White Birch Belgian Style Pale Ale
Ditmier pulled out this one Friday night.. Batch #3... Bottle 74 of 94... Huge thanks Eric! I am pretty sure he got this from rpstevens... thanks to Ryan as well. White bubbly head.. dies back quickly.. very hazy pale golden. alot of yeasty byproducts in the nose.. mildy phenolic, but pretty fruity... reminds me of lite summer melons spiked with white peppercorns and lemongrass. Flavor is pretty much the same but surprisingly dry.. more phenolic... I was hoping for more... it reminds me of a big ass dry witbier... that said.. this brew certainly needs to be moved up to the big boy... BSPA category.. there is plenty of stuff going on that warrants it... but to be a player in the BSPA, I would think a bit more body and some residual maltiness would go a long way to adding/bridging the different elements. Thanks again to Eric and Ryan.... Ryan.. I will be contacting you soon.... If I don't, hit me back.