
Smoked beers originate in the small Bavarian town of Bamberg where malt is smoked over beechwood fire before being added to the brew. The first beer to hit shelves is their 5.4% Smoked Hefeweizen a rarely seen fusion style that blends two different German brewing styles. One of the newest BC brewers to begin exporting to their Eastern neighbours is New Westminster’s Steel & Oak. Overall a very good Black IPA that hopefully foreshadows the things to come from Category 12 Brewing.

The finish is bitter and lingers on heavily without acting cloying and taking away from the roasted malts. The malts are up front and heavy without destroying the pine and citrus hops. This is not the case here with both the malts and the hops showcasing well in a best of both worlds situation. Often Black IPA’s seem to tip the scale on either the roasted malt or the hop side. A common problem for me with this style is balance. Light pine needle and heavy grapefruit citrus notes fill the back end with light grassy and spiced hop notes more subtle. The malt is heavy but doesn’t seem to occupy the profile too much with the hops making a similarly weighty appearance. Taking my first sip a beautiful chocolate and nut accented roasted malt accompanies the caramel and toffee notes in the mid palate. A nice aroma overall with the hops at the forefront. The malt is more subtle and reserved on the nose but for a light cocoa and toffee malt. The nose is heavy with pine and citrus hops, lighter floral and spice notes with a trademark cascade overtone. The appearance by first glance is that of a nicely roasted and well hopped brew. Plenty of lacing rings form and the head itself sustains for quite some time. Pouring out a dark and murky burgundian brown with an opaque body and light carbonation the head is standout with a fluffy, marshmallow esque consistency. In addition to the hop bill Disruption is malted with carafa and munich malts. Disruption Black IPA is a 6.7% ale brewed with Simcoe, Cascade and Columbus hops that won Best American Black Ale at the Canadian Brewing Awards. Victoria brewer Category 12 was founded by Michael Kuzyk who holds a PhD in microbiology and biochemistry from the University of Victoria. It is a neat platform for any crafting enthusiasts out there who wants to test their skills in creating the best drink possible.This past week Alberta beer lovers have yet another BC brewer extending their distribution into our province.

All things consideredīeersmith is a smart application for crafting new beer recipes and other beverages. Of course, when it comes to crafting, a bit of experimentation is in order before achieving a masterpiece, and that's what this program is about. The amount of details that go into creating the perfect batch seems overwhelming. On the other side, if you have a history in brewing, and on top of that,have been dealing with similar applications, Beersmith will fit you like a glove.

all elements that must require a bit of know-how from the user's behalf. Types, batch size, boil time, ingredients, tools, temperatures, carbonation, fermentation, etc. For the untrained eye, once a recipe is opened, a stream of data will burst out. If you are a beginner who tries to get into crafting beer with zero information on board, Beersmith will hit you like a truck. All the information you need is packed into this app So yes, you can craft other types of drinks if you get beer burnout. What stands out from that neat beverage list are words like mead, cider, and wine. Beersmith comes with a dozen of recipes in order to showcase its layout and mode of operation. With a name like that, beer must be sounding like an exclusive item.
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Take Beersmith for example, a professional application that not only holds the recipes for you, but it shows you how to execute them and most importantly, allows you to try new combinations. Nowadays, recipes of all kinds are no longer paper-dependable, so you can store all your secret information inside purposely developed applications. Drinking beer is one thing, everybody can do it, but crafting your own recipe or brewing successful beverages must be feeling more accomplishing.
