HBC 366 is now Equinox

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  1. michaeltrego

    michaeltrego Crusader (447) May 21, 2004 New Hampshire

    Variety description at Hop Union.

    Here's the video of of Garrett Oliver discussing this new variety, which was used in Brooklyn's Scorcher IPA.

    I have used some to dry hop an IPL and it was a quite enjoyable tropical fruit citrus aroma.
     
  2. sarcastro

    sarcastro Savant (1,133) Sep 20, 2006 Michigan

    Except for the green pepper part, it sounds pretty good. Also apple could come off as a fault in the brewing process.
     
  3. michaeltrego

    michaeltrego Crusader (447) May 21, 2004 New Hampshire

    Agreed - I didn't catch any pepper or apple in mine.
     
  4. JasonR1975

    JasonR1975 Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2013 Michigan
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    TBA Showers is now a collector's item....
     
  5. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    I quite liked the brewdog IPA made from it. certainly better than many of their other IPA is Dead series
     
  6. afrokaze

    afrokaze Pooh-Bah (1,962) Jun 12, 2009 Oregon
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    I was pretty pleased with 366 in the Brett IPA and DIPA that I brewed last year. Not as distinct as some aroma hops (it smells like a big bowl of mixed fruit) but it gives a ton of aroma/flavor from small amounts.
     
  7. mattbk

    mattbk Savant (1,111) Dec 12, 2011 New York

    Here are my notes from Scorcher which I had last year:

    S - very, very nice nose. Orange, citrus, grapefruit, a little pine, maybe some tropical fruit as well. Maybe even a little grape.
    T - oh. oh. this went wrong really fast. I have NEVER had an IPA that smelled so good and tasted so different. Very little hop flavor, bitterness, malt flavor. Very watery. A bit of diacetyl, maybe even vegetal/DMSey. This is a weak IPA. Very disappointing. I might not have rated it this low, except the aroma was so exciting. What happened here? Not even sure how this happened.

    I think I'll pass on this hop, thanks.
     
  8. afrokaze

    afrokaze Pooh-Bah (1,962) Jun 12, 2009 Oregon
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    That beer sounds like it has nothing to do with 366, just sounds like a crappy beer!
     
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