Gun Hill Brewing Co.

Its not the hop flavor profile I'd want in a saison. to me there are limits on what could or should be hopped with what.

 

You aimed your question at @ecpho , but since I brought it up, I thought I'd chime in. I didn't think the beer was bad. I didn't know anything about the beer when I had it. After the bartender poured it for me, he asked me what I thought of it and I told him that it tasted too much of American hops. If I presented this beer blindly to many here and asked them what kind of a beer it was, I bet a good amount would think it was an IPA. The dry-hopped citra covered up what saison-like characters might have been present. All this means is that I was disappointed by the beer based on my expectations. It wasn't a bad beer and the there is nothing "wrong" with the design... but it wasn't for me because I don't want a saison that tastes remotely like an IPA. I'll still try any Gun Hill beer on a taplist though.

 

Ahh! The truth comes out. (emphasis mine)

You're revealing too much!

 

So you're of the opinion that certain styles should remain the same as they've always been, despite many of them being around long before these hops were even discovered, let alone shared with other countries?

There's likely a way to balance those two characteristics and not have the beer taste like an IPA.

 

And for others, the beer in question might achieve that.

 

One way is to only use a judicious amount of Citra hops for dry hopping since it is a very potent hop from an aroma/flavor perspective.

I recently homebrewed a Cranberry Belgian Pale Ale which fermented using a Trappist Ale yeast strain (Wyeast 3787) and dry hoped with 1 ounce of Citra hops (for a 5 gallon batch). Right now the beer is a tad more on the "IPA" side but not drastically so. As this beer ages the hop aroma will fade and the beer will be more "Belgiany" (i.e., the yeast derived flavors of ester and phenols will be more prominent). What is the 'best' balance here? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Cheers!

 

I don't think a Kolsch should be dry hopped with mosaic, citra in a Saison, etc. And still call these beers by their traditional style names. That's how we get a trillium Kolsch as the top rated for that style on sites like this.

 

You want beers that stray a hop from tradition to receive a different name entirely? Must every new hop varietal demand a new style moniker?

 

Planning to be there for the Roll Call release. I got a 4pk of Treehouse Eureka w/Citra if anyones interested in trading for it. 4pk for 4pk. PM me

 

This going to sell out today?

 

Sweet, headed up

 

Roll Call is good! im coming back for more this weekend, hopefully you guys still have it on tap.