It
has been a bit since I have had time to post anything on here. But don’t think
I haven’t been brewing! Since I have blogged about the Merry Cherry Christmas
Stout and the caramel mocha porter, which I dubbed Red Eye Porter, I figured an
update on how they turned out was in order.
This
year's Merry Cherry Christmas Stout turned out pretty good. It was very dark,
but had a somewhat light taste to it for a stout. The cherries came through
pretty well which added a sweetness to it that was very enjoyable. This stout
came out a bit overly carbonated when compared to a typical stout. I think the
lightness, sweet cherry taste, and the slightly over carbonation really made
this beer what I wanted it to be; a beer everyone can enjoy together for the
holidays, even the light beer drinkers. Sadly this drinkability has made it so
this beer is completely gone… I already can’t wait for Christmas!
Red
Eye Porter, which was my first 100% original recipe, came out great! The
espresso really came through in this one. It is a big dark porter with about
the perfect amount of carbonation in it. For a dark coffee type porter it was
really drinkable. Every time I cracked some open for friends we all wanted
another! The roasted chocolate malts added decent chocolate flavor. My only
complaint would be the caramel didn’t quite do what I was hoping for. With the
caramel grains and the caramelized sugar I made, you could taste the sweetness,
but not quite enough of the roasted burnt type caramel flavor I really wanted
it to have. All said though, this is the best beer I have made so far. Again, I
must have done a good job as I am out! (Don’t worry Will, still have a bomber
squirreled away for you)
All
in all, two pretty darn good beers!
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