Sunday, November 13, 2011

Winter beer bottled!

Just finished bottling my winter ale, and it turned out to be rather ... interesting. I didn't realize the effect that cherries and oak were going to have on the beer, and I fear I may have used far too much. The beer starts off smooth and slightly sweet, then a bit of oakiness. The aftertaste is a sharp touch of cherry, followed by a lingering slight bitterness. I sort of like it, but the cherry flavor I'm hoping mellows out with a couple weeks in the bottle. Next year I may increase the ginger by 20% or so, and decrease the amount of cherries and oak by 20% or so. We'll see what it tastes like in a couple weeks and how it ages to make any recipe-changing decisions. Who knows? The ginger flavor could come out strong, only time will tell.

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