Home Brew Review – Egg Nog Stout

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We come to the final beer. Always a sad occasion but in this case happy because this is my favorite of the quintet.

It is the boldest of the group. The spice is there on the nose and follows through with a bang in the flavor. Some might find the nutmeg and clove too much or cloying but I think it works. It is a bit on the soda side because the base beer isn’t muscular (which is the tweak I would recommend).

Why I like it is because it delivers on the promise of the name. The other four had failings of not enough. Which is not a problem here. Plus I like the spice profile already so I was inclined to like this one the most.

What I love about tasting home brew is to see the idea of a beer at the beginning. I certainly saw more germs of a finished beer that I liked than didn’t which I was not surprised about considering the source. All of the beers just needed tweaks. No tear downs here.

One Reply to “Home Brew Review – Egg Nog Stout”

  1. Thanks for all the comments!! Have some ideas going forward…Trying to figure out better ways to amp up the spices without overpowering. First instinct is to toast them off before adding to the boil rather than add more.

    Already started reading Kristine’s present and can’t wait for cherry season. Considering a SMaSH recipe with Maris Otter since the last one was so muddy.

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