Vertigo "VF"
Hopshackle in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.94
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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 "VF" @ 9.8% ABV (uses only Fuggles hops) - amber in colour with an aroma of toffee, malt, spice and pine. The flavour is toffee, caramel, spice and herbs with a warming spicy, alcoholic finish. Status made in 2009 only.
Vertigo "VF" @ 9.8% ABV (uses only Fuggles hops) - amber in colour with an aroma of toffee, malt, spice and pine. The flavour is toffee, caramel, spice and herbs with a warming spicy, alcoholic finish. Status made in 2009 only.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
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 light amber this is really well balanced. nice sticky toffee from the outset, soft in the mouth and pleasant warmth from the alcohol, there is a good tang and the sweetness is well compensated for by the hoppy presence, in fact I like this more so than the Cascade version which surprised me. Cheers Nigel. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov16 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2010
at 11:50