Tuesday, April 23, 2013

He’Brew Hop Manna IPA: Review


Dry Hopped with Centennial, Cascade and Citra
Shmaltz Brewing Company
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
1pt 6oz bottle
$5.99
65 IBU’s
6.8% abv

Malts: 2-row, wheat, Munich, Vienna, CaraMunich 40
Hops: Warrior, Casade, Citra, Amarillo, Crystal, Centennial

Appearance: hazy amber with light caramel highlights; finger and a half off white head that leaves plenty of lacing on the glass.

Aroma: light nose; citrus spice

Flavors: solid citrus notes with grapefruit salad coming to mind – white grapefruit leading the way with a little pink and red grapefruit in the mix, spicy citrus-pepper and pine, nice hoppy bitterness, dry dust earthy tone, very light on the sweet, malts must be doing their job to keep the bitterness in check for it is not overly bitter. 

Mouthfeel: medium citrus bitterness, moderate carbonation, sticky oily hops, medium body, lingering citrus twang

To the Point: a nice dry hopped ale, if you like citrus/pine this is for you, I would buy this again.  


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