Dave's BrewFarm Dee's SOB

Dave's BrewFarm Dee's SOB. 6.1% ABV.

Why not SOB OMG? It's a fresh, hand-picked basil, different from the one used in that other recipe. Let's see if it's just as good.

Appearance: clear, amber-hued, slim white head.

Aroma: Basil hits first, a blast of it up in my snout. then the brown sugar shows. The orange and the sour have yet to reveal. But, it's getting there.

Taste: Here it comes, there's the sour orange, but blended well with the brown sugar, and, in the lead, that brash, spicy basil. Fruity, spicy, sweet, and delicious. Getting more and more more-more as we get deeper in. (Did I forget to define "more-more" for you? It's more of the more, when maybe you didn't think there would be any more. I think. Not sure. I just made it up.)

Sour and sweet and ever-so neat, just enough fruit, plenty of suga. Missing the particular kick of that other basil, from the SOB OMG, that special twist. That Thai thing. This one, unless I'm completely wrong, is Italian basil.

What did Farmer Dave say? "Remembering summer…featuring Basil form our neighbor Dee's garden. Pils and Ashburne Mild malts, Glacier and Ahtanum hops. Brown sugar, sour orange puree and a late addition of fresh basil." (that's pretty much verbatim from the original SOB OMG, minus the part about Dee.)