The Scientist
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drinking the range now, come join me and browndog while they last
Would love to... But quiet day at home today.
4 great beers.... Do yourself a flavour and get yourself a palate cleanser for between each beer. Does mean you'll have 5 beers on the go though :chug:
@ LRG... every now and then I was getting that slight smoke/roast thing going on in mine. Not intended but does add a little intrigue.
I'm surprised there is any of yours left after you shamed everyone in the pub into buying schooners of it :lol: .
Talking with Winkle... we've come to the conclusion that it could be the Special B lending a bit of roastiness. It's a pretty dark crystal so could impart those flavours in the right conditions. My home version does not have that as pronounced, but i think it can still only just be found.I liked that roast bitterness. Not what I was expecting - it's almost a cross between a Black IPA and a regular IPA. I actually got more bitterness (apparent) on the tongue from the roast, yet the flavour of the roast wasn't incredibly strong.
SWMBO had a sip, and didn't find it too bitter - she actually liked it. I think I'm slowly getting her used to bitterness, though she doesn't like "hoppiness flavour", despite most of my APA being at 30 (started at 25) and climbing, from a 30 minute small addition and a large 10 minute addition.
I'm conditioning her toward tolerance for IPA levels of bitterness.
Goomba
Talking with Winkle... we've come to the conclusion that it could be the Special B lending a bit of roastiness. It's a pretty dark crystal so could impart those flavours in the right conditions. My home version does not have that as pronounced, but i think it can still only just be found.
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