Well, I tried the "Caramel" Apple Ale, and I'm both disapointed and overjoyed at the same time.
You can barely taste the beer/caramel flavors I was going for. I wanted a sweet, with hints of caramel and apple.
HOWEVER: I put in too much apple (as I learned when I kegged it) and too much cinnamon.
The result?
I have re-dubbed the beer "Apple Pie Ale" because it tastes like you're drinking an alcoholic apple pie.
I'll for sure try and re-brew the caramel apple ale, but this Apple Pie Ale is definately on my list of "must make again's"
Andrew: I did hop the beer, but the Apple totally overwhelmed it. I think the ONLY indication that there is beer in this at all and its not all cider is the fact it's very sweet for an unsweetened cider, and it's entirely too dark for be just a cider as well. It had .5 oz of Northern Brewer for a full boil (22 IBU - it was a 3 gallon batch) and a handful of my homegrown hops (I've no idea what they are, I bought 2 kinds 3 years ago, and forgot what I bought! Then the 2 plats intermingled, so it's my homemade mystery hop) thrown in with 15 mins left for aroma/flavor.
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