RCE - Kealia and bucknut

[Brewbirds]

Wow those are as close to identical as any I've seen and they sound awesome.

Now as I understand it on this side Steve's was bottled and yours was a first or second draw from the tap?

The head color looks identical but in Steve's I'm seeing some great big bubbles rising up so how would you compare the carb levels and head retention between the two?

Curious if there are differences you can notice between one being bottled and the other being kegged.

I know you said that yours wasn't as clear but that is typical for the first few glasses from a keg correct?


I love the RCE threads.

[Kealia]

Wow those are as close to identical as any I've seen and they sound awesome.

Now as I understand it on this side Steve's was bottled and yours was a first or second draw from the tap?

Steve's was bottled from the keg and mine was poured directly from the tap when I did this.

The head color looks identical but in Steve's I'm seeing some great big bubbles rising up so how would you compare the carb levels and head retention between the two?

I'd say the carb levels were identical. The head retention was comparable, too.

Curious if there are differences you can notice between one being bottled and the other being kegged.

None at all.

I know you said that yours wasn't as clear but that is typical for the first few glasses from a keg correct?

With a dry-hop, yes. What you can't tell from the pic is that these are 3-4oz glasses, not full pint glasses. By the time I pulled a full pint of my own it was much clearer than my sample pic was.

This was a lot of fun to brew and compare. I'm amazed at how close they came out. It will be interesting to see what Steve thinks when he receives mine in a few days.

[Brewbirds]

Agreed as I think those are the most closely matched I've seen from any of the RCEs so far. It is amazing how spot on you two were, totally awesome job of coming together for this brew guys.

Congrats to you both on this collaboration.

Gotta love The Hat for coming up with this.

[bucknut]

Just received Ron's beer today, so I'll do a side by side of our brews sometime this weekend......stay tuned

[bucknut]

Did a blind taste test of our ipa..........


Had the wife pour them and tried to pick mine, took me awhile and honestly wasn't 100% sure. I was blown away by how much they tasted the same, Ron's is on the right.

Smell, no difference at all really. Lots of citrus from the Amarillo
Taste, not much diff here either. Ron's was a bit more toward the bitter side and mine had a little more malt sweetness, which was prob the higher abv coming through.

A very well made ipa and was just what I hoped it would turn out to be. I want to give a big shout out to Dave for putting this together and can't wait for the next RCE to come around.

[Kealia]

Awesome, glad they turned out the way they did!

This was a lot of fun and you were a great partner to work with. I'm keeping this recipe and doing it again. I had an imperial pint last night and loved every drip of it.

[Inkleg]

Nice team work you two. Those are two great same looking beers.

[BlackDuck]

Nice job guys. Looks very tasty.