Japanese Green Tea IPA (2011)
(Batch of Japanese Green Tea IPA)
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Baird Brewing Co. / Ishii Brewing CompanyIPA - Imperial / Double Special Out of Production
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Score
7.23
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Collaborators: Toshi Ishii, President & Brewmaster, Ishii Brewing Co. / Bryan Baird, Brewmaster, Baird Beer / Mitch Steele, Brewmaster, Stone Brewing Co.
When our old friends Toshi Ishii and Bryan Baird approached us about brewing something special for Japan relief efforts, we of course jumped at the opportunity. We created this very special IPA, brewed with 100% Maris Otter Malt and Belgian candi sugar. Once we decided to tie it all together with the addition of Japanese Sencha green tea in a dry hop, the rest of the recipe came together easily. We included hops that we believed would blend well with the tea flavors, and we went non-traditional, at least in the sense of American IPAs. After bittering with Warrior hops, we used Crystal and New Zealand Pacifica for flavor. And then for the first dry hop, we again used Crystal and Pacifica, and added a brand new hop variety, Aramis, from the Alsace region of France. Then we went all Japanese for the second dry-hop, with Sorachi Ace whole leaf hops, and the Sencha tea. It’s always fun to use new ingredients and new hop varieties, and for that, I say to Toshi and Bryan: “Domo arigato!”
When our old friends Toshi Ishii and Bryan Baird approached us about brewing something special for Japan relief efforts, we of course jumped at the opportunity. We created this very special IPA, brewed with 100% Maris Otter Malt and Belgian candi sugar. Once we decided to tie it all together with the addition of Japanese Sencha green tea in a dry hop, the rest of the recipe came together easily. We included hops that we believed would blend well with the tea flavors, and we went non-traditional, at least in the sense of American IPAs. After bittering with Warrior hops, we used Crystal and New Zealand Pacifica for flavor. And then for the first dry hop, we again used Crystal and Pacifica, and added a brand new hop variety, Aramis, from the Alsace region of France. Then we went all Japanese for the second dry-hop, with Sorachi Ace whole leaf hops, and the Sencha tea. It’s always fun to use new ingredients and new hop varieties, and for that, I say to Toshi and Bryan: “Domo arigato!”
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8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft @ Stone vs. Moeder event, Moder Lambic, Brussels. Que faire quand le meillleur du Japon en tant que brasseries convergent pour brasser avec le meilleur des US? Une IPA aux saveurs envoutantes de thé vert. Bièere orangée, brumeuse ayant un aspect de teinte différentes dans le verre dans une sorte de déclinaison avec un nuage de protéines dans le verre. Col jaunâtre, épais. Arôme fruité et tropical, herbacé où l’on ressent superbement bien les feuilles de thé vert écrasées. En bouche, houblon et levure et avec toujours cette épaisseur de thé vert, allant vers du matcha bouilli et d’épinard et poudre verte. Note fruité aussi à noter, surement du houblon, et donnant un note d’abricot avec un léger fini épicé. Une IPA? je me lance pour dire, une saison japonaise dont on redemande.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Sep 2011
at 10:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
draft@Stone vs. Moeder: hazy orange with a fluffy white head, smell grapefruit & pine hops mixed with very strong floral & herbal notes, taste is bitter floral hops upfront followed by a very herbal, sweeter taste afterwards, slightly fruity, I am getting some herbal tea and very light jasmine but I am not getting any green tea, a bit more interesting than great
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Sep 2011
at 04:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught Small yellowish dense head over hazy orange-ochre beer. Orange zeste², much more than tea, very intense, pinch of ginger, flowery. I’m thinking of orange-flavoured, half-fermented tea ("Darjoolong"). Again dry, spicy-bitterish orange zeste, even a bit mouldy, or blue curaçoa orangepeel. Hops are perfectly in balance (what kind??). Spritzy, refreshing, medium bodied. No new flavours in the aftertaste, but long-lasting main flavour. An "interesting" beer - in all senses of the word. Mind, I WOULD drink it again, gladly.
Tried
on 17 Sep 2011
at 23:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Market Dublin/Columbus. Pours an almost murky orange with lots of floating particles. Medium sized off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of citrus, herbal and floral hops, lemongrass, mild tea notes, caramel malts. The taste is big strong tea notes, citrus hops and caramel malts. Medium bodied. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2011
at 21:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Paradiso Dupont, recommendation of Greg, shared with a whole bunch of folks. Cloudy orange, thick white head head. Aroma of (no kidding) green tea! Taste resembles a slightly sour and moderately bitter saison. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2011
at 17:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ RBESG 11 Grand Tasting at Dean Swift, 10 Gainsford Street, London, England SE1 2NE.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, tea, herbal. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110807]
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2011
at 02:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12oz 9.2% ABV brew pours out semi hazy orange like copper with thin white head. The rather firm robust aroma forces up notes of booze enhanced orange juice, some herbal green-ness, citrus fruit skin, pineapple and tangelo. Man, lots going on here. The taste is similar with sort of an orange juice, tangelo juice and mango like hop flavor and a sense of booze. I get only a mild bitter hoppiness. Wow, lots of robust citrus and tropical fruit notes with hints of earthy tea like herbal hops well off in the background. All in all I dig this.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2011
at 18:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to bleeng. Pours a copper gold with a small off white head that lasts awhile leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is wheat grass and floral hops. Medium mouthfeel with a bitter hop upfront with grass and light hop. A little funky with the alcohol present and a little too bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2011
at 17:01