Permutation Series #86: Pale Ale with New Zealand Cascade
Trillium Brewing Company

Permutation is our experimental series of small batch offerings, showcasing the unique visions and innovative concepts developed by our brewing and cellar crew.

Brewed at our Fort Point location, Permutation #86 marks another entry in our deeper exploration of the unique and innovative hops being cultivated in the Southern Hemisphere. For this batch, we experimented with New Zealand-grown Cascade hops. Although this hop is of American origin it takes on tropical notes when cultivated in New Zealand - demonstrating the distinctive terroir of the country. The cellaring and dry-hopping techniques utilized by our Fort Point production crew results in a pale ale that leans slightly more traditional than some of the others we produce.

Pouring a slightly hazy golden orange color with a fluffy white head, Permutation #86 provides bold aromatics of ripe peach, citrus peel, freshly clipped flowers and a touch of caramel malt. NZ Cascade offers a palate teeming with bright, freshly squeezed lemon and tangerine balanced by a rounded yet pleasant bitterness. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel, Permutation #86 has a clean finish.

MALT: American Two Row, C-60
HOPS: Cascade, CTZ