Bugeater's Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Amber

[troybinso]

Has anybody tried putting actual raisins in this beer? Or any beer? This one is on my short list for this fall, but I would like to put real raisins in the boil, or maybe the fermenter. Boiled and cooled?

[brewinhard]

Has anybody tried putting actual raisins in this beer? Or any beer? This one is on my short list for this fall, but I would like to put real raisins in the boil, or maybe the fermenter. Boiled and cooled?

I added raisins to a Belgian style Quadrupel a few years back. I added them at the last few minutes in the boil and made sure to transfer them into the fermenter as well. Interesting addition it made to the beer. If you wanted to go into the fermenter only then maybe you could soak them in some everclear or vodka, or rum or bourbon for a week or so. Just some ideas...

[DannyW]

When entering this beer in competitions what has worked well for a designated base beer style? Seems not bitter enough for american amber, Cal common, or any of the Bitters; not german enough for the alts. Maybe Irish Red?

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

When entering this beer in competitions what has worked well for a designated base beer style? Seems not bitter enough for american amber, Cal common, or any of the Bitters; not german enough for the alts. Maybe Irish Red?

Aw, Geez! I was saving twelve bottles for future comps. I was going to enter them under amber, but now you got me wondering too.

Maybe if i enter it with a base style of "underhopped American Amber"?

This is why I hate competitions.

[Travisty]

I would think it would be a great fit for category 25 spice, herb, or vegetable beer. Do you need to specify the base beer style for that category?

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

I would think it would be a great fit for category 25 spice, herb, or vegetable beer. Do you need to specify the base beer style for that category?

Yes.

THE ENTRANT MUST SPECIFY THE UNDERLYING BEER STYLE AS WELL AS THE TYPE OF SPICES, HERBS, OR VEGETABLES USED. IF THIS BEER IS BASED ON A CLASSIC STYLE (E.G., BLONDE ALE) THEN THE SPECIFIC STYLE MUST BE SPECIFIED. CLASSIC STYLES DO NOT HAVE TO BE CITED (E.G., “PORTER” OR “WHEAT ALE” IS ACCEPTABLE). THE TYPE OF SPICES, HERBS, OR VEGETABLES MUST ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED.

[DannyW]

THE ENTRANT MUST SPECIFY THE UNDERLYING BEER STYLE AS WELL AS THE TYPE OF SPICES, HERBS, OR VEGETABLES USED. IF THIS BEER IS BASED ON A CLASSIC STYLE (E.G., BLONDE ALE) THEN THE SPECIFIC STYLE MUST BE SPECIFIED. CLASSIC STYLES DO NOT HAVE TO BE CITED (E.G., “PORTER” OR “WHEAT ALE” IS ACCEPTABLE). THE TYPE OF SPICES, HERBS, OR VEGETABLES MUST ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED.

Since something generic as "wheat ale" works, perhaps a simple "amber ale" would work too?

[brewinhard]

In my last comp I entered I did NOT specify a base/underlying beer style for my Pumpkin spice ale. In that slot, I simply wrote Pumpkin spice ale as there really was not any spot at all to write this down anywhere. I will let you know how that works out in a few weeks when I get my feedback. Besides a pumpkin spice ale really does not have any "base beer" or "classic" beer style to it. It is just its own thing as I feel that Bugeater's Oatmeal Cookie Amber is too. Anyone else have any ideas how to enter these when doing comps? Now ya got me thinking about my entry too....