A glass of maize
Now here’s the wheelhouse. Cream Ale has been a summer homebrew staple for us. The glass gives off an aggressive aroma without a hint of hops in the picture. This is all about the grain. Hops are equally relegated to the background in flavor. It’s more grainy than malty and the presence of corn is quite prominent in the sweetness. The bright yellow is just the shade I’d expect with excellent clarity. The slight sweet taste is the main notable taste and otherwise it’s either very clean or somewhat bland depending on your perspective. For what it’s supposed to be I’d go with nice and refreshing.
Our cream ale used an equal split of pilsner and American two row: 3.75# each. Three quarters of a pound of flaked corn added character without any specialty malts. We also added 9 oz of dextrose to the boil to shoot for a very dry finish. Both hops additions were Liberty; one ounce at 60 minutes and another half ounce a minute before flame out. We used the typical mild, clean beer approach with a longer, cooler mash and 90 minute boil. Starting gravity came in under target but within style at 1.044. We fermented with trusty WLP 001 yeast and finished as planned at a very dry 1.004 gravity.