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Not bad, I think I must be getting used to hoppy bitterness. It's definitely THERE but it's not overwhelming. I think I'm definitely going to have to try Urbock or Tankhouse Ale again for comparaison when I'm done this batch of beer...
 
Last weekend I had a Harp lager, it was quite pleasant, passed the three-gulp test just fine. I didn't note anything particularly bitter, nor did I notice anything particular about the body or anything.
 
Thanks for the suggestions, I will keep an eye out next shopping spree but I don't know if those are available here.
 
Admittedly I haven't kept up with all of this one. Have you come across Young's Double Chocolate Stout yet? Not sure it really qualifies as a beer for those looking to experience "beer", but it's quite good.

If you can find it, try Bell's Two Hearted.
 
I have had a chocolate stout but I'm not sure which one it was, and I couldn't really taste any chocolate in it... of course I'd just come out of momentary shock (split some knuckles) so perhaps my memory is a little clouded :)

Tonight I think I shall indulge in the Great Lakes Brewery Pumpkin Ale. All 650 ml are gonna knock me flat... although I'm sure it's only fair, considering what we did to three trailerloads of innocent pumpkins yesterday with swords, axes, sledgehammers, axes and a shovel...
 
The bitterness in this pumpkin ale was front-of-mouth instead of back of tongue which is an interesting observation. I wish they'd gone a little heavier on the spices though.
 
Young's is worth trying, even if you've had it before. It's very chocolate.

I've never had a pumpkin beer I've really enjoyed. Some are palatable, and that is the best I've said concerning pumpkin. I always think the spices are overdone (and the pumpkin absent or underrepresented), maybe I should go find the Great Lakes one.
 
akueck said:
Young's is worth trying, even if you've had it before. It's very chocolate.

I've never had a pumpkin beer I've really enjoyed. Some are palatable, and that is the best I've said concerning pumpkin. I always think the spices are overdone (and the pumpkin absent or underrepresented), maybe I should go find the Great Lakes one.
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I like mixing the Young's Double Chocolate with Wells' Banana Bread beer - it make a great 'Dirty Banana'! ;D
 
I've not had a pumpkin ale I've liked yet either, I agree about the spices, and I've just never really been into "desert" spices very much, unless it's in a chai tea or some such.
 
Well, it was a local brew pub's pumpkin ale I had last year that got me into this whole "maybe I want to try making beer" thing in the first place... they sprinkled some spices on top of the foam and it was just lovely stuff. Maybe next time I get my hands on a pumpkin ale I'll try that...

...and I think I'll leave the banana bread beer on the shelf. Bleah.
 
Yes but banana is last on my list for flavours I like... the only reason I made banana wine was that I read it was good for blending and I got enough bananas to make 5 gal for something like $3...
 
Tried the Brew in a Bottle pilsner. I think I'd like this mixed with their cervesa, it was a little bit more hoppy-bitter than I think I like.
 
A Hoot

All,
I have to say, since I have been reading this Forum, I have been impressed with the scope and bredth of knowledge and the willingness to share that.
But this thread has been a hoot!
Who would have thought of an Ice Cream Beer Float! Given my choice I'd take ice cream over beer, but now I can have both!

BTW, if you happen to be in Anchorage Alaska, drop by the Glacier Bay Brewhouse and have a "Green Monster" It is a wet hopped IPA that is the best ever. Not bitter but the green hops make for a great treat. Uh, I wouldn't recommend it with Ice Cream though...
 
I know this thread is well trod, but I just started to peruse it.
If you're still looking to brew, CG, I would recommend sampling some commercial brown ales. Big Sky's Moose Drool, Samuel Smith's Nut Brown, Newcastle of course. Then try brewing one based on a clone recipe anywhere online.

Brown's are forgiving on the homebrew end, and generally easier on the pocket book as long as you stick with a basic recipe. Not hop-complicated. And they tend toward malt-sweet rather than hoppy.

I've made many more beers than meads and brown's are still my favorite.

My 2 cents...
 
Thanks guys. :) I've still got plenty of "homework" left to do (I'm cheap so I keep my house cold and don't like drinking cold beverages in the winter) from the last batch I bought, so I'll keep that in mind.
 
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