Just added to my to do list that I need to bottle one to send Eric in the swap before I drink it all.
I have one of those glasses. My favorite to use when having multiple small(ish) samples. Just my house IPA. Cleared up amazingly quick this time.
I was comparing my Belgian Strong Golden (on the right) against Pranqster (on the left).
They are actually pretty similar in flavor, but the Pranqster is more carbonated and more phenolic. It’s also a bit darker which makes me wonder if the grain bill is more than just pilsner malt and sugar.
I plan to pick up some Duvel and Damnation for further comparison.
Duvel definitely looks more like yours, ie., pale and clear. I wonder if there’s some Aromatic or Vienna (or similar) in the Pranqster giving it the more gold hue.
I like that glass too. I enjoy small samples from the tap, best part about kegging. The half pints from Crate & Barrel do not look quite as nice but still a nice idea. Might have to grab a couple.
International Pale Lager
1049 OG-1009 FG
100% Patagonia Extra Pale malt
20 IBU Warrior @ 60
WLP830
Yellow full water (Brunwater)
This beer has been in the keg 1 week today. A bit early for a review. But, I can’t keep myself away from this keg.
Aroma: malty with pleasant sweetness.
Appearance: very light colored. Patagonia rates the malt at 1.5L. My beer has a slight chill haze (goes away as beer warms). Maybe that will go away over time. White thin head that dissipates very fast. Good lacing from the little head that remains.
Flavor: Smooth, clean, mild grain flavor, mild sweetness. Very pleasant flavor. Very mild flavor. Nothing jumps out. Very easy drinking lager. Bitterness is very smooth. No detectable hop flavor. Beer finishes with typical German lager taste (what I think of as “it”)
Mouthfeel: Medium body with crisp dry finish.
Overall impression: delicious beer.
Remarks: Don’t confuse Patagonia Extra Pale malt with Pilsner malt. This beer has some graininess but no crackers. This malt could easily sub for 2-row pale in any recipe.
This beer took like 2.5 days to show krausen then hit terminal gravity by day 10. Fermented at 48F and started raising temp on day 7. I was surprised how fast things went. I did a 4 day diacetyl rest though there was never any taste of butter.
I called it an International Pale Lager because I had Chilean malt, North American hops, and German yeast. I actually think the beer fits the style pretty well. I went camping last night (Monte Sano; mountain top 15 minutes from home; Huntsville, AL is awesome). My friends loved this beer.
Sounds tasty!
Trust me…oxidation is not gong to be an issue. Looking forward to them!
Nice looking lineup!
Looks good. Nice head on there too!
Looks tasty
Great looking beer, but does it have “it”?
It’s real good. Kind of a pivo pils clone attempt so balance is toward the hops, but it’s softened a bit after lagering. Really enjoyable.
I love the point in the lagering phase where the malt softens just a bit and begins to meld well with the hop flavor and bitterness. Happened at around 8 weeks in the keg for my last Munich Helles. That one slowly progressed into “it”.
Same here. Happened nicely on my current helles, too.
I really enjoyed my last batch (just kicked it two days ago) with 86% Best Pils/14% Global Kolsch malt. Really showcased the pilsner malt well.
I may try that next time around. I used 91% pils, 5% Chit, and 4% Carahell in this one. It was all about the pils and I really like it.
“Because you know im all about dat pils…bout dat pils…” Sorry had to.