World of Hops #2
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South African DDH IPA
We continue our exploration of the hops of the world with this second edition of the series World of Hops: an IHD IPA (double dry-hopping) entirely hopped with varieties of South-Africa! Three varieties: Southern Dawn, Southern Passion and African Queen combine to offer you this fruity and bitter cocktail, softened by a good dose of oats. Oggy Wawa, Impilo, Gezondheid, Cheers, as they say in South Africa!
We continue our exploration of the hops of the world with this second edition of the series World of Hops: an IHD IPA (double dry-hopping) entirely hopped with varieties of South-Africa! Three varieties: Southern Dawn, Southern Passion and African Queen combine to offer you this fruity and bitter cocktail, softened by a good dose of oats. Oggy Wawa, Impilo, Gezondheid, Cheers, as they say in South Africa!
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
3.88/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: Pours a hazy medium golden yellow in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate burnt orange + bright yellow + honey colored highlights. The beer has a finger tall dense fizzy sudsy foamy bright white head that quickly reduces to a large patch of thin film covering a little more than 95% of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate aromas of earthy + spicy + grassy + tropical/passionfruit + citrus/grapefruit pith + gooseberry hops over the light to moderate aromas of biscuit + oat + grainy hops with a light amount of grainy sweetness.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of biscuit + oat + grainy hops with a light amount of grainy sweetness. That is followed by slightly stronger than moderate flavors of earthy + spicy + grassy + tropical/passionfruit + citrus/grapefruit pith + gooseberry hops which impart a light amount of spicy bitterness which lingers slightly leaving lingering pithy citrus hop flavors.
M: Light to medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly crisp upfront with a hint of soft/fluffiness mid-body and a hint of dryness in the finish.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a decent though not as smooth/fluffy as normal NEIPAs. Very interesting with the use of these South African hops that I have not sampled in combination before (especially without any of the more traditional American hops also being present).
Oct 16, 2019S: Moderate aromas of earthy + spicy + grassy + tropical/passionfruit + citrus/grapefruit pith + gooseberry hops over the light to moderate aromas of biscuit + oat + grainy hops with a light amount of grainy sweetness.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of biscuit + oat + grainy hops with a light amount of grainy sweetness. That is followed by slightly stronger than moderate flavors of earthy + spicy + grassy + tropical/passionfruit + citrus/grapefruit pith + gooseberry hops which impart a light amount of spicy bitterness which lingers slightly leaving lingering pithy citrus hop flavors.
M: Light to medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly crisp upfront with a hint of soft/fluffiness mid-body and a hint of dryness in the finish.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a decent though not as smooth/fluffy as normal NEIPAs. Very interesting with the use of these South African hops that I have not sampled in combination before (especially without any of the more traditional American hops also being present).
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