Yes, you read the title. We, the creators, crafters, and supporters of Brewnion Street (a.k.a. Snail Trail Brewery "Hurry Up and Wait...", Happy Trail Brewery "Find Your Happy Trail", Bat Cave Brewing "Come in and hang") are a little concerned with our upcoming brew, "Beehive Blonde."
From the initial looks of it, that beer was going to be irresistable. I found myself dreaming about it, caressing it when I had the chance, and often pondering what it would be like to run away with a case of it, never to return again. To our surprise (and slight dissatisfaction), our brew, after 3 weeks in the bottle, was very light in color, weak in body, and watery in taste. Sounds kind of like my high school prom date...am I right boys??!
So you're probably asking yourself: WHY? Why does our 2nd beer ever created have the potential to be a dud? This is why we make our blog, ladies and gentlemen...to tell you these things. The first reason is that it is only 3 weeks into its bottled stage, which means it is not at its full potential. With that being said, we feel like it should still have more flavor and head at this point. Secondly, we may have went a little light on our dry grains and malted extracts. In order to develop more of a body, you need more malt, which apparently we did not add enough of. To our defense, the cashier at the home brew supply shop did say she thought the recipe was a little light on the grains. Instead of researching it further, she decided her Stromboli was more important, and proceeded to tend to her appetite rather than her customers.
Now, I don't want to blame her; that wasn't right.
To be Continued....I have to go to work.
