When the folks at the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival asked us to brew them something special we decided to befriend Alphabet and work out a recipe. We'd wanted to fathom a Dunkel Weisse for a while and so we landed on a brew that we dry-hopped with Mandarina Bavaria. This balanced beer blends the traditional Dunkel Weisse flavours with modern German hop flavours. The flavour hits you immediately with toffee and caramel from the rich malty base, whilst the yeast develops strong banana flavours. The Mandarina Hops fortify this with rich waves of orange and grapefruit that lead into a long, pithy, finish.