Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Well it's done but not finished Part Deux Calling all drinkers
Well I was unhappy with my last posting so I thought I would write a sequel that would answer the unsolved mysteries that may have been left out in the first round. In the last post I might have dug a little to deep into the english major part of my brain and in doing so produced a some what of a cheesy description of my beer. To summarize my last post, my beer was good but not what I was going for. It has this great hop aroma and flavor but it's missing that malt balance that I really wanted. Its insanely light with only about 3.25% alcohol which means you can drink a lot of it and thats good because there is a lot to drink. I am closing this entry with a sort of call to arms for my beer drinking friends to come over and drink my kegs until they are dry so that I can brew again before the spring is over.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Well it's done but not finished
Well it’s done… My own attempt at a blonde ale. This is the first time I have dared to venture into this style of beer. For a long time I have been nervous about trying to create them but I finally decided to go for it and here is the result:
It has a light yellow color that to the untrained eye would seem flavorless but that thought is immediately thrown away the second you smell its hoppy aroma. I nervously poured the drink into my mouth and as it touched my tongue it danced and with every step a new hoppy flavor tickled my senses. Dare I swallow; if I do this flavor, this sensation, this exotic dance would end and then what. I swallowed; and once I did the dancer that was once there left a new taste, this one different but equal to its predecessor. As good as it was I was left unsatisfied, where was the rich malt flavor that I had hoped for? Yes the dance was nice but it lacked a certain sweetness to balance its many steps. So I am left to do only one thing and that is to drink until it is gone so that I may brew it again only this time with the sweetness that I so desire.
It has a light yellow color that to the untrained eye would seem flavorless but that thought is immediately thrown away the second you smell its hoppy aroma. I nervously poured the drink into my mouth and as it touched my tongue it danced and with every step a new hoppy flavor tickled my senses. Dare I swallow; if I do this flavor, this sensation, this exotic dance would end and then what. I swallowed; and once I did the dancer that was once there left a new taste, this one different but equal to its predecessor. As good as it was I was left unsatisfied, where was the rich malt flavor that I had hoped for? Yes the dance was nice but it lacked a certain sweetness to balance its many steps. So I am left to do only one thing and that is to drink until it is gone so that I may brew it again only this time with the sweetness that I so desire.
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