Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:31 am
Toasty is a like a crouton or bread crust, roasty is burnt toast.
I think of tart vs sour/acidic as different levels of the same thing. Tart is a little sour - a refreshing brightness. sour/acidic is puckering.
Grainy is like a mouthful of oatmeal, or maybe granola. It's really mostly like a sniff or taste of grain right out of the bag. Bready is more yeast derived, like the punched down loaf rising under a towel before baking.
Zesty is the pungent oil-derived aroma you get when peeling an orange, or maybe from a bite of marmalade. Citrus seems more subdued to me, like a glass of orange juice.
Mild and Spicy might be different levels of the same thing again - spicy means there is a lot of pepper/spice aroma and or flavor while mild means there is little of that?
What's on tap: Cream Ale, Imperial Blonde
Secondary: British Amber,
Primary: APA
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