Fresh Hop 2025 (Citra, Krush, Mosaic, Simcoe)
Verdant Brewing Co in Penryn, Cornwall, England 🏴
IPA - West Coast Special|
Score
7.29
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When given the opportunity to purchase some fresh US hop cryo pellets of Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe and Krush hops we jumped at the chance! Here at Verdant we love a crisp, clean IPA around Christmas time. To have one that evokes warmer climes and times, bringing back memories of our hop selection trip, got us really, really excited.
We decided to add these cold side as the major component of the dry hop rather than the more traditional approach of adding them to a hopback hot side. Expect the usual fruity, dank pungency from this Yakima Fresh Hop (WC IPA 6%), but with an additional hit of field fresh aromas and depth only wet fresh hops can achieve! Cheers!
We decided to add these cold side as the major component of the dry hop rather than the more traditional approach of adding them to a hopback hot side. Expect the usual fruity, dank pungency from this Yakima Fresh Hop (WC IPA 6%), but with an additional hit of field fresh aromas and depth only wet fresh hops can achieve! Cheers!
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
440ml can. Slightly cloudy, orange golden colour with average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy fruity and piney hoppy aroma, pale and caramel malty background, notes of orange grapefruit, pineapple. Taste dito.
Oily-watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Crisp, refreshing - very good.
Oily-watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Crisp, refreshing - very good.
Tried
from Can
from
Craft Bier Bude (REWE von Wantoch)
on 13 Apr 2026
at 18:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the House of Trembling Madness, York. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of tangerine, fresh herbs, green plant stalks, mango. Taste is mostly citrus and pine, faint guava maybe. Light bitter finish.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2026
at 20:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
22nd February 2026
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear gold beer, small off white head. Light palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Slightly thin pale malts, a very modest sweetness. Soft cooling pine. Watery citrus hops, slightly candyish stone fruits. Light finish. Lacks any backbone. A disappointment.
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear gold beer, small off white head. Light palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Slightly thin pale malts, a very modest sweetness. Soft cooling pine. Watery citrus hops, slightly candyish stone fruits. Light finish. Lacks any backbone. A disappointment.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2026
at 20:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
440ml Can - Golden with a foamy head. Pine, grapefruit, cat piss and some dank and slightly soapy notes in the aroma. Moderately bitter and fairly assertive taste with notes of grapefruit, pine and orange detected.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2026
at 21:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of grapefruit juice and peel, mandarin. Taste of grapefruit peel and juice, mandarin, pine, resin, mild herbal notes, good strong bitterness. Medium bodied, crisp, clean. A fantastic westie.
Tried
from Can
from Trembling Madness Online Shop
on 11 Feb 2026
at 21:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear golden with a glow. Hoppy and somewhat dominated by its keg carbonation, which is its prominent character. Pleasant effort using the hops from the season.
Tried
from Draft
at
Winckley St Ale House
on 23 Jan 2026
at 05:44