Thanksgiving Test

The IPA has had a few more weeks to develop, and in that time things have gotten much better.  The taste is naturally more smooth and has much more fermentation to it.  It's developed well and ready for some field testing.

I brought it to Tim and Jen's Thanksgiving Day get together.  Tim and Jen are our expat friends in Manly and had setup a Thanksgiving get together for fellow Americans and also our Aussie friends.  In thanks I brought 13 bottles of the brew (still unnamed) in honor of the 13 colonies. 

Our friends were curious what the non-labeled bottle was ... Tim coined "Joe Beer" which struck a chord through the night.  Once people knew it was beer and it was on-limits they sampled.   And seemingly enjoyed!  In fact there was only one remaining by the end of the night (and no... it wasn't me having 12 myself!).  Joe-Beer was an unofficial success with requests for more.  A photo from the night that Tim snapped with a few of the friends imbibing...