taylorb817
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The new fad seems to be fruit infused IPAs. (And to a more general degree, adjuncts)
Grapefruit, Mango, Pineapple are the standard buzzwords for fruit flavors in hops, and you see those fruits getting added to mainstream IPAs, but Tired Hands has their Milkshake series that does at least Strawberry and Blackberry.
Think about hops that are associated with a fruit flavor:
Lemon Zest and Sorachi Ace
Cherry and El Dorado
Orange and Mandarina Bavaria
Then think about building a hop/fruit bill that pairs the flavors.
Maybe Raspberry and Sorachi Ace would taste like Raspberry Lemonade. Maybe a single hop Mandarina Bavaria with Vanilla and Orange Zest would pair like a 50/50 Bar. Maybe the Mango component of Citra goes well with Peach.*
Another Tired Hands shout out is their MagoTago. It's an all Simcoe IPA with Mangoes. The idea being that Simcoe has an awesome flavor profile, but lacks that tropical fruit component of a Citra or Galaxy, so rather than add to the hop bill, just add the flavor its missing directly.
*Of course it does, Citra literally goes well with everything.
Grapefruit, Mango, Pineapple are the standard buzzwords for fruit flavors in hops, and you see those fruits getting added to mainstream IPAs, but Tired Hands has their Milkshake series that does at least Strawberry and Blackberry.
Think about hops that are associated with a fruit flavor:
Lemon Zest and Sorachi Ace
Cherry and El Dorado
Orange and Mandarina Bavaria
Then think about building a hop/fruit bill that pairs the flavors.
Maybe Raspberry and Sorachi Ace would taste like Raspberry Lemonade. Maybe a single hop Mandarina Bavaria with Vanilla and Orange Zest would pair like a 50/50 Bar. Maybe the Mango component of Citra goes well with Peach.*
Another Tired Hands shout out is their MagoTago. It's an all Simcoe IPA with Mangoes. The idea being that Simcoe has an awesome flavor profile, but lacks that tropical fruit component of a Citra or Galaxy, so rather than add to the hop bill, just add the flavor its missing directly.
*Of course it does, Citra literally goes well with everything.