So I have been waiting to try more of Rocketmans beer. Last one I had was at Frydads house with Sum and Scoville, and it was delicious, more of a brown ale than a stout, but delicious nonetheless
He did ask me for some help for this recipe, but I give him full credit for this, as this was his concoction and his ideas, and it worked really well
He sent me a whole slew of good stuff, Haba-Peno powder which I am really really looking forward to as that is one of my favorite sauces ever, some Smoked Haba-Peno sauce, some Pumpkin Sauce which i had which is amazing, and a 9 pepper sauce thats super delicious
I will review the sauces when I get a chance, because hell, we are all here for the beer right?
Appearance - Cloudy, rusty brown, almost the color of when you run water through pipes that havent had fluid in them for a year, but in a good way. Head dissipated quite quickly with little to no lacing, but hey, its a homebrew, cant be perfect
Nose - Full aromatics of spices, lots of clove, some nutmeg, some cinnamon, but my favorite was the subtle hints of maple syrup and brown sugar. No fusel alcohols whatsoever for coming in at 7.5% ABV
Mouthfeel - Thinner than I was assuming by the color and the texture from when I poured it into a tulip glass, but knowing what he did with it in the secondary fermenter, I should have expected it. It is not a bad thing at all, it worked really nice. More of a light body/medium body beer. Carbonation was spot on, from my estimates around a 2.4 vol of dissolved CO2.
Taste - Spices up front, just like a pumpkin pie, but not overbearing. Nice caramel hints, it reminded me of a cinnamon raisin cookie. Bready but not toasty, rich but dry. Finished with that maple syrup again, but loads of actual pumpkin. Slight vanilla and almost a touch of cream.
Overall - I had to call him on the phone tonight and tell him what I thought. Now I have had A LOT of beers in my life, and a lot of pumpkin beers on top of that, and I must say, this was one of the best pumpkin and holiday beers I have ever had. Working at Southern Tier and making Pumpking, and even making my own pumpkin beer at the brewery, I would put this ahead of both, and lets remember, he did this in his house, on the stove.
Major props to this beer, and I am not just saying that because I like his sauces, but once I tasted it, I had a couple other people at work try it as well, and they all agreed.
Out of the 50 or so pumpkin beers ive ever had, this was the best pumpkin beer I have ever had in my life, homebrew or commercial. Congrats to Bill, this was a serious treat.
I will review the sauces and the powder when I get a chance.
He did ask me for some help for this recipe, but I give him full credit for this, as this was his concoction and his ideas, and it worked really well
He sent me a whole slew of good stuff, Haba-Peno powder which I am really really looking forward to as that is one of my favorite sauces ever, some Smoked Haba-Peno sauce, some Pumpkin Sauce which i had which is amazing, and a 9 pepper sauce thats super delicious
I will review the sauces when I get a chance, because hell, we are all here for the beer right?
Appearance - Cloudy, rusty brown, almost the color of when you run water through pipes that havent had fluid in them for a year, but in a good way. Head dissipated quite quickly with little to no lacing, but hey, its a homebrew, cant be perfect
Nose - Full aromatics of spices, lots of clove, some nutmeg, some cinnamon, but my favorite was the subtle hints of maple syrup and brown sugar. No fusel alcohols whatsoever for coming in at 7.5% ABV
Mouthfeel - Thinner than I was assuming by the color and the texture from when I poured it into a tulip glass, but knowing what he did with it in the secondary fermenter, I should have expected it. It is not a bad thing at all, it worked really nice. More of a light body/medium body beer. Carbonation was spot on, from my estimates around a 2.4 vol of dissolved CO2.
Taste - Spices up front, just like a pumpkin pie, but not overbearing. Nice caramel hints, it reminded me of a cinnamon raisin cookie. Bready but not toasty, rich but dry. Finished with that maple syrup again, but loads of actual pumpkin. Slight vanilla and almost a touch of cream.
Overall - I had to call him on the phone tonight and tell him what I thought. Now I have had A LOT of beers in my life, and a lot of pumpkin beers on top of that, and I must say, this was one of the best pumpkin and holiday beers I have ever had. Working at Southern Tier and making Pumpking, and even making my own pumpkin beer at the brewery, I would put this ahead of both, and lets remember, he did this in his house, on the stove.
Major props to this beer, and I am not just saying that because I like his sauces, but once I tasted it, I had a couple other people at work try it as well, and they all agreed.
Out of the 50 or so pumpkin beers ive ever had, this was the best pumpkin beer I have ever had in my life, homebrew or commercial. Congrats to Bill, this was a serious treat.
I will review the sauces and the powder when I get a chance.
