Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Aprihop
Style: Fruit
Availability: Seasonal
Format: 12oz - 4pk
ABV: 7%
IBUs: 30
Bottle text & Info:
Aprihop is our fruit beer for hopheads! It is an American IPA brewed with Pilsner and Cystal malts massively hopped in in the continuous fashion. The flavor is complimented by the addition of Apricots. After fermentation the beer is dry hopped with irresponsible amounts of Amarillo hops. The beer is hoppy in the aroma with the apricots playing a supporting complimentary role. The flavor is rich with late hop flavors and it's bitterness is tempered by just the right amount of malt sweetness and fruity undertones from the apricots. This is one of our most popular seasonal beers and we've been brewing it each spring for quite a while now. We release the beer each March and you should find it on the shelves through May. For a video clip on everything you need to know for this year's edition. go .... here!
Tasting notes:
Pours sort of a tawny, light amber color with a half inch cream colored head that quickly recedes. A slight whiff of high alpha hops with dominant fresh apricot on the nose. Quite amazing how this smells, like someone is standing next you halving apricots. Light, but creamy mouthfeel with apricot/mango on the front held together by some light, sweet caramel malt, finishing with some nice spruce/pine notes. Thank god, they've returned this beer to its former glory. Dogfish made a concerted effort to bring the hops back this year after last years last then stellar version. Gone is the spritzy, apricot syrup that was last year - and in with a superb ale with great hop additions and masterfully balanced. Over the years, this one's a bit inconsistent. This year is a good year to pick it up. Smuttynose should pay close attention, maybe rethink that Hanami mess they have going on.
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