Mosaic single hop IPA from Nijmegen, tasted under its new name Hopverdorie - the original name Hopverdomme has been abandoned, I assume because Belgian brewery Kerkom already had an IPA of the same name. Very foamy, glass-filling, towering high, egg-white, rocky, irregularly lacing, very stable head on an initially clear, straw blonde beer with golden hue and lively sparkling everywhere; misty with sediment. Aroma - after the nostril-tickling carbon dioxide has faded - of dried grapefruit peel, jute rope, wormwood leaf, spelt bread crust, ground ivy, very faint and volatile background touches of mandarin, peppermint and lavender but some iron as well. Spritzy onset, lots of stinging carbonation, a bit on the harsh side for the style but fine-bubbled enough to remain tolerable, dried apple peel and unripe peach notes but low in sweetness, slick body, light sourish undertone accentuated by the carbonation; cereally pale maltiness, inherently soft but harshened a bit by a light metallic edge - and eventually bittered by confident, leafy, floral and grapefruit pith-like hoppiness, providing some retronasal effects of lemon zest and lavender. This bitterness lasts, filling the back of the mouth, while bready malt and yeast accents pierce through; the sharp minerally effect of (over)carbonation remains till the end as well. I am wondering if iron was used here to increase head retention - surely the size and shape of the head visually point in that direction, but otherwise this is a decent enough 'introductory' IPA, very old school in the sense that emphasis lies on bitterness and 'grapefruitiness' rather than aromatic effects. Nothing memorable if you had a string of West Coast IPAs back in the day like myself, but enjoyable enough, I guess.

Glass at de Hemel, not to be confused with that other Hopverdomme by some Belgian brewery, golden orange beer, medium head. Aroma is citrus, orange, hops. Taste is the same, malty, dry, bitter, not bad.

On tap at the brewpub. Hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma of sweaty socks, tropical fruits, passionfruit, citrus juice. Flavour is light to medium sweet, light malty, floral, citrusy, passionfruit, light sweaty, bitter hoppy finish. Light bodied. Tasty, nice surprise.

Draft at Blaauwe Hand, as Hemel Hopverdomme IPA. Aroma of grain, hop and some peach. Flavor is bittersweet, with sweet caramel, toffee, mild citrus, peach and some malty sweetness. Very british.

Sampled from tap at the brewpub as ’De Hemel Hopverdomme’. Clear, golden yellow with a white head. Sweetish, fruity-grassy aroma of lemon, grapefruit and fresh grass. Slightly bitter, grassy-fruity taste of lemon, grapefruit, pomelo and fresh grass, followed by a medium long, medium grassy-bitter finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, average carbonation. Very nice!