Malt Bombs

I enjoy a diversity of beer styles including malt forward beers.

A couple of months ago I purchased a four-pack of Lancaster Winter Warmer which is categorized as an Old Ale on BA. From the BA description: “Our classic Olde Ale delivers a complex malt flavor and blend of British and American hops.”

I also homebrew a number of malt forward beers.

The beer brand I homebrew the most (three batches a year) is my Oatmeal Stout. This is a rather ‘simple’ beer but I enjoy the dark malt flavors and the oatmeal provides a smooth mouthfeel.

I also homebrew what I term a Smoky Brown Ale which is essentially an English Brown Ale but instead of only using Pale Malt as the base malt I utilize some Weyermann Smoked Malt to the grain bill to add a bit of complexity to this beer.

Another beer I annually brew which has a malty aspect to it is a Czech Dark Lager. This beer is nicely balance between the dark malt flavors and the Czech Saaz hops but more on the malty side vs. hoppy. I just bottled a batch of this beer a few days ago.

Cheers to malty beers!

 

Märzens all day long. In season, of course.

 

Saw a pile of Bell's Best Brown at my local store recently. Picked up a 6 pack yesterday, love that beer and it's not just a clever name, it's one of the great browns.

 

Malt forward beers are what I tend to enjoy the most. So many greats to choose from. Celebrator Doppelbock, so far as I'm concerned, is one of the best malt-forward beers money can buy.

 

I enjoy a lot of malty beers myself. I have love for pastry stouts and hop bombs as well but there’s always a feel good malt forward beers in my refrigerator. Recently, I’ve had “Larry’s Last”. An oatmeal stout from Bells. I’ve found it to boast a very rich and complex malt bill. Delicious beer. Cheers.

 

Jesse, I too am a fan of Celebrator but at the high price of this beer ($15+ for a four-packs of small(er) bottle) at my local beer retailers) this is very much a once in a great while treat for me.

I did recently purchase a six-pack of Troegenator which I enjoy drinking and at 10 bucks a much better deal in comparison.

Cheers!

 

the german "malt bombs" i enjoy are bocks or doppelbocks: UK are wee heavys, old ales, and barleywines; Belgians are some bigger trappists; and then only in small(er) doses. traditional malt-forward beers shouldn't be malt bombs.

 

I've had Troegenator and enjoy it. I know Celebrator is a bit more expensive, but I think it's worth it, especially considering the abv difference. Celebrator is 1.5% abv lower than Troegenator and I much prefer to have beers that are less boozy.

 

I love Me some malty beers. Even a good helles that showcases pilsner malts is something I would seek out over something like an Italian pilsner. It doesn't necessarily have to be roasty, chocolaty or even bready. But I like those too.

 

Almost?

This past week I had a local ESB, an import Doppelbock, and an import Okto-Marzen. Malt me please.

 

I am of this inclination as well. However, I've really been enjoying an abundance of this year's HB Winter Spezial and it's too smooth and delicious at 8%... I'm careful to savor only one at a time.

 

I'll take malty beers all day, no matter the style. I've had a decent amount of Baltic Porters recently that have been great, Jack's Abby German Style Porter and Tree House Cozy being highlights

 

And on occasion I do too; I bought myself a four-pack a couple of years ago as a Christmas present.

Celebrator is indeed a tasty beer!

Cheers!

 

Could we argue that there are malt bombs, hop bombs, and YEAST bombs? Hefeweizen, tripel, saison, we are talking about yeast esters and phenols. Fermentation characteristics make things even more exciting I suppose. Now I'm rambling.

 

Or in the immortal words from The Gap Band: “You dropped a bomb on me!”

Cheers!

 

Right. Definitely putting Hefeweizen in a category of its own.

 

I’ve been drinking a lot of that and of their oatmeal stout,The Reverend, lately.

 

Baltic Porter is indeed a tasty malt forward beer style.

Last month I discussed Żywiec 1881 Porter in a NBW thread:



https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-beer-weekend-79.664657/#post-7440713

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