Pours a nice white pillowy head that stands and lingers. Is pretty aromatic. Nice soft mouthfeel. A little hot/astringent like sand paper on the tongue. Perhaps over sparging or lack of temperature control is the culprit. All in all, this base beer shows promise for APA and IPA.
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