Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Blues Bitter and more...

My father and Chrille had brewed a beer just for this festival. It’s an English style bitter, but they have added some American hops, Amarillo, to make it more “Bluesey”. Besides that they also used some English hops.

Blues Bitter (draft) 4,5%
It poured a hazy amber liquid with a huge foam that lasted a long time and left allot of lacing.

It smelled of grassy hops with a hint of citrus and grapefruit.

It tasted fresh with grassy and flowery hops and was very smooth in my mouth. Felt very easy to drink, but that also made it a bit watery. But it should work great on a sunny day and felt perfect for the Blues festival. Since you spend allot of time drinking beer during this festival it’s great to be able to do so without walking away on your forehead.
Total: 3,5/5

Julitta Chrilles clone (Bottle) 5%
Chrille took part in the Julitta project and this is the beer he made. The Julitta project is an experiment with different Swedish hops. A bunch of home brewers have then made beer from the different types of hops. This is Chrilles version and a fun fact is that his hops was from Södermanland so he used only ingredients from that region. The only thing that isn’t made or grown in Södermanland is the yeast.

It poured a cloudy golden liquid with a small foam that left some lacing.

It smelled of honey, hops, grass and hay.

It was very easy to drink, smooth but a bit watery with a strong taste of honey. An interesting project and it was fun to try it. Would work great on a hot sunny day.
Total: 2,2/5

Chrilles mystery beer nr 2
I got another bottle of mystery beer from Chrille. Last time it turned out to be a wheat bock. With some excitement I opened this bottle as well. Not knowing what was coming.

It poured a dark hazy amber liquid with a small foam that left some lacing. It had a very weak smell. It had a strong taste of iron and sulphur with just a hint of maple syrup. The iron was a bit too much for me and was apparently a result of the water that was used during the brew.

After tasting it Chrille said that it was an extract brew that he added some maple syrup to. It was made on May first so he named it Maple First. An interesting attempt but unfortunately the water ruined it.
Total: 1,2/5
I forgot to take pictures of the two Chrille-brews. So intead I give you two bonus pics:
Chrille made this loggo for his and my fathers brews.

This is the magic beer tap. We did our best to empty it but the beer just kept on pouring.

2 comments:

  1. I like your review of Blues Bitter. I think the same on the taste and are satisfied with the brew.

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  2. Yeah you should be it was just perfect for the Bluesfestival. I actually prefered drinking the Bluesbitter before the Busbelgo since it wasn't as alcoholic. It just suited the festival allot better. :)

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