Motueka Pale Ale
Hill Farmstead Brewery

 

 

the single hop pale ales from hill have this perfect light grainy malt character and the perfect level of texture in the light-medium bodied mouthfeel that is wonderfully crisp and imo a perfect base to do a single hop beer with.

found this one to present mostly with lime and grapefruit character, some herbal, earthy, and dank flavors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

750 mL growler. Hazy light orange with a big white head. Smell is lemon and tangerine. Kinda earthy and pithy. Doesn't smell sweet like other HF pales. Taste, again, isn't that sweet. Hops lend grapefruit, garlic, some spiciness almost like rye, and pine. Finish is bitter grapefruit. Medium light body. No experience with motueka hops before this beer, so I didn't know what to expect. Standard HF craftsmanship, although this hop doesn't lend itself to quickly dispatching glass after glass like, say, Nelson or Citra.

 

 

 

 

 

The beer comes in a hazy murky medium gold.

The beer hits of pear, melon rind, star fruit, lemon, light doughy malts, a hint of honey sweetness, herbaceous and floral finish. Pithy aftertaste.