For our March beer we decided to go back to just four ingredients to produce an ale that both warms with alcohol and refreshes with the bright, grassy and floral flavours of spring. We are rather fond of our Belgian pale ale 'Parasol' and have been playing with ideas for new experimental versions including dry-hop additions, spice blends and fruited fermentations. These idea discussions led us on to sampling different hop varieties and our samples of Huell Melon stood out as perfect for the spring season. The hop was bred at the hop research institute in Hüll and its described as having the aroma of strawberry and honeydew melon. I was struck more by the grassy and sweet floral notes and, when first dry hopped, I felt it leaned a little more towards rhubarb than strawberry. The finished beer is bright and fruity and although the saison yeast has made it super dry, the alcohol and hop oils add a mouth-filling richness that back up the punchy peppery aroma.