Saturday, January 25, 2020

Batch 199 Amber lager tasting notes

Cold from tap

Pours brown, hazy, transparent, very light tan fine head that stays at the edge, laces

Aroma malt forward with bright yeast fruit, subtle roast blended with spicy hops beneath

Mouthfeel light body, clean carbonation, a bit of roasty bitterness

Flavor roast forward, dominates otherwise almost dish-raggy (fruity) pils, roasty sweetness at end

Finishes with roasty edge and some malt bitterness, malt sweetness helps here

Overall this is just an odd combination here, the roasty sweetness is interesting, but the dishrag in the middle is hard to identify and off-putting.  Probably just the yeast that doesn't blend well with the roastiness.  Hops match up ok, all else considered.

Note from late March: tastes like whiskey, but a fruity beer with whiskey flavor. 

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