done, probably one of the best beers I've had all year!
Congratulations... And please post the recipe!
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