Review - Muddydisco's Big Kenny

[Dunfie]

Muddydisco - Big Kenny

MD offered me one of his BK so I said "OK" and KB'd it LN. :thumb:

Great label mate - one day I'm going to buy replacement ink cartridges for my printer and make good labels again. I took the photo with my blackberry so apologies for the quality.

Bottle opened to a nice quiet hiss so I new it wasn't going to be too carbonated (and thats a good thing in my book). On pouring the dark malts were to the fore and it settled to a lovely dark ruby red and a soft head that had the "Feck Test" for Supper. Beer was very clean and I didn't detect any obvious off flavours. Deceptively strong as I would not have guessed that it was 5.4% and might have expected a bit more body but the balance was right as the malt was kept in check with the hops and roast barley.

All in a good clean beer, could easily have scoffed another. Cheers Muddy :

 

[Muddydisco]

Could you guess the hopping D?
My labels are normally colour but ran out so just did it through the laser printer.

Glad you liked it :drink:

 

[Dunfie]

Last night was a long time ago. :?

To be honest no particular hops jumped out at me. How about EKG for bittering and fuggles for aroma?

 

[Muddydisco]

Nope I went Magnum and Northdown
Thought I'd try something different

 

[Dunfie]

Nope I went Magnum and Northdown
Thought I'd try something different

I don't think I have had magnum before. :wha:

 

[Muddydisco]

Well you have now :lol:
Was something I found lying around so thought I'd bung them in

 

[Aleman]

Here is a better image

Working my way up the alcohol content of the Wraith Brewery Beers I have the pleasure of sampling Big Kenny this evening . . . straight from the beer store there was a definite chill haze, but once warmed to serving temperature everything was clear . . .crystal really. . . .very quiet hiss upon opening and no head formed on pouring . . . even when I was a bit rough to try and generate one. Nice deep brown colour, and a beer that would eat the feck test for brekfast

Nice floral hop aroma on the nose with perhaps a slight hint of chocolate. Has a clean taste, with a distinctive piney long bitter profile, well balanced malt flavours, a slight sweetness and perhaps a hint of burnt toffee . . . nice body, and deceptively easy to drink.

 

[Dunfie]

Great photo A. :thumb:

 

[Muddydisco]

I must be doing something right
My harvest pale came second in tonights Comparision taste test at the beer circle :thumb:

 

[unclepumble]

I am just sampling one of these kindly donated by MD when I aquired my false bottom from him the other day.

"Photo same as ALEMANS"

Opened with a very slight hiss, light on carbonation but I think it benifits from this,
Colour is lovely chestnut and very brite easily FECK TEST proof.
I don't get a massive aroma but whats there is hoppy
body is medium nice balance of malt and bitterness certainly not cloying, starts slightly sweet and leaves a slight tingle on the tongue just before the bitterness hit.

Alchol level hides very well, plz sir can I have some more!

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