TASTING NOTES: Hogwash! (beer 4 of 4)
Today we wrap up our brewer and sampler notes from the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium in Oxford, Mississippi. There’s a ton of new stuff to talk about and to work on…part 4 of 4 ends just in time.
Hogwash! A Fullsteam experimental beer crafted to pair with North Carolina barbecue. This hickory-smoked brown ale is special. Gotta say, it all just works: 32′s first test batch tastes great, the concept is fun, and the name is pretty darn memorable. Our sincere thanks go to Richard V., 32′s friend who came up with the name. We’re in the process of trademarking it…which probably means free Hogwash for life for Richard.
We’ve accosted a few people with the Hogwash-and-’cue combo. We look forward to accosting you, too.
Beer 1: Scuppernong
Beer 2: Sweet Potato
Beer 3: Fullsteam
Beer 4: Hogwash!
32′s BREWING NOTES — HOGWASH!
hickory smoked brown: from the get-go, this beer was formulated to pair with north carolina bbq. whether you are chowing down on some low and slow smoked pork using eastern or western sauce, this beer will complement it perfectly and will help to wash down that heaping fork-full. brewed dark, toasty, and malty with the trademark sweet smoke of hickory for aroma, this is the ideal beer to share with your favorite pitmaster. show them the love they deserve. pour some hogwash and put a Southern Culture on the Skids album on the player.
fermentables: munich, uk pale, hickory smoked uk pale, chocolate wheat, cara aroma, roasted barley, table sugar
hops: magnum and vanguard
ATTENDEE TASTING NOTES — HOGWASH!
- “Smokin’ Joe…yeah baby!”
- “Awesome. Wish I had some BBQ” (the theme that night was oysters)
- “Yowza. I can’t handle the smoke.”
- “Use it to cook collard greens as a substitute for ham!” (from a professional recipe developer)
- “Surpringly not too smoky.”
- “This is going to be a huge hit.”
- “A perfect fireplace beer.”
- John Shelton Reed, co-author of the new book, “Holy Smoke”
Fullsteam hangs with John T. Edge, who made this all possible! Thank you John T. and Mary Beth!
[...] unique beer ideas. I’m particularly fond of their experimental hickory-smoked porter, Hogwash!, to be paired with barbeque. Mmmm. Barbeque. I just drooled on my keyboard. Before I cause a short [...]
[...] all of which I would like to taste: 1)Scuppernong Beer, 2)Sweet Potato Beer, 3)Fullstream, and 4)Hogwash. The Scuppernong Beer sounds like it could be a very good beer, especially if they have gotten the [...]
A friend brought me one back to oklahoma! This is a wonderful beer. Get to okc guys!! I’m a buyer