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After a long hiatus from being creative with beers, I was inspired today to invent a recipe using Yerba Mate. I plan on calling the beer "All Nighter Ale." I will design a crisp, clean grain bill making for a beer somewhere between 5% and 6% ABV that should showcase the flavor of the mate and it will hopefully also give a bit of a lift from the stimulants found in the drink. So that's what I have figured out about those parts. Now comes the two things I need some advice on. 1) I want a hop with a very herbal character, perhaps resiny in flavor to compliment the taste of the mate. I am trying to avoid citrus flavors, I'd rather not have "spicy" character, but some floral would probably be alright. 2) While I could just cop out and use US-05, I am very open to suggestions regarding yeast varieties that may work well for what I am shooting for. As always, I appreciate the advice that comes from the many years of combined experience here.