Posted on 31/08/22
After last week’s collabs with Finback and Fuerst Wiacek, we thought it’d be hard for Verdant’s new stuff to measure up. We were wrong!
The brewery’s collobaration with Other Half and their new West Coast with Elusive are both outstanding offerings. Read on.
These are the best new beers availble this week.
This week, Cornwall’s finest teamed up with two breweries very dear to us, Other Half NYC and Elusive.
Being one of the best breweries in New York, Other Half were always going to deliver with a hazy DIPA and Remember Me If I Forget is dangerously smooth for the ABV, with the taste of dank peach from the New Zealand/Strata hop combination.
For those after something less hazy, Trust The Diagram WCIPA sees Verdant combine knowledge with West Coast masters Elusive for a stunning brew, with this old school IPA going big on piney, citrusy bitterness.
Top refreshment.
Baron are fast becoming our go-to brewery when we’re taking a break from drinking haze-bombs.
Not to say they can’t go toe-to-toe with the best NEIPA brewers, but we’re loving their ability to pack flavour into lighter brews and their new pales both showcase that perfectly.
First up, Softly Softly IPA which goes light on the body but deep on flavour, combining Citra, Mosiac and Motueka for a stone fruit/herbaceous mashup.
Next up from Baron’s new pales, is Catchee Monkey. This one is a crisp, sessionable ale with notes of grapefruit and white wine.
We love Baron!
Haze lovers have nothing to fear though, as there is still plenty of thiccc hoppy goodness to go at this week, with Overtone On Cloud 9 the thickest of the lot!
Making a return after a rebrew, this big old beer again delivers the outstanding body thanks to the fact it’s packed with oats and lactose – this is one CREAMY DIPA loaded with tropical fruit flavours!
For the sours this week we’re shouting about two killer rebrews from two of the UK’s finest.
Eton Mallows is Overtone’s take on the Eton Mess, in which tart red berries are paired with creamy vanilla and fluffy marshmallows for a delightful pastry sour (and it’s vegan!).
Tasting just as good as it did the last time around.
It’s also great to have Pastore back in, whose Waterbeach Weisse series continues to set the bar for classic, no-nonsense sour beers.
The Passion Fruit & Guava delivers exactly as expected, with a huge amount of tropical tartness on a light, refreshing body – no smoothie sours here!
And rounding out the highlights this week we have New Bristol.
Starting with Bristol Kolsch… Is it a lager or a pale ale? Well technically it’s an ale but it tastes like a lager – either way we love this crispy German style.
New Bristol’s version uses German hops, malt and yeast to create something that perfectly balances malty sweetness and hoppy bitterness.
And finishing with a new hop on the scene… that’s tasting awesome!
Currently named ‘HBC 586’, it’s giving us HUGE guava notes in the beers we’ve tried, so if that sounds like your thing be sure to grab a can of Buena Vista from New Bristol, which showcases the hop in all its guava-drenched glory.
Check this hop out ASAP!
Speaking of guava, Vault have teamed up with comedian Ed Gamble for their latest session sour Canned Laughter, with guava and apple combining in this pulpy, tangy banger.
Fruity pales are definitely back in fashion at the moment, and this week the must-have is definitely OFS083 White Sangria Pale from Northern Monk, which pairs the winey hop Nelson Sauvin with grape, mango, strawberry and blood orange in tribute to the classic Spanish drink.
And finally we have a lovely bunch of brews from Gravity Well, who are most definitely challenging the best in London Town when it comes to pales and IPAs. Our pick this week is their deliciously dank Pinnora Brewing collab Binary Star System. If you’re keen to try one of the breweries we think are hidden gems then this is 100% for you!
As always, I hope you get to try some of these crackers this week.
Cheers & thanks so much for your support!
Oli, Olly & Charlie
(The three people behind Craft Metropolis)
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