Comments on: Malt Monday: Yes We Can http://ithacork.com/2010/03/29/malt-monday-yes-we-can/ Wine and Science in the Finger Lakes Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:31:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Richard Pliny http://ithacork.com/2010/03/29/malt-monday-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Richard Pliny Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:23:20 +0000 http://ithacork.com/?p=1730#comment-264 Thank you! The beer struck me as a stronger pale ale than farmhouse ale. I noticed that all of the Butternuts beers have the phrase "farmhouse ale" on the can, but not all have a very strong farmhouse character. When tasting their stout, for example, I noticed no "farmhouse funk" at all. Comparisons to IPAs are an effort to place it within the context of my other reviews, though are perhaps not the best contrast. All that said, I would encourage readers to give the beer a try and see what they think of it. Thank you! The beer struck me as a stronger pale ale than farmhouse ale. I noticed that all of the Butternuts beers have the phrase “farmhouse ale” on the can, but not all have a very strong farmhouse character. When tasting their stout, for example, I noticed no “farmhouse funk” at all. Comparisons to IPAs are an effort to place it within the context of my other reviews, though are perhaps not the best contrast. All that said, I would encourage readers to give the beer a try and see what they think of it.

]]> By: Tom Mansell http://ithacork.com/2010/03/29/malt-monday-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Tom Mansell Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:39:07 +0000 http://ithacork.com/?p=1730#comment-261 all kudos go to my beer guy, richard pliny. got a response to that, richard? all kudos go to my beer guy, richard pliny.

got a response to that, richard?

]]> By: Julia Burke http://ithacork.com/2010/03/29/malt-monday-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Julia Burke Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:38:00 +0000 http://ithacork.com/?p=1730#comment-260 Great post, Tom - but I'm curious why you seem to hold Pork Slap to an IPA standard. The can is labeled "Pale Ale/Farmhouse Ale" - IPA-sized hop levels shouldn't even enter the picture! When you frame the malt/hop profile in the context of a Farmhouse Ale it's not so much "unique," except of course for the fantastic label. I think craft brewers these days know enough not to put the word "India" on a beer's label unless it has the IBUs to back it up. Great post, Tom – but I’m curious why you seem to hold Pork Slap to an IPA standard. The can is labeled “Pale Ale/Farmhouse Ale” – IPA-sized hop levels shouldn’t even enter the picture! When you frame the malt/hop profile in the context of a Farmhouse Ale it’s not so much “unique,” except of course for the fantastic label. I think craft brewers these days know enough not to put the word “India” on a beer’s label unless it has the IBUs to back it up.

]]> By: Richard Pliny http://ithacork.com/2010/03/29/malt-monday-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Richard Pliny Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:39:24 +0000 http://ithacork.com/?p=1730#comment-259 That may be due to the ginger, which has a very unique role in this beer that could even be interpreted as smoky. But you may have merely been longing for bacon as you suggest. That may be due to the ginger, which has a very unique role in this beer that could even be interpreted as smoky. But you may have merely been longing for bacon as you suggest.

]]> By: Tom Mansell http://ithacork.com/2010/03/29/malt-monday-yes-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Tom Mansell Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:34:21 +0000 http://ithacork.com/?p=1730#comment-257 i always got a smoky note from this beer, (called it "bacon beer" when i had it). then again, i could just have been thinking about bacon because of the pigs on the front of the can. i always got a smoky note from this beer, (called it “bacon beer” when i had it). then again, i could just have been thinking about bacon because of the pigs on the front of the can.

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