I changed up the recipe a bit for this beer in order to enter it into an organic homebrew competition. I wrote about the changes, including the recipe here. I have no idea how the beer will fare in the actual competition. I think it might be a bit too light in color for a stout, and the flavor and abv don't really fit into any category.With that being said, I think this is probably the best beer I've made. My friends have given me good feedback and my wife, not a dark beer fan at all, really likes it. The ultimate goal of this beer was to balance the roasty-chocolate flavors of a stout with some citrus sweetness. Here are my thoughts:
It pours a dark chocolate color, with some reddish hues, and a finger of light khaki head. There are aromas of chocolate, caramel and citrus. Slightly roasty and very chocolatey with a nice orange/fruity finish. Overall, this beer is sweet and has a smooth mouthfeel and drinkability. No alcohol presence, and a nice flavor balance between the chocolate-stout and the fruity finish. This beer will clearly become part of my rotation, and regardless of the turn out, I'm glad I entered into the competition because it forced me to reconfigure the recipe to be 100% organic. Also, the addition of mango preserve enhances the fruitiness and while not entirely noticeable, I think that combined with the orange maramalde, it gives the stout that much more of a tropical fruit presence.
Salud!
Bearded Brewer
1 comments:
I have no idea how the beer will fare in the actual competition. I think it might be a bit too light in color for a stout, and the flavor and abv don't really fit into any category.
I've only ever had one of my beers judged and I appreciated the feedback, but it still left me wondering if the judges could appreciate the whole beer independently of its supposed style and parts.
-What is it?
-Beer.
-What kind of beer?
-Eh, dark?
-Yes, but what kind of beer?
-You're right, it's beer. Do you like it?
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