2015 Advent December 26A - The Wannabe

[dean2k]

Once upon a time I went to the Rockbottom and Nash had put out a dark mild beer hammered with west coast hopppy goodness called The Rookie. So here's my advent contribution inspired by the idea of a west coast dark-ish mild. But it ain't no Rookie.

The Wannabe ~ 6 gallons
OG 1.039
FG 1.010
abv 3.8%
IBU 28
SRM 17
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Marris Otter - 6.5 lbs (77%)
Flaked Barely - 0.5 lbs (6%)
Victory - 0.5 lbs (6%)
Carastan 30 - 6oz (5%)
Carafa II - 5oz (4%)
CaraAroma - 2.5oz (2%)

0.4oz Columbus @ 45 mins - 21 IBU
1oz Falconers Flight @ 5mins - 7 IBU

S-04


NOTE: the 5 minute addition was supposed to be Simcoe, but the fridge was bare. I also would have added a 5 day Simcoe/Columbus dry hop, but had to skip out on this go

[GAM]

Dry hop would have been nice, but the beer is right up my alley. Can't wait. Mine is 4" ish and a brown.

S

[dean2k]

Thanks Sandy. Small brown sounds real nice. Mine should be alright, but more muted than I originally intended. Safer this time around, I guess. Hope you like it.

Cheers.

[Broob]

Dry hop would have been nice, but the beer is right up my alley. Can't wait. Mine is 4" ish and a brown.

S

Any body else see that he said his is 4"?

[Keith]

Dry hop would have been nice, but the beer is right up my alley. Can't wait. Mine is 4" ish and a brown.

S

Any body else see that he said his is 4"?

Doesn't surprise me. However it being brown does.

[dean2k]

[GAM]

Fuck you Keith!

S

[Keith]

Fuck you Keith!

S

Not with 4"

[dean2k]

Fuck you Keith!

S

Not with 4"

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[dean2k]

Did some quality control testing on the extras. It's okay, but I still think the recipe works better with Simcoe. Next version will also forego the Carafa in favour of pale chocolate

[HoweFox]

Drinking this now. Carb is a bit low but I think milds are a a bit lower on the carb level anyway. Agreed some dry hopping would have been nice on this. No flaws that I can detect...not really a style I love but still enjoying it.

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[LiverDance]

Nice session beer. I could drink a bunch of this

[pet lion]

Very nice, clear looking brown. Carbonation is light and head is thin. Not getting a lot on the nose. A bit of hoppiness and some malt notes. Bitterness is bordering on being too much but that is hard trick with this style. Could use a bit more late/dry hop. Otherwise a pleasant beer to end my night. Cheers!

[mumblecrunch]

An amazingly clear beer and the carbonation is spot-on for the style as far as I'm concerned. I think I would have liked the bitterness level a little more if there had been more in the way of hop flavor/aroma. A very well-made beer that I thoroughly enjoyed; hopefully you get the recipe/ingredients to your liking and we get another chance to try it. Thanks!!

[Broob]

I think my bias hurt me on this one. Mild is one of my favourite styles and I make it a lot. I always feel like it should be an English hop(s). It was a great beer but my preference for the style is English hops. I may have to play around with American hops. Thanks.

[Woody]

I'm really late getting to the last few. Just having this now. I'm enjoying the malt and hop combination. The carbonation is great. Good job!

[dean2k]

Thanks!

[Keith]

Delicious. Very easy drinking. Could drink this again.

[dean2k]

Delicious. Very easy drinking. Could drink this again.

Thanks Keith. I have a couple left in the cellar and I find the flavours starting to fade a bit, so glad you liked it.