It's Done!

The beer is done! After weeks of fermentation, both in the fermenter and in "bottle conditioning," the beer is ready for the drinking.

The pictures posted here show the thick, rich head at the initial pour, and again about 5 minutes later, after the head reduced a little. The head stayed all the way to the bottom, and left a decent lacing, as you can see.

All in all, I'm pretty happy with our creation. It smells nicely of floral hops, maybe a bit grassy, though. Big hops bite right off the bat, mellowing almost immediately with a sweet malt taste. My only real moan is that after about 2/3 of the glass, it was juuuust a tad "tinny." All in all, though, I think it's a great effort, very drinkable, and Chief Asst. Brewmaster Mark and I are pleased as can be with our beer!