Angusa SIPA (Bottle)
It poured a hazy amber liquid with a medium sized white foam (small bubbles) that left very little lacing.
It had a weak but fresh smell of hops, malt, fruits and citrus.
The mouthfeel was a mix of both smooth and stingy, but mostly smooth. The body was light and it had a medium bitterness. The most noticeable taste was yeast, but also malt, white bread and a hint of hops and banana.
Total: 2,9/5
Now lets see if I can come with something constructive:
I think this beer could benefit from some more aroma hops. The bitterness feels just right it's just the taste of hops that feels a bit low. It might just be a result of the hops, but a possible solution could be to switch some hops from the start to the end of the boiling.
Another thing would be to get a slightly thicker body, possibly by switching malt. We did this when changing the recipe from DBH1 to DBH2 to get a thicker body.
Thoose are the only things I can come up with at this point. Good job on the brew Joe, looking forward to trying your belgian ale.
Got an email from Joakim and he pointed out that it was a Swedish Pale Ale. I have updated the post accordingly :)
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Kan tillägga att SPAn hade en ABV på 5,0% med ett OG på 1050, vilket var ganska så mycket lägre en planerat plus att IBUn låg på 50. Vi var med andra ord riktigt oroliga för att den skulle bli sjukt obalanserad men lite lagring förändrade allt!
Ja obalanserad var den verkligen inte. Funkar nog dessutom bättre på sommaren än vintern. Kan tänka mig att en sån här skulle funka i solen. Har ni gjort någon etikett till denna än förresten?
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