A Composition in Hops : Fuguebier
Trophy Brewing
- From:
- Trophy Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 10.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 10, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 09, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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This beer was brewed in celebration of Johan Sebastian Bach's mastery of the fugue. We wanted to build something that conceptually reflected the challenge and structure of a fugue. In beer recipes, specifically IPAs, like with notes in musical composition, the order, amount and time in which hops are added define the beer. In this particular case we chose to build our entire hop addition schedule atop the conceptual structure that defines a fugue. We used 5 hop varieties (Amarillo, Citra, Centennial, Galaxy, and Callista) to create two voices. Using the amount added and the time added we built a subject and a counter subject, a progression, and a final repeating of the subject across the brew day and the 7 days of dry-hopping additions that followed. If pushed, one would call this a New England IPA, but beyond that we are proud to suggest that this beer is the world's first Fuguebier!
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
4.13/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours a lightly hazy medium to dark golden honey in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass and moderate orange + amber + medium golden yellow + apricot colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall sudsy foamy light beige head that reduces to a large patch of medium thick film covering the entire surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy citrus/grapefruit, citrus/orange, tropical/passionfruit, stone fruit/peach, earthy, and herbal hops. There are light to moderate aromas of biscuit + oat + wheat + caramel malts with very light amounts of caramel sweetness.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of biscuit + oat + wheat + caramel malts with very light amounts of caramel sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of juicy citrus/grapefruit, citrus/orange, tropical/passionfruit, stone fruit/peach, earthy, and herbal hops which impart a light amount of bitterness which fades away quickly leaving a lingering citrus + earthy + herbal hop flavor.
M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a very pleasantly soft mouthfeel. Enjoyable with a very interesting hop profile - first the citrus + stone fruit + tropical hops then the earthy + herbal hops. I would definitely have this one again.
Apr 05, 2019S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy citrus/grapefruit, citrus/orange, tropical/passionfruit, stone fruit/peach, earthy, and herbal hops. There are light to moderate aromas of biscuit + oat + wheat + caramel malts with very light amounts of caramel sweetness.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of biscuit + oat + wheat + caramel malts with very light amounts of caramel sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of juicy citrus/grapefruit, citrus/orange, tropical/passionfruit, stone fruit/peach, earthy, and herbal hops which impart a light amount of bitterness which fades away quickly leaving a lingering citrus + earthy + herbal hop flavor.
M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a very pleasantly soft mouthfeel. Enjoyable with a very interesting hop profile - first the citrus + stone fruit + tropical hops then the earthy + herbal hops. I would definitely have this one again.
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