Tag: new hops

Posted on

Hoppy 2016

The new hops are coming, the new hops are coming…..

IPA’s will only grow more powerful as the latest crop of hops hit the market in larger quantities. Check out the great post from Jeff Alworth about it HERE.

hops
hops

I am growing to be less of a fan of the slightly lame names being used but of the group cited in the post, these hops and their flavor profiles held the most attraction to me….

Caliente – peach/nectarine and plum
TNT – green and sweet fruit
Pekko – mint and citrus
Enigma – Red Currant and Pinot Gris
Lemonaughty – lemonade and cantalope

Posted on

Project Time

untitled
The hop maestros of Chico are not content to “Harvest” Southern Hemisphere hops, Wild hops and now hops with no name with their Sierra Nevada Newly Developed Hop IPA.  And you get the helpful listing of the (4) hops used in what they are also calling a 100-Day IPA.

The flavors that Sierra Nevada extol are quite wide-ranging and frankly, weird: “Complex flavors of cedar, chocolate, coconut, and orange-citrus create an incredibly unique flavor profile perfect for those truly passionate about IPA.”

Posted on

Review – Easy Jack Summer Session IPA

Since I am in the middle of two posts about my trip to all places Firestone Walker and since I just reviewed a lovely, light IPA from Kona Brewing  I thought I would review another lovely, light IPA (Session, in this case) from FW.

photo1

This SIPA pours a very yellow color with loads of bubbles.  Looks more like a sparkling cider than a beer once the head fades down.  I get both fruit and wine notes along a skosh of cat pee in the aroma.  But the taste is delightful.  A mix of citrus notes.  I get orange and lime and lemon all mixed up.  There is a bit of wheat and light grain notes as well but this is a very light drink.  It is not watery but it is quite close.  It is bubbly and sparkles on the taste buds.  The bottles are date stamped so make sure you get a fresh one otherwise I fear that it may not hold that bright note for too long.  It has a bit of white wine character too as it warms up.  Delicious all the way through.

photo2