Derivative: Azacca
Proclamation Ale Company

Canned 8/29/22. “The god” stamped on the bottom of the can

Man, it’s certainly been a while since I’ve had anything from the Derivative series, this one being a new release. And it’s definitely been longer since I’ve had an Azacca hopped beer! I feel like it’s a hop variety that started to fade away a couple years ago, so it’s odd to see it in a single hop beer. Either way, let’s see what this hop is all about

Pours a cloudy pale yellow with 3 fingers of frothy off white head that slowly fades to a cap and leaves decent lacing

The nose gives off a ton of vibrant citrus and berries, but still retains a decent bitterness. I'm picking up on aromas of lemon zest, gooseberry, grassy hops, white grape, pale malt, tangerine zest, and light bread

It's quite similar in taste, the hops provide some rather unique fruity tones not usually expressed in the style. On the front end of the sip I'm tasting lemon juice, gooseberry, crackery malt, underripe cantaloupe, herbal hops, light honey, and red grapefruit. The swallow brings notes of gooseberry, tannic white wine, grassy hops, white pepper, pale malt, lemon zest, and light weed

A light medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a crisp and zesty beer. Finishes a tad watery but nothing that ruins it

This one is certainly unique, I dig it. I didn't expect this to be very good for a single hop beer with a rather obscure hop, but it's damn good