{"id":2851,"date":"2023-01-02T16:35:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T21:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?p=2851"},"modified":"2023-01-07T09:53:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T14:53:23","slug":"hbr-dirty-bucket-session-ipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?p=2851","title":{"rendered":"HBR – Dirty Bucket Session IPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well I have to first start off, I know I brewed this beer and came up with the recipe and have some thoughts on how it should be but my reviews are as honest as I can and try and keep an open mind while reviewing beers. I keep saying this and hopefully with the new year,. I need to do this more lol. I feel the biggest issue is I’m not confident in what I taste. Well, the more I do, the better I become? Maybe. I do at some point want to purchase the sensory kits and really understand the different off-flavors. Etc. With all that said lets get into this beer as I really want to take notes on this as I work through some renditions of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This beer started off with the mind set of lets make a good IPA that doesn’t have a lot of alcohol. This can be a challenge as some of you may know the low ABV can result in a watery , thin beer. I wanted to go for a New England style session IPA. Rough and hard style to brew and keep fresh. https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?page_id=596#dearflip-df_2845\/1\/<\/a> Here is the recipe and brew session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This brew is very pail stray in color with a slight haze, which was expected on this. It has a great white head that did last a decent amount of time and has good lacing on the glass. I’m pretty curious on keeping an eye on the color of the beer as it ages a little bit for signs of oxidation, more to come on that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aroma wise, when I first had this beer of the keg had a decent aroma that had definitely dropped off a bit and hard to explain. My nose isn’t the best, but get a faint grapefruit, almost like the peal when you peal it open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taste wise, surprisingly even though I didn’t add any bittering hops there is some good bitterness in this beer. I feel its not overboard and just about the right amount. After a lot of research on hops and bitterness it makes sense even though I didn’t boil the hops they still contributed to some bitterness. Overall a large smack of grapefruit on this brew. Overall the mouthfeel is spot on, what I was shooting for. Its has full mouthfeel even though we are around 4.5%. I really was worried that this maybe a water beer and being very light I had concerns but luckily not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over all this is a great IPA in my mind, easy to drink, tasteful, and ready for that next glass without feeling too light on the feet. I will be brewing this one again and next time I’m going to change up the hops to see what other flavors I can get out of this great beer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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