tasting #002 simcoe circle pit

Appearance - Look left. Crisp white head with great retention and decent lacing. Body is golden and unfiltered (it’s homebrew!) but still surprisingly clear. The ’super’ irish moss I have been using is doing an excellent job. I have been thrilled how my first two beers have looked.


Aroma – Sweet with a hoppy, citrus edge. The malt sweetness came out a little stronger than I would have liked, but the citrus zest is working well with the simcoe dry hop. Refreshing! Swirling the glass allows the lime/orange zest to punch out even more, but they could use some stronger hoppy background (considering dry hopping with a simcoe/cascade split next time).


Taste – The taste is clean and ends somewhat sweet. Not as bad as 1.001, but their is a slightly sweet malt twang on the end. Still! I am very proud of the improvement in this one! Excellent mouthfeel, the carbonation is right on. I would very much like to repeat this batch with a different seeping grain (maybe a crystal) and with 10-15 more IBUs from cascade hops. Great summer beer!


Jenny says she enjoys it as well, and gave me a 35/50…a massive step up from 9/50 in batch #1.001. I’d love to do this one again!

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