[Review] Old Suffolk Strong Ale

[irish_goat]

Thanks to The Mottly Brew for donating this Old Suffolk Strong Ale kit for review. I won't cover how to brew the kit as that is more than covered by Lord Eoin's guide. 

I've never had an Old Suffolk Strong Ale before, I see Greene King make one so I'll look out for that. The beer is apparently a mix of an English Best Pale Ale and a strong vintage ale.



Contained in the kit is;

2 x LME Pouches
1 x 1kg Dextrose
1 x Priming Sugar
1 x Yeast Sachet
1 x Dry Boadicea Hops

Instructions say fermentation takes 10 days (including 5 days of dry hopping) so I imagine I'll be sampling in about a month or so, although, reading online it seems this kit ages quite well so it might be a while before it's at its best. Will update with photos of the finished beers and tasting notes over time.

[RobShamrock]

Looking forward to seeing how this turns out, that style of beer is one of my favs and would be willing to try if good

[LordEoin]

How did this beer turn out?

[irish_goat]

How did this beer turn out?

Haven't had a chance to sample yet actually, I'll stick one in the fridge for tonight.

[irish_goat]

Had a bottle last night. It's ok just, I'd prefer more malt character and I'm putting that down to the  1kg of dextrose. I'd have used malt extract if it wasn't a review. There's a nice sherry aged taste coming from though and reading online a lot of reviews say this beer is completely different after a few months of ageing so I'll come back to it in the autumn and review again.