Has anyone heard of or had this beer called fatamorgana by omnipollo ? I saw it at my local liquor store (they carry a ton of craft beer) and wasn't going to buy it since it was 6.99$ for one 12oz bottle! :O but I had a change of heart when I picked it up and noticed how murky looking it was. This brewery also did a collab with tired hands on another beer I saw on beer advocate. Maybe they swapped yeasties?!
Anywho, the beer did have a very very soft mouthfeel. Not evaporating Per se but soft. The appearance was on pare with HF, tired hands and Tree house. Aroma and flavor was kinda weak but after looking at the bottle it expires this month. So I suspect it was 5-6 months at this point. Still really tasty!
Yeah, I know that one well. Since I live in Sweden. =) One of my favorite IPAs I must say, though the newest batch was, when I had it suuuuper fresh, not that great as it tasted a lot of raw hops. Usually awesome beer though that keeps surprisingly well as you discovered.
Love the crazy Omnipollo fellows anyhow for their beer aswell as for how nice they are.
I do believe the best before date is usually a year from bottling, but I´d have to go ask them. Actually I just did, so just lemme wait for the answer. =)
If you ever see Yellow Belly Sundae....just buy it. Peanut-butter biscuit imperial stout aged on vanilla, cacao, and bourbon barrels. The last three make it the sundae, but even the normal one is pretty cool.
Anyhow, info I have on Fatamorgana from what Omnipollo themselfs have published:
70% Pale, 10% Wheat, 10% malted & flaked oats (they say the sometimes use one of the two but preferably both). Plus 10% Dextrose once fermentation has kicked in (they say to avoid tired yeast).
75min mash at 67C with soft water
75min boil, target 60IBU with Columbus
Citra and Columbus @ 10min
No irish moss or the likes, haze is wanted.
Citra, Columbus, and Centennial in the Whirlpool
Total hop ratios are 1 part Columbus, 2 part Centennial, 3 part Citra
S-04 pitched at 17C
Biiig 3 day dryhop with 1 part Columbus, 2 parts Centennial, and 3 parts Citra
Low carb.
So yeah, they go with wheat and oats to get the mouthfeel. And S-04, while not being a mouthfeel king by itself, is not the highest attenuating yeast.