Scratch #78: Fresh Hop Ale
Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Series Out of Production|
Score
6.83
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So, just how fresh is our Fresh Hop Ale? Well, first we begin with 400 pounds of fresh, whole flower hops from B.T. Loftus Ranches in Yakima, WA. These hops are hand-picked right from the vine, placed into boxes, and immediately shipped to our brewery. Once they arrive, we pack a double dose of these glorious green, sticky cones into our hopback vessel until it is bursting at the seams. This equates to two pounds of hops per barrel! Due to the volatile nature of recently harvested hops, we must use them immediately in order to capture the bold aromas and flavors released by the hop oils. The payoff is a fresh, flavorful ale dripping with the essence of oily hop goodness.
BARLEY: Pilsner, White Wheat
HOPS:Amarillo, Citra, Nugget
YEAST: House Ale
JUJU: Pennsylvania Honey
BARLEY: Pilsner, White Wheat
HOPS:Amarillo, Citra, Nugget
YEAST: House Ale
JUJU: Pennsylvania Honey
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
4oz draft poured a golden orange hue with a white head. Aroma was nice crisp citrus notes with a tasty light malt character. Flavor was citrus, with some pine character, nice biscuit character. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Nov 2012
at 22:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Orange with a rocky white head. Aroma is powerful hops, citrus, pine, pineapple, resin. Body is medium and slightly chalky. Flavor has loads of hops juice, citrus, resin, fruit, and light sweetness. Mid-level bitterness. Not really sure why but this one just seemed like a miss to me. Solid but nothing exceptional.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2012
at 07:08