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157 - Chinugget!
7.6% abv - 1.076-1.019 - 119 ibus
i modeled this one after a clone recipe of stone's arrogant ******* i found on hbt a while back. its the 3rd or 4th edition i have tried to clone ab and none have done it justice, however they all ended up being delicious beers and i have developed an definite affinity for chinook in the meantime. ab was one of the first imperial ipa's (american barley wine?, american strong ale? etc...) that i fell in love with, turning me into a massive hop head. the oaked arrogant ******* is even more amazing.
this one turned out really sweet, definitely more like an american barley wine. and i kegged it back in early march. in suggestion of @An Ankoù for the mosaic red ale i also kegged, i ended up bottling the remainder of this beer as well to let it sit and age. its a higher alcohol brew and ridiculously hoppy so some months on furlough in the refrigerator should do it some good. it is essentially 2 row and weyermann cara-aroma, hops are chinook and nugget, and fermented with s-04.
this one turned out dark brown, much darker than the reddish brown arrogant ******* is. the s-04 did a nice job as it always does of clearing up. has a nice lingering head.
aroma is a blast from the malt side, yeasty bread dough, cedar, caramel, chocolate, molasses and a hint of vanilla
taste wise this is one of the few beers where the malts and hops strike simultaneously. its a virtual palate overload and its initally hard to distinguish flavors from the onslaught. this is very similar to a fresh arrogant *******. malt wise its again a caramel, chocolate, graham cracker (sort of a digestive biscuit), the woody and resinous hops are prominent on the hop side. there is a little citrus if you look for it and then some yeast and dark brown sugar. its definitely a sweet beer the mouthfeel is coating but not sticky. the hops linger for a long time its quite the bitter beer, but overall its well balanced with the malts and it makes it go down easier than the abv would lead you to believe. you can definitely feel the alcohol but the alcohol taste is pretty mild.
overall its quite enjoyable. it was too sweet for me at first but is definitely calming down with age. next time i try this will be to keep the malts almost the same but then move most of the hops to the whirlpool and dry hops. it wont be a palate crushing bitter arrogant ******* but might actually complement the simple and flavor complicated malt bill.
7.6% abv - 1.076-1.019 - 119 ibus
i modeled this one after a clone recipe of stone's arrogant ******* i found on hbt a while back. its the 3rd or 4th edition i have tried to clone ab and none have done it justice, however they all ended up being delicious beers and i have developed an definite affinity for chinook in the meantime. ab was one of the first imperial ipa's (american barley wine?, american strong ale? etc...) that i fell in love with, turning me into a massive hop head. the oaked arrogant ******* is even more amazing.
this one turned out really sweet, definitely more like an american barley wine. and i kegged it back in early march. in suggestion of @An Ankoù for the mosaic red ale i also kegged, i ended up bottling the remainder of this beer as well to let it sit and age. its a higher alcohol brew and ridiculously hoppy so some months on furlough in the refrigerator should do it some good. it is essentially 2 row and weyermann cara-aroma, hops are chinook and nugget, and fermented with s-04.
this one turned out dark brown, much darker than the reddish brown arrogant ******* is. the s-04 did a nice job as it always does of clearing up. has a nice lingering head.
aroma is a blast from the malt side, yeasty bread dough, cedar, caramel, chocolate, molasses and a hint of vanilla
taste wise this is one of the few beers where the malts and hops strike simultaneously. its a virtual palate overload and its initally hard to distinguish flavors from the onslaught. this is very similar to a fresh arrogant *******. malt wise its again a caramel, chocolate, graham cracker (sort of a digestive biscuit), the woody and resinous hops are prominent on the hop side. there is a little citrus if you look for it and then some yeast and dark brown sugar. its definitely a sweet beer the mouthfeel is coating but not sticky. the hops linger for a long time its quite the bitter beer, but overall its well balanced with the malts and it makes it go down easier than the abv would lead you to believe. you can definitely feel the alcohol but the alcohol taste is pretty mild.
overall its quite enjoyable. it was too sweet for me at first but is definitely calming down with age. next time i try this will be to keep the malts almost the same but then move most of the hops to the whirlpool and dry hops. it wont be a palate crushing bitter arrogant ******* but might actually complement the simple and flavor complicated malt bill.