WET WEST

WET WEST. This year we were able to get our hands on enough hops to do two wet hop ales and the second is a monovarietal IPA hopped with Chinook straight from the field. Technically this is neither a hazy boy nor a classic West Coast IPA. The malt platform layed down is lean yet fluffy with just a touch of sweetness. To this we added almost 100kg of a blend of Biolupulus Chinook which we helped to harvest early one morning in August and transport back to the brewery to go straight into our brew kettle that same day. Although a classic American hop, these catalan grown wet hops produce a juicier citrus character than their pelletised counterparts. They also provide a deep level of resin and body from the all of the polyphenol in the plant matter. A small post fermentation dry hop with Chinook T90s and Chinook Cryo was added to cover the spectrum of flavours possible from this variety producing an easy drinking, pale citrus and pine fest IPA with a crisp finish and a medium bitterness.

This year we were able to get our hands on enough hops to do two wet hop ales and the second is a monovarietal IPA hopped with Chinook straight from the field. Technically this is neither a hazy boy nor a classic West Coast IPA. The malt platform layed down is lean yet fluffy with just a touch of sweetness. To this we added almost 100kg of a blend of Biolupulus Chinook which we helped to harvest early one morning in August and transport back to the brewery to go straight into our brew kettle that same day. Although a classic American hop, these catalan grown wet hops produce a juicier citrus character than their pelletised counterparts. They also provide a deep level of resin and body from the all of the polyphenol in the plant matter. A small post fermentation dry hop with Chinook T90s and Chinook Cryo was added to cover the spectrum of flavours possible from this variety producing an easy drinking, pale citrus and pine fest IPA with a crisp finish and a medium bitterness.