Vertigo "VC"
Hopshackle in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.90
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Each version of this beer uses the same base recipe but only one variety of hop is used in each. This allows the drinker to experience the unique characteristics of a single hop variety on it’s own. They are made in a similar way to Restoration but only conditioned for 3 months prior to bottling and there is only 1300 numbered bottles made in a year. Trials were carried out with a number of different hop varieties and the low alpha "aroma" type hops gave some of the most interesting results.
Vertigo "VC" @ 9.8% ABV (uses only Cascade hops) - amber in colour with an aroma of spice, pine and woody oak. The flavour is sweet caramel, toffee, vanilla, pine and grapefruit leading to a resinous peppery spicy finish. Status - made in 2009 only.
Vertigo "VC" @ 9.8% ABV (uses only Cascade hops) - amber in colour with an aroma of spice, pine and woody oak. The flavour is sweet caramel, toffee, vanilla, pine and grapefruit leading to a resinous peppery spicy finish. Status - made in 2009 only.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Was very kindly given a few bottles of the VC, VF and VB as trial beers July 2009 by Nigel (Mrhopshackle) and also some more in February 2010 when picking up some beer from Hopshackle. Pleased they have now been officially released. Rating taken from notes August 2009 when consumed with Craig (cgarvieuk) at Cropredy Festival and March 2010. Pours orange amber, this is a big IPA and at times veered towards barley wine territory but the hops were showing well here, although I did note that the aroma was slightly cheesy. Good warmth from the alcohol, and like Lea I noted a disctinct spicy/pepperiness, the hops showed well thoughout though with a good citrus sting noted, in fact looking back at my notes from Aug 2009 I suggest that the bitterness is a ripper, though it did rapidly subside, to leave a good hoppy tang. This beer demands respect and there is a lot going on with this. Very enjoyable beer, big thanks to Nigel. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2010
at 03:34