Amber and something like a Porter?

Kegged an Amber Ale today. Maria said it smelled funny... tasted good though. After kegging I noticed some kind of scrunge in my auto-siphon, didn't notice it while sanitizing before use, hope it's not some kind of nasty growth....

Opened a bottle of what was supposed to be a Scotch Ale last week. Made it with a bunch of grain I needed to use up and when I put the recipe into TasteyBrew it seemed to fit a Scotch, too dark and roasty though, closer to a Porter, maybe even a Stout. Have to drink more and get some opinions to see what catagory it fits.


Next up is a kit from Midwest, haven't done a kit since my first beer. It was on sale in their newsletter, they call it 'Boundary Waters Ale'. I got the all grain version, have to see what it looks like when I get it, may modify it. :-)

Cheers!

BLUE RIBBON! 2011 BrewMasters

Won a blue ribbon for a Coffee Vanilla Stout at this years TriCounty Fermenters Brew Masters competition. This was a beer my wife "made me" brew. She normally does not care for beer but tasted this at a brew club meeting and loved it. Asked the girl who made it for the recipe and made that beer. Also entered an Oktoberfest but it did not score well, seems to have fermented too warm. Live and learn, and drink all the mistakes! :-)