Just popped my ZD cherry...

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  1. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
    Pooh-Bah

    There's a cure for that: Row 2.

    I like Zombie Dust, but always come away underwhelmed. Honestly I think Alpha Session showcases Citra better, and that's 3.8%...
     
    #21 stupac2, Jun 30, 2012
  2. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    I think we're getting somewhere; wasn't aware that it's just dry-hopped. This might explain something I couldn't quite put my finger on when I was drinking it. Here's is an excerpt from my review from earlier: "Somehow some of the expected IBU bitterness has been stripped away..."
     
    #22 Orca, Jun 30, 2012
  3. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    yea they basically just dry-hopped the living hell out of it with Citra.
     
    #23 VncentLIFE, Jun 30, 2012
  4. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    DREADNAUGHT!!!!! Oh, how I wish I had one of those in the fridge right now...you can keep your Zombie Dust ;-)
     
    #24 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Jun 30, 2012
  5. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    To get to 60 IBUs they would do more than dry hop. The beer has bitterness - I've had it. They probably late hop it in the boil, some in the whirlpool, and a lot of dry hops for aroma.
     
    #25 hopfenunmaltz, Jun 30, 2012
  6. ncaudle

    ncaudle Initiate (0) May 28, 2010 Virginia

    no bottles of ZD I've ever had have been half as good as the draft I had at DLD.
    freshness, hmm.
     
    #26 ncaudle, Jun 30, 2012
  7. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    to get all of that aroma, they still had to dry hop like crazy.
     
    #27 VncentLIFE, Jun 30, 2012
  8. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Yes, aroma like that comes from using a lot of dry hops.
     
    #28 hopfenunmaltz, Jun 30, 2012
  9. deleted_user_570457

    deleted_user_570457 Zealot (728) Feb 21, 2011

    Can BAs please stop appropriating the cherry-popping analogy?
     
    #29 deleted_user_570457, Jun 30, 2012
  10. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Sorry about that, you're right... pretty much immediately regretted choosing that subject line, but you can't edit that part. Won't happen again sir.
     
    #30 Orca, Jun 30, 2012
  11. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    ZD is amazing whether they call it a APA or not. Most IPA's would be hard pressed here, most will lose.
     
    #31 nc41, Jul 1, 2012
  12. miketd

    miketd Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2006 Ohio

    For those that like ZD but have a hard time getting it due to hype, you should try Brew Kettle White Rajah. Less hype, very good Citra dominated IPA. Very similar beers.
     
    #32 miketd, Jul 1, 2012
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  13. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington


    This is why I make trades on a semi regular basis with a BA in the Chicago area, gotta get my ZD fix!!!
     
    #33 bifrost17, Jul 1, 2012
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