One of my favorite styles. Really trying to get the malty, caramel flavors. Putting it into the Balcones Barrel used in (N).

Ingredients were from Beer and Wine Maker of America. Recipe is from Jamil Z.

I'm hoping to brew more often, and will need something to replace the Scotch Ale (CC). This should be fairly similar to (AX), but some of the Pilsner malt will be from Mecca Grade and some of the roasted malts will be replaced by the barrel aged malt. Also, I'll try to up the pH of the water in order to round out the finish a bit more than last time. Finally, I'm going to do a second beer with the second runnings.

Similar to: Black Ruby (Baltic Porter) (AX)