Apropos
Hopewell Brewing Co.
- From:
- Hopewell Brewing Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Brett Beer
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 08, 2020
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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We have about two dozen neutral oak barrels that we use for the extended fermentation and aging of wild/mixed-culture beer. We brew what closely resembles a Saison base beer, then transfer to these barrels where they are introduced to a blend of saccharomyces and brettanomyces yeasts, plus a healthy array of souring bacteria.
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Over the course of sixth months to a few years, these barrels each begin to develop their own unique character. We taste through them and construct a blend of specific barrels to achieve our desired character. For Apropos we selected four barrels from our stock to construct a beer with a low acid profile, but pronounced funk. We then added the equivalent of two pounds per gallon of apricot, then dry-hopped with Ekuanot a few days before packaging.
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Over the course of sixth months to a few years, these barrels each begin to develop their own unique character. We taste through them and construct a blend of specific barrels to achieve our desired character. For Apropos we selected four barrels from our stock to construct a beer with a low acid profile, but pronounced funk. We then added the equivalent of two pounds per gallon of apricot, then dry-hopped with Ekuanot a few days before packaging.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
3.7/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Hazy orange, initial layer of foam and a thin collar, spotty lace.
Apricot is present at first, but then the Brett comes out and it goes into a weird cheddar popcorn direction. Taste is tart and fruit forward, juicy apricot, underneath is a lingering Brett funk of popcorn kernels (THP), and trace acetic acid.
Medium bodied and tart with light carbonation. The acetic acid and popcorn kernel notes get a little fatiguing over time. Worth a try, but somewhat flawed.
Feb 08, 2020Apricot is present at first, but then the Brett comes out and it goes into a weird cheddar popcorn direction. Taste is tart and fruit forward, juicy apricot, underneath is a lingering Brett funk of popcorn kernels (THP), and trace acetic acid.
Medium bodied and tart with light carbonation. The acetic acid and popcorn kernel notes get a little fatiguing over time. Worth a try, but somewhat flawed.
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