Well, as you guys know, I had done a batch of Morgan’s Blue Mountain Lager (Ale) about a month ago. Actually, it was quite a fast one. The majority of the fermentation was done in just under 36 hours but I left it in the fermenter for about 11 days. Normally, I would have kept it in the fermenter for about 3-4 weeks but upon the advise of someone more experienced, I bottled it in just 11 days in the fermenter.

If you remember, I use the Ringwood Ale Yeast so this is not a true lager. That is what probably gave this beer a more complex flavour. Anyway I just opened a bottle today. And I have to tell you, it taste great! No, it was the best brew I ever tasted. But I have to admit I hadn’t taste many home made brews in my life. Seriously, you can feel the bitterness in your tongue but it is sort of a very pleasant aftertaste. Not too strong and just right for light beer drinkers like me. I can see that it will go down well with my friends. For it’s taste, you can feel the “maltiness” and the slight spiciness in the beer. It may be still a little watery probably because I added a little too much water but definitely better than my previous batches. And you can really smell the “sweetish” aroma once you open the bottle. I don’t know how to describe it but it smells very fragrant though. Luckily, I didn’t put too much sugars into the beer since after drinking this brew, I felt that the alcoholic content is more than enough for my friends and me.

Nice creamy head. Unlike my previous Australian Pale Ale which the head had very big bubbles, this one was way better. Of course, it is not as creamy as those Guiness beer, but at least it looked better and feels better when drunk.

Sorry about the poor quality of the shot. I think I might have focused wrongly. You can’t really see the bubbles from this picture. And the beer looks a bit too dark for a lager beer. I had asked Homebrew about it and the owner told me that it could be because Morgan had used a different type of barley malt than previously and the result was a darker coloured brew. But the taste don’t seem to be affected at all!

Another poor quality shot. And it was again focused wrongly and I should have used the Macro mode to take the photo. My bad. I will take more photos after I opened another bottle for “testing purposes”.