I heart Bridgeport IPA for its delicate floral/lychee character. I WANT THAT IN MY MOUTH, so bad I'll brew a freakin' fruit beer (with canned lychees) if I have to, but I'd rather just find the right hops to focus in on that flavor and smell. Bridgeport reportedly uses Cascade, Chinook, Goldings, Crystal and Ahtanum -- do any of those have that awesome rose and lychee thing? I've used Cascade, Chinook, and Goldings but I haven't gotten that particular note from any of them, so it's gotta be either Crystal or Ahtanum....
If I do brew a lychee beer, I was thinking of Magnum, Chinook and Centennial because that's what I have, and I assume they would match with the lychees.
I'm not familiar with the beer your referring to but I used some whole leaf EKG this weekend and that was about as floral as I've smelled.
+1 on the unfamiliarity. another +1 on the floral qualities of EKG. I really would have thought that the EKG would have been responsible if it were a late addition and/or dry hopped (especially dry hopped)
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I was really hoping you guys wouldn't say Goldings because their, uh, "topsoil" note gets old fast for me. I guess Styrians don't count, maybe I'll try some of them.
This chart is kinda pushing my thinking towards Ahtanum:
I was really hoping you guys wouldn't say Goldings because their, uh, "topsoil" note gets old fast for me. I guess Styrians don't count, maybe I'll try some of them.
This chart is kinda pushing my thinking towards Ahtanum:
Try stone Pale Ale, I think it is finished with all Ahtanum maybe you will pick out the same flavor/aroma.
Both Crystal and Ahtanum will give you floral notes. Willamette is another.
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FYI If you are looking for a non-hop lychee boost, try elderflower extract or the flowers themselves! St. Germain liquer is made from the flowers and it is amazingly lychee-esque. I live just a couple blocks from the BridgePort brewery/pub, I can go try a bunch of "investigative" pints if you need. Or talk to the brewer. Have you emailed in yet? I guess you have the hop list already tho...
I was going to ask the same question myself. I like floral hop aromas. I read somewhere that cascade is floral so I was going to buy some of that. Then I came across this:
When I found this, I immediately thought of this thread. I've spent about 20 minutes trying to find it. I used the search engine to no avail so trawled through each section looking for "floral hops".
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