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Recipe: 5 lb 2-row pale malt 4 oz Crystal 60° 4 oz chocolate malt 3 AAU (17g @ 5% AA) East Kent Goldings @ 60 1 AAU (6g @ 5% AA) East Kent Goldings @ 15 Whirlfloc tablet @ 15 min Wyeast 1028 - London Ale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General Notes: Dark mild ale. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tasting Notes: Reviewed 6/16/2010. Poured from slightly chilled keg directly into a tulip. Appearance: dark, rich yet translucent brown color with a little bit of haze. Some light reddish hints display themselves when held up to the light. Head is a thin finger of light ivory foam which dissipated rather rapidly. I like the color but the head could use some work. (3.5) Smell: nutty, slightly chocolatey and ever so slightly biscuity. It's a bit light, but then that was the style I was going for with this beer. I really rather like it. (4) Taste: some nice caramel and slight biscuit flavors. What little chocolate was in the aroma is completely absent from the flavor. Hops are quite mild but really contribute a nice light bitterness and complement the malt quite well. Overall, the flavor is really quite light, but that is the style; I'd say it's a pretty well-composed brew. (3.5) Mouthfeel: pretty light body due to the very low gravity, but the medium-low level of carbonation really works here. I think it's not too bad, especially considering the style. (3.5) Drinkability: quite highly drinkable. At 3.3%, this beer can be drunk for hours with little ill effect. I drank 24 12-oz servings of this while doing the 24-24-24 in 24 challenge a couple of weeks ago and found it to be just the right strength for that endeavor. Really just a nice session beer that doesn't fall into the traditional wheat beer or lager session categories. (4.5) Overall score 3.7 (B). I think with a little bit better kegging procedure and technology (i.e., a kegerator), I could bring this beer to its full potential. This beer served its purpose in an exemplary fashion; I'm glad I decided to do the 24-24-24 challenge, as otherwise I doubt I would have ventured into this particular style. This might be something I'll want to keep on tap regularly when I've got my home bar put together. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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