Cheesecake

[Brewernaut51]

Saw some cream cheese extract at the store the other day and it got a cheesecake beer stuck in my head. Has anybody ever tried something like that?

 

[OG-wan Kenobi]

You thinking a Belgian or a Farmhouse ale to go with that twang from cream cheese?

 

[Brewernaut51]

Actually yeah, was thinking an abbey ale might be good. Something a little on the sweet side.

 

[OG-wan Kenobi]

Why not give it a shot if we don't try new things it gets boring and if it sucks it's a lesson in the book like I learned never put flaked rye in a milk stout just terrible but then again I also learned in a smash I love Vienna malt without trying new things I would never have learned either of those lessons

 

[Brewernaut51]

I definitely plan on it. Just probing for ideas. There was an article in a recent BYO about "pastry beers" I'll have to revisit that.

 

[brewman !]

And what became of this ?

 

[Brewernaut51]

Still haven't gotten around to it. Still planning on doing it. Was just looking to see if I could get a suggestion of two.

 

[S-Met]

Maybe go moderately heavy on biscuit or caramel to give kind of a graham cracker crust flavor. Possibly a golden strong or "blonde" milk stout to balance the creamy mouth feel.

Berries in secondary (or more like dry-hop) to give a fruit topping character.

 

[brewman !]

This might be helpful. It won a state fair.

https://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast/brew-files-episode-44-crumby-stout