So, I’m 20 days in on secondary of a lager @40*.
At 10 days in, it brought back memories of upstate NY beer gardens. Kinda smelled like Schultz and Dooley peeing in Hemlock Lake. If you get that reference you best be retired!
Today two of us evaluated the beer. Totally changed. Both picked up on alcohol and malt and the hops w/ great warmth. Curious thing is it made the roof of our mouths itch like a sharp cheddar.
The only reference I’ve come across is the same effect from Dale’s Pale Ale brewed by Oscar Blues Brewery, here in Colorado. Most of their styles are over the top in strength, think Dogfish Brewery in the old west.
Yeast is Saflager W34/70. Hops are Northern Brewer, Malts are light and Munich.
Can’t wait for this to fully mature seeing as I just drank the last of my NEPA & only hard cider left on tap.
Any & all comments welcome.