Peated RIS bottled

Today bottled the last of the PA beers.

The peated stout is tasting fantastic right now. Pitch black, lots of roast flavors, just the right amount of smoke, silky smooth mouthfeel. Tasting next week and looking forward to it.

On a whim bottled the last one in the closet as well. The X-mas Quad was tasting not as good. In fact it tasted like most of the beers from the tap water days. Still went ahead and will crack one soon to see if there was some miraculous (Christmas miracle?) transformation in the bottle.

Looking forward to getting back to OH and more space...

#22 - Peated RIS

Said I was done brewing here. I lied. I just had to. Thought of some other possible reasons for the off flavors including; the yeast, and temperature control. So I bought some new yeast and am working on better monitoring temperature. Again using distilled water in case that was the reason.

Inspiration for this beer: I had a De Molen Hemel & Hel on a recent trip. One of the best beers I've ever had. And a total shocker because it was smoked. I hate smoked beers. Now it was with peat malt, which I think was the best part about the taste, and it was amazing. So this is my attempted version of that. A big, black stout with peat smoked malt. Really up the roast in this one as well, tossed in a ton of dextrine malt and some oats to try for a really thick body. 

This will be the last one before the move back to the CLE. Excited to get set up back there and continue on the way to #50.

http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/137408/roastalgia-dris

OG - 1.073, OB -  17.8

Hoping this even comes slightly close...