sampled while packaging. Light caramel color, sweet aftertaste, strong alcohol aroma which i'm hoping subsides after some aging (as usual). Not much citrus aroma or flavor for using so much cascade as noted in earlier tasting notes.
sampled while taking FG reading. This seems to be heading more toward a strong pale ale than an IPA at this stage. Not overly bitter, not a strong hoppy aroma. Wondering if Mike's hops were harvested a bit too early? Not picking up as much of the orange or citrus flavor or aroma i'd expect with this much cascade hops in the recipe. Might also be a low alpha yeild this year due to the heavy rain?
