That's right, the best part of making beer is tasting the beer. Right now I'm sampling linebacker dopplebock and blue lightning. Both beers are by mr.beer, but that doesn't discredit them in any way. Since I'm working on two beers right now, lets start with the dopplebock.
The dopplebock came out a nice dark brown, just barely opaque. At first sip, I was a bit of overwhelmed by the bitterness, but as i continue it is starting to grow on me. Once past the bitterness the malt is more noticeable.
The blue lightning is a little too sweet. The sweetness however is not any fault of the recipe, but rather the honey used. Rather than use the standard fair of clover honey, I decided to use an organic wildflower honey, which also contributed to the beer being a bit darker than expected. While darker than expected, the beer is still a nice amber color. My only complaint is that the sweetness of the honey overwhelms any hint of blueberry taste.
In the next few days, I will hopefully have an update on my apple cider. I'm going to try and get that in the secondary fermenter tomorrow.
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