Nelson Many Ways - Clayton Hops
Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Series|
Score
7.51
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The magic of terroir—the environmental conditions, especially soil and climate, in which hops are grown and give a hop their unique flavor and aroma—continues to enthrall us at Tree House.
To illustrate the difference between region and growing conditions, we have begun the Many Ways series, which seeks to brew single-hop beers with hops sourced from specific growing regions and farms.
This rendition contains Nelson Sauvin, grown exclusively by our friends at Clayton Hops in the Upper Moutere region of New Zealand’s South Island. Clayton Hops has an enigmatic quality that is so punchy and unique that it’s hard to understand without visiting his farm. They grow in a remote area of the South Island (so remote you have to drive through a river to get there!) far removed from other farms, and this shows in the singular quality of their hops.
We hope you enjoy it and compare it to other entries forthcoming in the series!
To illustrate the difference between region and growing conditions, we have begun the Many Ways series, which seeks to brew single-hop beers with hops sourced from specific growing regions and farms.
This rendition contains Nelson Sauvin, grown exclusively by our friends at Clayton Hops in the Upper Moutere region of New Zealand’s South Island. Clayton Hops has an enigmatic quality that is so punchy and unique that it’s hard to understand without visiting his farm. They grow in a remote area of the South Island (so remote you have to drive through a river to get there!) far removed from other farms, and this shows in the singular quality of their hops.
We hope you enjoy it and compare it to other entries forthcoming in the series!
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can at home, from J and B Craft Drinks, Amsterdam, 16th November 24. Pours a milky yellow orange. Aroma is earthy and dank, citrus and tropical, grapes and spice, taste is dank and earthy, spicey, grapes, Nelson is good,,but not as deep and complex as the others in the series. Lovely DIPA
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2024
at 17:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canned 9/5/24, drunk 10/4/24. Heavily hazy, bronze-maize-golden. Giant, off-white head, well-retained. Strong pineapple and lemongrass combination with a bit more punchiness than I'd prefer. But there's lovely minerality lying underneath. White wine, unripe tropical fruit, light stone fruit. If it just wasn't for that strong pineapple-lemongrass.... Soft, malty, on the sweeter side, especially for Tree House. The lemongrassy-pineapple thing is here, though, of course, there's plenty to like too. Tropical fruits, lots of juice, rich malt...But yeah...lots of sweetness, lots of slightly raw bitterness/pine character. A bit disappointing, especially given it's had a month in the can to soften and dry out...
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2024
at 23:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a hazy, banana-gold, with mid-sized, lasting head. Aroma is dank, with some garlic and gassy notes upfront, along with tropical fruit and citrus. Flavors follow. Mouthfeel seems a bit thin. Some fairly strong hop bitterness carries through the finish.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2024
at 18:26