The work on the deck is about 50% done. I have been working for the last few weeks to get the concrete bases placed correctly.
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- Deck Framing
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- Deck Footings
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- Framed
Archive for April, 2010
First impression, I say earthy, Devon says, smells kinda skunked. It is very mild compared to the Belgian Ale we tasted previously. If Budweiser was to brew an english ale, I think it would taste a lot like this. The hops to me have a good flavor. I like the bitterness of hops and as we stated previously, Devon does not. I think what works well for Devon when it comes to a bitter beer is something that has a good deal of malt sweetness to offset the bitterness of the hops.
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- St. Peter’s Organic English Ale
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- St. Peter’s Organic English Ale
St. Peter’s Brewery
From the St. Peter’s Brewery description:
“Water is extracted from our own 300’ deep borehole and combined with Soil Association accredited light malted barley from Norfolk. Organic hops provide the distinctive palate. The yeast used is St. Peter’s own single strand variety. The result is a delicate, clean, crisp, lightly carbonated, traditional English Ale with a full ‘citrus hop’ aftertaste”
Overall, I think this beer has a good flavor, the bitterness of the hops are not too overpowering and the taste does not linger too long.
I think the best pairing for this beer would be pub fare. Something salty or greasy would go great with the flavor of this beer.
Tonight we are tasting “Poperings – Hommel Ale”
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- Poperings Hommel Ale
This beer is brewed in the heart of the Belgian hops region: Poperinge.
Poperings – Hommel Ale
This beer is indeed bitter, it has a light citrus taste and aroma and reminds me a very clean and crisp Sierra Nevada. It finishes clean with very little aftertaste of the bitter hops like I usually taste with a Sierra Nevada. It is slightly sweet with notes of citrus and honey. Devon smells aroma of peach, but I think its more of a citrus/fruit flavor. She does note that there is no flavor of peach.
As noted on “globalbeer.com”:
“Poperings Hommel ale is brewed with a blend of summer, winter and aromatic pale malts. The brewery has its own well where soft water is found, and only local grown hops from the Gold and Hallertau family are used.”
The soft water is probably what gives the clean finish and the aromatic malts give the citrus and honey aromas.
Devon, who prefers light lagers like PBR, Yuengling and Bud over bitters actually enjoyed this beer. I think we were both surprised with the flavor of the beer and the balance of the bitterness of the hops with the clean finish.
The sweetness of the malts helped to offset the bitterness of the hops. We were unable to find the actual IBC rating for this beer, but if I was to guess, I would say its around 20 or 30.