Sorachi Ace
Mills Brewing

Sorachi Ace was made in our favourite way, drawing together a diverse range of flavours from different barrels and brews to create a drink greater than the sum of its parts. And then in this case, dry-hopping it with Sorachi Ace.

The blend was made from three barrels, containing three different brews:
1. A high gravity rye beer brewed in June 2020
2. An unboiled raw beer brewed in May 2021 and hopped with NZ grown Wai-iti
3. An amber beer made with aged Citra hops, brewed in August 2021

The texture of the resulting drink stikes a lovely balance, simultaneously full and dry, with juicy acidity. The aromatics of the aged Citra and Wai-iti have been transformed by our wild yeasts into orange oil and lime zest. The bitterness and tannin in the base beer combine with these to produce a satisfying pithy finish.

The blend was dry-hopped with whole-leaf Sorachi Ace prior to bottle conditioning, which has added a touch of its signiture coconut aromatics and given a further boost to the heady and boozy orange and lime.