mac batch #2: first taste of Sierra Naomi

Posted by – 2010-02-13

[2010-02-13]  It has been a week since I bottled this batch, so, typically impatient, I chilled one down on the back deck to have a taste.  Not too energetic on the pour yet, though it did form a bit of  a head when I poured right down the middle.  Also, I overcooled it a bit, so had it been at a slightly warmer temp, it might have been a little fizzier.

This is actually quite a delicious brew.  I was concerned that the dry hopping might make for a smack across the face of hop aroma, but I think this has really good balance.  I really like the Cascade flavor, I think they’ll become a staple of my brewing for American pale ales.  I’m very pleased.  Hopefully it gets even better after another week or two in the bottles, but I’m going to have a hard time staying away from them in the mean time.

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