What’s On Tap?

Here’s what I’ve got… last updated 5/22/2012

Kegged:

Jeff’s Pale Ale - American Pale Ale, 5.1% ABV. - My spring seasonal.  A nicely balanced pale ale that showcases two of my favorite hops, Chinook and Cascade.

Black Betty v2.0 – Black IPA, 8.1% ABV -  The recipe is inspired by Stone Brewing Co.’s Sublimely Self Righteous ale.  A nice brew with a smooth flavor from the dark malts backed up by a nice firm bitterness that doesn’t bite too much.

Steaming Mad! – Dark Steam Ale (California Common), 5.0% ABV. – An experimental ale brewed on a cantankerous brew day using a recipe that didn’t quite come out as I had hoped.  It’s not terrible, but it’s not one I’m proud of.  Although, I find the later in the night I drink it, the better it tastes…

Good Morning, Midnight - Imperial Stout, 7.5% ABV. – An imperial stout brewed with chocolate, oatmeal and two different types of coffee (added at different parts of the process).

Pomegranate Mead (Melomel) – 10.2% ABV – A dry honey wine made with wildflower honey and back sweetened with pomegranate concentrate.  The pomegranate was a little more tart than I had anticipated, so it’s a fairly dry and tart melomel.

Bottled:

Berlinner Weisse – 3.4% ABV.  This light German sour beer is an easy drinking beer with a nice tart kick from some lactic acid created by bacteria added (on purpose) to the fermentation.  This one will probably be ready to drink in September.

In The Fermenter:

Tallow Mead – 12.2% ABV – A sweet mead (honey wine) made using Tallow honey.  Brewed at the 2012 Cane Island Alers annual mead brew-in.  Should be ready to drink sometime in July, but I’ll probably age it until winter.