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Emperor Dumpling WC 7%
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2 hops (Chinook and Vic Secret) 7%
Semi dry fruit aroma. Medium to high carbonation. Chinook is the dominant hop and provides the expected bittering throughout, Vic Secret gives the offering enough layering to provide balance. How do you find this hop in this craft. Holding the sip gives you its contribution and blends the 2 nicely. A softer body than some WC offerings
Fans of this style will do well to give it a try
Finback (NY)
Every night DIPA 8%
3 hops (Mosaic, Meridian & Simcoe)
An all fruit aroma subtly deep but not dank. Sip 1 gets you wondering about the above with initial & medium bittering being seemingly dominant but flavors of light berry, orange & nuances of lemon take over remaining out front & balanced from then on. Carbonation is medium & the body is soft which keep the hop flavor contributions getting better as you go. Bittering while present never again is the overwhelming factor you envisioned at the start
HighLow DH 8.4%
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9 hops... Read the can on this one! DHing these hops you'd think creates a tropical bomb but some influences keep the balance. Deep fruit aroma from most of these hops. The same in flavor with a spiced earthy bottom. If you know these hops pay close attention & you can identify almost every contribution. Soft body & light carbonation. All bittering is relegated to the backend. ABV appears there as well. Warmer preferred.
A complex and successful craft