Removing Bines And Leaves? Or Collecting Flowers?
Cloudwater Brew Co.

Removing Bines And Leaves? Or Collecting Flowers?Removing Bines And Leaves? Or Collecting Flowers?
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From:
Cloudwater Brew Co.
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Hefeweizen
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 7.22%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
4
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 23, 2020
Added:
Oct 30, 2019
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Separation of the hop plant is an important, integral part of the process between harvesting and pelletisation. It poses a deep, philosophical question. Are the bines and leaves being removed, or are the hop flowers being collected? We hope you enjoy this beer, featuring a single lot of Nelson Sauvin, harvested on 14/3/2019.
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Rated: 3.75 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

May 23, 2020
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Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden

4.04/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a hazy light orange with thick, fluffy head.

Smell is fruity with notes of gooseberries, grapes, pineapple, banana and hints of cloves and oregano.

Taste is citrusy and a bit spicy. Notes of gooseberries, grapes, banana, white pepper and some green, oniony hints. Moderate bitterness, and a hint of cloves on the finish.

Mouthfeel is medium, soft and well carbonated.

Overall, a very enjoyable hoppy Hefe.
Apr 07, 2020
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Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy, bright orange coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of quite faint doughy, wheaty malt and quite vibrant hoppy notes of white grape, gooseberry and some zesty lime. Taste follows the nose, with quite light doughy, wheaty malt and very little yeasty esters coming through, but quite a hoppy, vibrant Nelson presence of white grape and gooseberry notes, as well as some rather zesty lime and just a hint of peppery spice. Finishes with a light bitterness and some white grape and lime lingering in the aftertaste. Full mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

I was quite curious how this would compare to its sister brew, Collecting Flowers? Or Removing Bines And Leaves?. I have to say that I kinda regret having them one afterthe other, instead of side-by-side, as the differences really are quite subtle. This has even less wheaty malt and estery yeast to me, but with a bit of an additional zesty lime presence that almost makes me wonder if there's som,e Motueka in here that they are not telling us about. Perhaps a little spicier as well, which really is more of a peppery hop character than estery spice though. Again, an excellent Single Nelson brew, that has little in common with a Hefeweizen though.
Dec 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Mattias from Sweden

Nov 23, 2019
Removing Bines And Leaves? Or Collecting Flowers? from Cloudwater Brew Co.
Beer rating: 3.88 out of 5 with 4 ratings