brewed at De Proef BrouwerijMunicipality of Lochristi
Province of East Flanders
Region of Flemish, Belgium
Nelson Sauvin Single Hop India Pale Ale
Style: American India Pale Ale
Availability: ?
Format: 330ml
ABV: 6.9%
Bottle text & info:
Nelson Sauvin Single Hop IPA is made with the New Zealand hops, Nelson Sauvin. This single hop IPA has a refreshing wine-like flavour.
Tasting Notes:
Here we go with the second in the series of single hop tastings. This one is a little known New Zealand hop sometimes blended in some west coast IPA's but rarely tasted in singularity. In the glass we go. Pours a deep orange with a huge two inch head that slowly recedes creating cavernous lacing with heavy clinging. Looks fantastic, smells even better. Huge wafts of tropical citrus blowing out the top. Honeydew, Cantelope, and some passionfruit with just a scraping of sweet malts lingering on the back. Medium to light mouthfeel with hugh tropical melon and grapefruit smack up front mellowed by some minerality encasing chalk and granite notes. Some floral and pepper notes in the mix here as well. A beautifully complex brew for a single hop. This is an incredibly intriguing hop experience considering Nelson Sauvin is relatively unfamiliar to the american market outside of Alpine Brewing's Nelson IPA. A strong showing here from the kiwi hops. Pair with anything that calls for Sauvignon Blanc, this is a quintessential white wine replacement pairing.
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