I had to open the marked bottle and taste it in order to see if we needed to add more yeast and prolong the conditioning.

Wow! What a surprise when the top popped open and a cloud of cold fog emerged from the bottle. Mmmhhhhh…. the smell of hops.

The beer was a lot clearer than I expected, but the taste was just as hoppy and crisp as the smell. Loved it! Had to share a sip so I walked over to Andres’  to watch him sample it in his boxers. Priceless.

BTW. My VP of marketing (Debs) vetoed all of the names I had come up with and gave me strict orders to name it Hoppy Birthday. Both a celebration of Steven’s and mine, as much as the birth of a new beer.