Warped
DSSOLVR

 

New hops meet west coast in a collaborative ale that's the brainchild of Dssolvr and Parallel brewers, giving these fruitier and smoother hops a drier and more bitter balance.

Pouring a hazy golden-straw, Warped kicks off with a bubbly pour that creates a creamy, frothy white cap and a bevy of hop perfume. Tropical, citrus, berry and grape all play into a fruity scent chocked with fragrant herbs and botanicals. A gentle sweetness rolls onto the palate with a soft sense of agave, dry cereal and honeysuckle. Hops rebound on the middle palate with a brightness of passionfruit, white grapefruit, orange peel, lemon, kiwi and gooseberry before tightening into an herbal bitterness of green tea, verbena, sassafras, pine needle and peppery resins.

Medium bodied and trending both lighter and drier, the lower alcohol content of the ale suggest a more somber body and taste even though it's able to shine in a bitterness seldom seen in newer hops. It's use of columbus hops certainly helps.