Permalink Reply by jt on December 24, 2009 at 6:51pm
The Mot Brown Ale with Global Kolsch. In the keg a week and a delight - hits the spot
Brewed this half a dozen time with Malturop, a few with MO and as an extract with Munich, but this is good - go the kolsch !
Permalink Reply by MrC on December 30, 2009 at 7:40pm
Just opened a bottle of Wigram Spruce Beer. Last time I tried this beer I thought it had a belgian'esque quality and quite enjoyed it but this time it was all meat & honey. Yes, that's right, meat & honey! Overwhelming aroma of clover honey and luncheon sausage. Yuk, another drain pour! My second ever meat beer :-)
Yet again I returned to home brew for a nice beer.
Permalink Reply by MrC on December 30, 2009 at 8:00pm
My first meat beer was a lot more subtle than this one. I finished my first meat beer and still enjoyed the beer. This was like luncheon sausage that had been left out in the sun for a couple of days before adding to the fermenter after primary. It's what I imagine "late meating" would taste like.
I have beern thinking about this I wonder if the meat flavour that you are picking up is Umami?? Maybee its a flaw in the beer or its something in the ingredients that gives off this 8th sense??? And if it is Umami maybee your sensitive to it? now that could be a good thing!!!
Further;
There is a relationship between Unami and Glutamic acid, also Glutamic acid Amino Acids and Yeast intresting.