Thoughts: Quirky, but it grows on you. It smells like plain rye bread, so the sweetness of the honey is somewhat surprising at first taste. I thought the mint would be more prevalent, but it reduces to just a hint, combining with the sweetness of honey and apple. There’s some fizziness from the residual carbonating,…
Month: June 2013
Fossoway Red Apple Wine
Thoughts: This is by far one of my favorite wacky historical brews so far. What a powerhouse of flavors, and THAT COLOR! As the brew started to ferment, it tasted smelled healthy and earthy, like beets fresh-pulled from the ground, and apples fallen from the tree. I would recommend just that juice, if the finished…
Apple Beer SG – Maple Oatmeal Scones
Thoughts: Dense, lightly spiced, and a little too easy to eat, these might be my favorite use yet of spent grain. They’re hearty, but the spent grain doesn’t overwhelm the scone, giving it instead a rustic, country-cottage feel. They’re much heftier than my usual batch of currant scones, so I might continue to try and…
Game of Brews 