I cracked open a couple of bottles from the second brew, which was bottled up exactly 5 weeks ago. I tried one with the added "herb" and then had one of the "control" bottles, which was just the hopped malt extract, unaltered.
The first bottle, with the added herb, had a distinctive aroma (I thought it was a bit like elderflower), which was maybe a little overpowering, but if brought down a little, would be an excellent addiction to a summer or heather ale.
The flavour in both bottles was an IPA, although a little darker than I'd have expected. IPAs are not really my cup of tea, but it was ok.
The most impressive point of this brew was how well the bottles had conditioned! My co-brewer had opened a bottle after only 2 weeks of being bottled and he'd said it was ok. Being 5 weeks after bottling I did expect these to be good but I was very pleasantly surprised to see how much fizz, head and flavour there was.
Once again, my friend's attention to detail and cleanliness has led to another faultless beer and I'm champing at the bit now to get onto our next brew!
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