2015 Advent: December 6

[Highland Brewer]

Drunken Brewer Pale Ale

Marris Otter 40%
2-Row 40%
Munich 10%
Crystal 40 5%
Carapils 5%

Mash 60min @152f

1.0oz FF 60min
0.5oz FF 30min
0.25 FF 15min
0.25 FF 5min

Dry pitched Nottingham @67f

[jmacdonald]

Thanks for sharing! Nice easy drinker.

[mumblecrunch]

Little bit of British-style sweetness, but not heavy at all. Would have liked a little more hops on the nose, but no mistake, a fine pale ale. Thanks!

[Buccaneer]

I really enjoyed this. I've only seen a beer that orange one other time. I'm glad others got to it before me and noted the toast flavour. I've been wondering what that is, exactly, and now I know. Thanks!

[Woody]

Drew it was nice to have met you at the exchange and have a chat. I passed the beer to my wife after I had a sip and her words were "that is really nice, I like it". She hates my hop bombs. I see your percentages but I'm curious about your gravity? Bitterness is low but on par for a pale ale and has some nice citrus notes. It's a solid beer. Thanks!

[John G]

Although I'm not participating in the Advent (which I am regretting immensely), I am reading everyone's tasting notes and their recipes with great interest.

This Pale Ale recipe is very similar to one I have just kegged recently which I based on a 2009 BYO magazine clone recipe of Honker's Ale, although I changed the hops out. I'm interested in seeing how much influence Drew's use of 50:50 MO and Cdn 2-row has compared to my 100% MO base malt. The other malt proportions used are very similar. I used 1/2 and 1 oz hop additions instead of 1/4 and 1/2 oz, but they were american west coast varieties like Drew's, so a malt taste and aroma comparison would be interesting.

I wonder if I can tease out the taste profile of Drew's entry from everyone's comments to compare to mine. Sort of a tele-judging.

[amartin]

This is easy drinking, isn't it? If I was judging this as an APA I'd say the malt presence is a little high, but fuck it, I like it this way. I like how it's balanced, and that the late hops are there but not overpowering. Good job!

[GAM]

I wonder if I can tease out the taste profile of Drew's entry from everyone's comments to compare to mine. Sort of a tele-judging.

John

I'm 3 behind. Come over tomorrow night and we'll rip through them.

S

[mackay85]

Great beer. Enjoyed it quite a bit tonight! Thanks

[John G]

I wonder if I can tease out the taste profile of Drew's entry from everyone's comments to compare to mine. Sort of a tele-judging.

John

I'm 3 behind. Come over tomorrow night and we'll rip through them.

S

Sounds good to me!

[GAM]

I wonder if I can tease out the taste profile of Drew's entry from everyone's comments to compare to mine. Sort of a tele-judging.

John

I'm 3 behind. Come over tomorrow night and we'll rip through them.

S

Sounds good to me!

7ish?

S

[pet lion]

Thin head and light carbonation. Hazy orange in colour. Lightly malty on the nose. Pleasant balance of malts and hops. A quite tasty pale ale.

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[John G]

John

I'm 3 behind. Come over tomorrow night and we'll rip through them.

S

Sounds good to me!

7ish?

S

Ok sounds good.
I'll bring my pale ale over as well.

[Keith]

Great job on the beer. Enjoyed this one tonight.