Thursday, December 16, 2010

Oaked Bourbon Stout, FINALLY on tap!

So I'm a few days late on the update, actually, 6 to be exact.  At any rate, it's finally on tap in the DLR-kegerator!  I pulled a sample on Friday 11/12 and to my surprise, this custom beer (it was my first 'from scratch' creation) had a pretty solid coffee flavor.  While I like coffee stouts, that's not at all the flavor I was going for, and I was hoping things would continue to mellow out.  Since I had also put the bourbon soaked oak in the secondary, I was at least expecting a hint of both.  The only thing there was a TINY bit of the bourbon.  So, since I had some time I went ahead and soaked some more chips in the Makers and added it to the carboy on 11/16.  That sat for another 3 weeks when I finally got another taste while kegging.  As a good friend put it, "Damn dude, this is probably your best one yet!"  Yep, I will go ahead and say I'm very happy with how this one turned out; it'll have to go into the rotation.  It's got a slight bourbon flavor, and still has your standard chocolatey stout flavor.  Not to mention how smooth it is!  The final ABV: 6.5%

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