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Okay, so it's really Jamil's from Classic Brewing Styles.
I thought I better post this, because it's a bottle conditioned number, and I only bottled it two days ago (7th of April).... Best to not open it till it feels carbed. Could probably deal with a week in the fridge too (upright) if ya wanna be a real pedant.
Enjoy!
American Stout
13-E American Stout
Author: Jamil
Size: 6.0 gal
Original Gravity: 1.074
Bitterness: 74.1 (35.0 - 75.0)
Ingredients:
7 kg NZ 2-row (I think I saw Mike using malt from the "NZ Pilsner" bucket.
.35 kg Chocolate Malt
350 g Crystal 75
.45 kg Roast Barley
33.0 g Warrior (16.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
26.0 g Centennial (10.0%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
ferment at 19degrees with 2nd gen US05.
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This review is nearly a week old, we enjoyed this with Andrews stout back to back. The review was done by committee with a few craft beer noobs, though all were very open minded and enthusiastic (and well versed in the art of downing more popular alcoholic beverages)... some quotes:
Beer pours filthy black
Appropriately few bubbles
Sweet roasty aroma
Chocolate and roasty in flavour becoming more prominent and 'burnt' as beer warms
Fairly bitter finish that combined with the strong, verging on astringent, roastiness would make it a 'night cap/small doses' beer
Overall impression: a tasty stout on the roasty side of things
cheers mate!
Deep black with minimal head from the tame pour I gave this one. The first aroma I get is cherry ripe - fruity with a dense dark roasty chocolate backgound. This is smelling glorious!
Smooth long lighter roast flavours throughout the palate with a slight sweetness and simultaneously a wee hint of an acrid finish. There's a warming alcohol presence but all in keeping with the flavours and aromatics.
What a cracking stout - this goes to the top of my list for favourite beers so far on the swap. The mouthfeel is smooth and has a bit of heft but isn't syrupy at all.
Coming back to my first comment about a month ago - I am definitely going to brew this one. Thanks for this Stu - well brewed in my book for sure. Cheers
Just finishing this one up now, and I'm enjoying it. Very dense black in the glass, zero head. Chocolatey roast aroma. On the palate it's dark through and through - chocolate and roast coming in strong with a full body to it that makes it almost chewy. The carbonation is very low, but there's still a nice tingle on the tongue. Bitterness is good to balance the big body. Some alcohol warmth in the chest, which suits the crappy weather outside pretty well.
Overall very enjoyable thanks Stu.
I got very low carbonation, but weighing that up with other beers from the swap, it seems that a low carb is desired..?
Okay, um... black as all hell, mild on the flavours at first but the hops start to come through and the bitterness kicks in...
A great beer indeed, and makes you a little weak in the knees if you already had a few...
Thanks for the swap Stu.. could drink a few more of these..
Cheers \m/
Served at 10 degrees and we enjoyed this one more and more as it warmed up. Fashionably low carbonation. Initially only the roast and coffee flavours showed though with a touch of asstringancy. As it got warmer some fruits started to pop up. Raisin and a little chocolate showing through. Nice colour and appearence though i am only noticing it at the bottom of the glass (as with all stouts, not when eveything starts to look good). Nice and dark with red highlights.
Cheers!
Jimmy & Richard
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