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Home Brew – One for the Road ESB sampled very early

bradinator — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:30:40 +0000

Generally I wait a minimum of 3 weeks from pitching the yeast for any beer I make before drinking one. I also like to wait at least 7 days before drinking a beer that has been bottled to give it some time to carbonate fully. I also like to allow my beers at least 24 hours in the fridge.

I grabbed one of the ESB’s I made only two weeks ago and bottled on Saturday from the basement and drank it at room temperature. I did not have very high expectations but was curious to try it. This could very well be the absolutely best beer I have made to date. It was delicious.

Outside of the grapenut cereal, this is very typical ale and one I am going to try to reproduce the next time I brew (which is probably going to be a few months away).

ベールの感想　－　Phillips Trainwreck Barely Wine

bradinator — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:26:34 +0000

名前: Phillips Trainwreck Barely Wine
起源: カナダ
種類: Barley Wine (10%)

見た目: 　このビールは　濃い同色です。ビールの泡は　大きいですが　すぐ消えます

味: 匂いは　干しぶどうと　黒糖です。濃い味も　干しぶどうと　黒糖です。　そして　麦も　味わいました。　最後の味は　苦い柑橘系です

感触: 　クリーミーと　とても　おなかが　いっぱいになります。

結論:４/５　– 　いいビールです。　面白くて濃い味ですよ！　美味しい

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柑橘系　（かんきつけ）　－　Citrus　（N）

クリーミー　－　Creamy　（Adj－な）

Beer Review – Proper Job

bradinator — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:44:28 +0000

Name: Proper Job
Origin: UK
Style: English Pale Ale (5.5%)

Apperance: A really attractive dark golden ale, which is crystal clear. Pours with a nice, foamy head with excellent retention.

Taste: The aroma is floral and mildly hoppy. It starts with a sweet malty base, with notes of crackers or bread. The hops give it a strong grapefruit profile as well. Finishes relatively clean.

Mouth Feel: Medium bodied, very filling and creamy.

Final Thoughts:3.5/5 – A tasty English Pale Ale. The malt flavours dominates the profile of this beer. I think I am going to try my hand at making an English Pale Ale this weekend. On an off-note, I used to live with this British guy when I was over in Japan and he used to always say “Right fucking Proper job!”…

Because in England when they build Parliamentary buildings, they do a right fucking Proper Job!

Beer Review – Old Mephisto

bradinator — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:14:32 +0000

Name: Old Mephisto
Origin: Denmark
Style: Barley Wine (10.5%)

Apperance: A brown, murky coloured beer. Pours with a small, fizzy head.

Taste: The aroma is sweet, like raisins or figs. A very rich, malty flavour with notes of figs, apples and caramel. Finishes with a semi-sweet malty flavour and just a slight residual alcohol taste.

Mouth Feel: Heavy bodied, medium carbonation and very filling.

Final Thoughts: 4.0/5 – A great, richly flavoured barley wine.

Beer Review – Phillips Longboat Chocolate Flavoured Porter

bradinator — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:54:32 +0000

Name: Phillips Longboat Chocolate Flavoured Porter
Origin: BC, Canada
Style: Chocolate Porter (5.2%)

Apperance: Nice dark brown, nearly black porter. Big froathy head that shrinks away quickly leaving a tan cream coloured top for the duration of the drink.

Taste: The main aromas are cherries and chocolate. The flavour is very similar, starting with sweet cherries and raisins. It then a sweet chocolate which proceeds to a bitter chocolate and piney hop flavour. Clean finish with just a light aftertaste of chocolate

Mouth Feel: Creamy, very filling and surprisingly refreshing for a porter. Medium body.

Final Thoughts: 4.0/5 – Where most porters are heavy and rich, Longboat akes a different spin on it. It is lighter and very refreshing, but not so much to subdue its fine flavors. Cocoa is very detectable but I am unsure if they used lactose in this batch due to the lighter palette. Nice balance of bitter and sweet.