Nomi Hodaï

Nomi Hodaï is a collab made with our beloved friends of Oxbow Brewing Company from Maine (USA). The main strengths of this excellent brewery are their farmhouse ales and thirst-quenching beers. The Nomi Hodaï is for sure one of the latter. What makes her exceptional, is that she not only contains barley malt, but also rice – a first for our brewery. Luckily we could count on the expertise of Oxbow in the use of this ingredient. She turned out to be a blond beer of 4.5% alcohol, with a discretely present bitterness. The rice brings a certain lightness to the beer and has a dry finale, which makes her all the more drinkable. She has been dry-hopped with a mix of old and new varieties, that have the characteristics of noble hops. These hops bring refreshing floral and herbal touches, combined with a fruitiness that reminds us of strawberries and peach. What more could you ask for to kick off the summer?
The name Nomi Hodaï is an expression that can be heard in certain Japanese bars, that have an “all-you-can-drink”-formula for a fixed fee. The reference to this country - with a culture that is highly loved by both breweries (Tim from Oxbow even lived here for a while) - points out again how incredibly drinkable this thirst-quenching beer is. But be aware, even the Nomi Hodaï should be drunk in moderation.