FJORD is a heavy, fruity, estery DIPA from our Microcosms range. The art in this series is inspired by Nature and pays homage to the beautiful fractals and patterns Nature provides. Nature also provides us with the raw ingredients to bring to life experimental brews like Fjord. Those funky esters you are picking up on aren’t from tardy practices. They come from the Norwegien kveik (yeast) we used to ferment out this brew and give it its deep complexity. Kveik is a traditional farmhouse yeast that has many strains and is making a bit of noise in the brewing industry because of its ability to ferment warm and provide interesting and complex flavour profiles. We find, as we learn more about this particular strain, that it tends to compete with the dry hops a little and can even dominated the hops when super fresh. But as time goes on and this beer matures in the can, the massive New Zealand hop bill starts to shine. It’s super exciting for our team to learn and experiment with this yeast and it’s part of our commitment to bring you new and varied experiences. We’ll leave it up to you to discover the finer details of the aroma and taste. As always, we recommend to keep big hoppy IPAs like this cold and drink them fresh. All beers are not made equal and neither should they be - that’s the beauty and freedom of craft beer! Cheers!

Hops: Kohatu (NZ), Pacific Jade (NZ), Rakau (NZ) Wai-iti (NZ), Wakatu (NZ)

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