Fullsteam

Continuing our review of tasting notes, here’s 32′s brain in action and the comments from the attendees of the SFA “Drinkways” symposium.

Beer 1: Scuppernong
Beer 2: Sweet Potato
Beer 3: Fullsteam
Beer 4: Hogwash!

BREWERS NOTES — SWEET POTATO

sweet potato amber v1.0: this is not designed to answer to the typical holiday pumpkin ales that are generally well dosed with pie spices, but is definitely a beer that, like those spiced beers, also says fall is here. in planning this beer, i decided i did not want to use any typical spices, but instead i wanted the potato to do the coloring and flavoring on its own. i kept the grain bill light in color, baked the potatoes before adding to the mash, and hopped with complimentary floral and citrusy hops. version 1.0 uses sweet potatoes as 25% of the fermentables, while 2.0 will be 50%.

fermentables: uk pale, munich, cara aroma and a pile of locally grown sweet potatoes

hops: bravo and centennial

ATTENDEE TASTING NOTES — SWEET POTATO

• “Nice balance of hops and a residual savory hit”
• “Very good”
• “Ditto!”
• “Surprisingly…but pleasantly…unsweet”
• “Very Autumnal! Good!”
• “My favorite — earthy goodness”
• Deep-flavored, caramel smooth”