Caramel Delight

Apollo is a high-alpha American hop known for its clean, smooth bitterness and subtle aromatics. While often used for hop-forward beers, in Caramel Delight it plays a supporting role, providing firm balance without intruding on the dessert-like flavors.

Flavor/Aroma Profile:

• Clean bitterness

• Light resin and citrus notes

• Slight herbal undertone

Why it works here:
Apollo contributes just enough bitterness to keep the beer from becoming overly sweet, making the toasted coconut, vanilla, and caramel pop without turning cloying.

2-Row
Clean base malt with a crisp grain profile. Sets the stage for the specialty malts to shine while maintaining drinkability.

Golden Naked Oats
A unique malted oat that offers berry-like sweetness, silky body, and a warm, nutty depth. Adds luxurious smoothness reminiscent of cookie dough richness.

Rolled Oats
Boost mouthfeel and creaminess, enhancing the lush texture that mimics a dessert beer.

Honey Malt
Intensely sweet, honey-forward malt packed with rich floral sweetness, biscuit warmth, and deep malt character. Gives the beer the caramelized cookie interior you’d expect from a Caramel DeLite.

Caramalt
Provides light caramel sweetness, slight toffee notes, and beautiful golden hues. Soft and smooth, helping bridge the beer’s sweet and toasty layers.

CaraAmber
Adds a deeper caramel complexity, light toastiness, and a subtle biscuit character. Helps create the “baked cookie” backbone that makes this beer taste like its namesake.

Why This Malt Bill Works
Together, these malts create a rich, silky, sweet malt foundation with layers of caramel, cookie, and toasted grain flavor. The combination of oats and caramel malts perfectly supports the coconut, chocolate, vanilla, and caramel additions without overwhelming the palate.

Caramel Delight uses a neutral American ale yeast that ferments cleanly, allowing the specialty malts and dessert-like additions to dominate.

What it contributes:

• Low ester profile to keep flavors clean

• Crisp finish that keeps the sweetness in check

• Consistent fermentation for smooth, balanced results

This yeast ensures the beer tastes like a beer first, then a cookie second, keeping it enjoyable pint after pint.

Toasted Coconut
Adds a nutty, sweet, warm tropical character with toasted edges — essential for mimicking the signature caramel-coconut cookie profile.

Cholaca (Liquid Cacao)
Brings pure chocolate aroma and flavor in a clean, smooth form. Adds depth and richness without bitterness, tying the cookie theme together.

Tahitian Vanilla
Known for its bold floral, fruity sweetness and distinctive aromatic intensity. Gives the beer a creamy, dessert-like aroma and enhances the perception of caramel.

Caramel
Rich, buttery sweetness that rounds out the flavor profile and complements the caramel malts. Helps deliver the unmistakable Caramel DeLite flavor.

Why These Additions Work Together
Each ingredient is chosen to replicate a component of the cookie:

• Coconut for texture and aroma

• Chocolate for depth

• Vanilla for sweetness

• Caramel for richness

Layered atop a luxurious malt base, they create a multi-dimensional dessert in a glass without losing the beer’s drinkability.