Nose is…odd. Has a malty quality, to it with almost a vanilla note? It makes me think, just a little bit, of nougat from a candy bar.
While the head on the beer dies down pretty quick, the scent remains, and it carries into the beer. A prominent malt element there but it steps back just shy of caramel. The finish, now here’s where things get weird. The hop bitterness comes on pretty hard, which is a surprise, but there is also a pleasant pop on the finish, when the bubbles kick in to keep things in check.
It’s really drinkable, which is something I don’t know that I’ve gotten to say about my beers too often.
Still, I’ve been trying to simplify and really drill down into beers that are just a few ingredients and for this one, at least, it’s been a working out.
Brew date: 5/3/30
Steeping grains
4 lb Serenade Vienna
3 lb Bohemian Pilsner
Fermentables: 3 lb ExLME
Hops
1.75 oz Mt Hood, .5 oz German Blanc hops @60
.25 Mt Hood, .5 oz German Blanc @5
Yeast: Imperial House
OG: 1.061
FG: 1.01
Bottled 5/10 (Smells a little apple-y at bottling)
ABV: 6.9%
A pint for Dionysus 