Patrons Project 10.06 // Cocktail Beer Ramen + Bun // Culinary Concepts // Finback // Yuzu IPA
Northern Monk Brew Co. in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Finback BreweryIPA - Flavoured Regular Out of Production
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7.08
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Luckily, we’re not short of ramen-heads in the office and to top it off we knew there were two more of New York’s biggest ramen fans heading into Leeds at just the right time; Kevin and Basil of Finback Brewery. We dropped them a line and set about putting together this yuzu IPA, a fruit synonymous with this Asian cuisine.
To complement the sharp, zesty nature of the fruit we wanted a base which was fluffy and rounded but still light enough to contribute to a refreshing drink. We went with pilsner malt and a large portion of wheat, backing them up with small portions of flaked wheat and oats for the base. The idea behind this was to put together
a malt profile reminiscent of the Wit-style but that still had all the soft character that would be expected of a Northern Monk - Finback IPA.
We fermented with our house IPA strain and added yuzu juice at the back end. Finally, we dry-hopped with Citra and Mosaic, generously but not high enough to mask the unique flavour of yuzu.
To complement the sharp, zesty nature of the fruit we wanted a base which was fluffy and rounded but still light enough to contribute to a refreshing drink. We went with pilsner malt and a large portion of wheat, backing them up with small portions of flaked wheat and oats for the base. The idea behind this was to put together
a malt profile reminiscent of the Wit-style but that still had all the soft character that would be expected of a Northern Monk - Finback IPA.
We fermented with our house IPA strain and added yuzu juice at the back end. Finally, we dry-hopped with Citra and Mosaic, generously but not high enough to mask the unique flavour of yuzu.
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7/10
Tried
on 30 Aug 2019
at 18:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Kings Arms, Bethnal Green, 22/08/19. Golden blonde with a decent off white cap. Nose is tangy citric zest, airy malts, sharp orange, light herb, hint of lime leaf. Taste comprises citric pith, twist of yuzu, grass, citric tinged straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with balanced leafy hop bitterness. Decent enough IPA... can’t say I’m getting ramen here !
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2019
at 07:31
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2019
at 02:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Northern Monk / Finback Patrons Project 10.06: Cocktail Beer Ramen + Bun (by Northern Monk Brew Co.):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
10/VIII/19 - 44cl can @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering Summer Ed. I, BB: 13/IX/19 - (2019-1174) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the bottle!
Pretty cloudy yellow beer, small creamy white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: bit soapy, dank hops, bit resinous, piny touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice fruity start, tropical fruits, citrus, some grapefruit, nice one. Aftertaste: bit soapy, resinous, bitter, fruity, grapefruit, nice stuff!
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
10/VIII/19 - 44cl can @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering Summer Ed. I, BB: 13/IX/19 - (2019-1174) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the bottle!
Pretty cloudy yellow beer, small creamy white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: bit soapy, dank hops, bit resinous, piny touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice fruity start, tropical fruits, citrus, some grapefruit, nice one. Aftertaste: bit soapy, resinous, bitter, fruity, grapefruit, nice stuff!
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2019
at 22:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, 6.4%. Hazy golden with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop and yuzu. Flavour is malt, fruit, hop, citrus, lemon, yuzu, medium sweet and a little bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2019
at 19:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can shared at Mikkeller CPH Airport, before flying to London (27062019) - a light hazed golden pour with a white head. Citrus fruity with notes of lemon, yuzu, straw, grass, floral and hoppy notes going on, light bodied, touch of hop spice, cereal, light hoppy refreshing finish, would imagine this will pair well with food.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2019
at 11:04
7/10
Tried
on 22 Jul 2019
at 15:32
7/10
Tried
on 20 Jul 2019
at 11:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Cloudy gold pour with a white head. Aromas of peach,marmalade, tangerine, orange peel. Exceedingly similar action in the flavour with some warm spice coming through in the close. Good stuff.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2019
at 14:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Panema, Helsinki, Northern Monk TTO. Poured light orange in color. Noticeable yuzy aroma, citric , quite refreshing. Medium bodied with sweet citrus fruits, finishes off somewhat crisp, light bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2019
at 05:43