Thursday, January 23, 2020

Batch 198 NEB tasting notes

Cold from tap

Pours clear, brown with orange hues, fine light tan head that drops back to the edge, laces nicely

Aroma dark roast coffee/choc, sweet caramel

Mouthfeel moderate body, coats, fairly clean at end with slight cloy

Flavor complex, roast dominant, ripe fruity underneath, mild bite at finish

Finish slight coating, hops bite but don't quite clean it up, slight astringent roastiness on back of tongue

Overall more roasty than expected, a bit dry, could use more esters (ferment a bit warmer), less roasted malt.  Otherwise bump hops and call it porter. 

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