Beer Evangelists

I was going to have a bottle of Wet Hop Harvest Ale last Friday at Sycamore, but Sanford didn’t have any cold. Which actually was okay since he still had Anchor’s Our Special Ale 2007, which is still one of my favorite winter warmers ever, on tap.

Anyway, back to the Wet Hop Harvest Ale. They had some in stock at Patricia’s (thanks Sarah). I’ve been sitting on this bottle for about a week, waiting for a good opportunity to drink it since I had heard good things and really wanted to savor it.

The beer pours with a thick, white head and has lots of retention. When the head finally settles there is lots of sticky lacing on the glass. The nose it hoppy, the taste is hoppy. The mouth-feel is full and smooth. There is noticable bite and carbonation. The finish is pleasantly bitter. I really enjoyed drinking this beer and will definitely be picking it up again before it is gone.

Jamie from Given2Fly had a brewing session for a few of us that are interesting in brewing. I have never brewed before, so the whole process was new to me. Some of those in attendence have brewed, but I think Jamie is the only one of us doing whole grain brewing. We all had a good time. I could see this becoming a hobby (once the house work is finished, Myra). As far as the beers we brewed, the Imperial Rye IPA is now bottled, and the Imperial Stout is still fermenting. I can’t wait to try them!