One of the first beers I brewed in my career was an Irish Stout that turned out anything but
“stout”. When I set out to brew this beer I kept repeating over and over in my
head that I wanted it to be STOUT! I wanted my taste buds to be hammered by
roasty, toffee, coffee flavors and be overwhelmed by stoutiness. I may have
gone a bit overboard with the darker malts… but learned a valuable lesson along
the way.
