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mashani · Post by **mashani** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:34 am

One of the Roggenbiers I whipped up. Rye banana bread with plum jam and sprinkled with spices. Except in liquid form.

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Post by **BlackDuck** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:49 pm

I'm drinking a Bikini Beer IPA from Evil Twin Brewing. This is quite a tasty beer, especially at only 2.7% ABV. Yup, 2.7%, it's not a typo. I've got to do a little reading on this. The hops are different than I'm used to. Kind of spicy, and floral I think. It's different, but pretty darn good. I think Swen is the one that recommended this....so thanks!!

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EDIT. So as this warms up a bit, the aroma and flavor are more grapefruit than spicy.

Post by **Beer-lord** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 9:06 pm

Looks perfectly 'normal'. How much does it taste like a low ABV beer?

Post by **BlackDuck** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 9:12 pm

It doesn't really taste like a low ABV beer at all. It might be a touch thinner in the mouthfeel than a regular IPA, but not too much.

Rebel_B · Post by **Rebel_B** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:42 am

Mac & Jack's Ibis IPA

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swenocha · Post by **swenocha** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 1:22 pm

BlackDuck wrote:I'm drinking a Bikini Beer IPA from Evil Twin Brewing. This is quite a tasty beer, especially at only 2.7% ABV. Yup, 2.7%, it's not a typo. I've got to do a little reading on this. The hops are different than I'm used to. Kind of spicy, and floral I think. It's different, but pretty darn good. I think Swen is the one that recommended this....so thanks!!
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EDIT. So as this warms up a bit, the aroma and flavor are more grapefruit than spicy.

It really doesn't taste like a light beer, does it? Pretty crazy...

Post by **BlackDuck** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 2:10 pm

swenocha wrote:
BlackDuck wrote:I'm drinking a Bikini Beer IPA from Evil Twin Brewing. This is quite a tasty beer, especially at only 2.7% ABV. Yup, 2.7%, it's not a typo. I've got to do a little reading on this. The hops are different than I'm used to. Kind of spicy, and floral I think. It's different, but pretty darn good. I think Swen is the one that recommended this....so thanks!!
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1417657889.931416.jpg
EDIT. So as this warms up a bit, the aroma and flavor are more grapefruit than spicy.
It really doesn't taste like a light beer, does it? Pretty crazy...

Not all.

By the way, I found that Evil Twin partnered with Brooklyn Brew Shop and provided a one gallon kit for homebrewers. The .pdf file of the instructions I found doesn't list the grain bill, but it shows Simcoe and Falconers Flight as the hops.

jimjohson · Post by **jimjohson** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:51 pm

one of my Bengal in the Ryes

Post by **philm00x** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:01 pm

Went to homebrew club meeting today and had all sorts of beers, from an apricot ipa to an oak smoked wheat ale that tasted like bacon (fuhmazing!)

jimjohson · Post by **jimjohson** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:34 pm

bacon beer??? I think you found heaven.

DirtRacer · Post by **DirtRacer** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:18 am

My first non hme brew, the Octoberfest beer I figured up with qBrew. About 2.5 weeks in the bottle plus a couple or so days in the fridge, and it's better than I expected.

zorak1066 · Post by **zorak1066** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:49 am

earlier today had a 1 liter bottle of a modified rye stout.. 2.5 gal batch (I think the recipe was:)
0.25 lbs Chocolate malt
0.25 lbs English Black Malt
0.25 lbs English Dark Crystal.. think I steeped carafoam too in there.. cant recall atm.
can of cbw Rye malt syrup 3+ lb can
1/2 oz Warrior (60 min)

us04 yeast... fermented cool side of range.. about 60f.

I missed my original gravity due to electric stove being crap and got p'd off... so after week one I took 1/2 lb of crappy dark Belgium SUGAR I had laying around.. the cheap stuff... melted it in some boiled water and cooled. I pitched it into the fermenter. after about 1.5 months of carb/conditioning time.. it's pretty darn good!

it has a good rye presence.. with a hint of Italian black licorice... some coffee and roasty notes... and the yeast gave it some slight apple-y fruity notes but very slight.

it's always good when you get experiences like this... where something you thought was going to come out utter garbage because of one mistake or another comes out perfection!

swenocha · Post by **swenocha** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:21 pm

My ESB is the best it's ever been at 2 years in the bottle...

alb · Post by **alb** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:24 pm

Swen, the Christmas tree in the background is a nice touch!

Post by **Beer-lord** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:29 pm

I've got an ESB on my radar. Just have so much others to get to first.
Can't get any good ones locally.

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