Opinions on the new Sabro hop

[kal]

I think it depends on how it's used in the brewing process, the recipe, water adjustments, and so forth. Some people say it's like a cat litter box (if used incorrectly). All I get is tangerine / sweet fruit mixed with creamy hints of coconut and vanilla. No dill, no cedar, nothing herbal at all.

Kal

 

[BrewMan13]

Have my first beer with it going now; paired it with mosaic. I know it's heavy on the coconut, so this should be interesting...

Since this thread is active again, I'll reply to my earlier post about this beer. Counting the dryhop amounts, this was 50/50 mosaic/sabro (sabro was more in the dryhop though). I thought it came out great...had a "coconut cream" flavor/mouthfeel, despite the low FG.

 

[drives_a_bike]

Good to see this thread resurrected! I currently have a Strata/Cashmere/Sabro ipa going. I read a lot about how overpowering Sabro is, so I went pretty light. The smell is insane! I’ll post again once it’s in a glass.
Tomorrow I’m making another with Hallertau Blanc and Sabro.

 

[jturman35]

I’m sure this will mellow out and end up being a great beer but the hydro sample was like drinking a cedar closet. I dig it, but it’s pretty pungent at the moment. I think this has real potential. This was Amarillo/Simcoe hotside/whirlpool and ended up doing 3oz Motueka, 4oz Sabro dry hop.

 

[cellarwest]

Our house IPA at my brewery is Centennial at Flameout, with mostly Motueka in the DH, plus about 25% Sabro blended in. As always, being thoughtful about the quality of your hops is key (and under-appreciated) but with our IPA its mostly lime and some orange+pine mixed in, backed by that unmistakeable woody/coconut/mint/pineapple Sabro thing. I think its a nice combo.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Tried it in a commercial hazy IPA for the first time (of which I'm aware) last night, and it was QUITE tasty! It was a Citra/Sabro combo, but they complemented each other beautifully.

 

[kal]

I've definitely heard good things about Citra/Sabro combos. In fact, it's my next scheduled brew.

Kal

 

[wepeeler]

I’m sure this will mellow out and end up being a great beer but the hydro sample was like drinking a cedar closet. I dig it, but it’s pretty pungent at the moment. I think this has real potential. This was Amarillo/Simcoe hotside/whirlpool and ended up doing 3oz Motueka, 4oz Sabro dry hop.

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Did it ever mellow? I kegged my all Sabro last week, and all I get is tree bark and leather. It's nasty. No coconut, no tropical fruits. Maybe a touch of mint, but it's more medicinal than pleasant...

 

[thehaze]

Did it ever mellow? I kegged my all Sabro last week, and all I get is tree bark and leather. It's nasty. No coconut, no tropical fruits. Maybe a touch of mint, but it's more medicinal than pleasant...

I think it's because it's an all Sabro beer. Sabro works well/better? when used 20-40% of the hop bill, combined with other hops. I think it either needs more time, or it will remain somewhat the same til the end.

 

[VirginiaHops1]

I'm seeing this hop in alot of commercial beers lately but it's becoming very hit or miss for me, leaning more towards miss. I tried a Sabro beer from one of my favorite Virginia breweries recently who usually crushes hazy IPAs and wife and I weren't really fans. Very cedary. I have an 8oz unopened bag from YVH that I need to brew with but keep pushing off because I can't decide what to do with it

 

[thehaze]

The coconut is there from Sabro, but I think you need a gentle hand with it. When combined, it will probably shine more than when used exclusively, on its own.

 

[jturman35]

I think it's because it's an all Sabro beer. Sabro works well/better? when used 20-40% of the hop bill, combined with other hops. I think it either needs more time, or it will remain somewhat the same til the end.

No i ended up dumping it! I think the malted oats i used had more to do with the issue than the amount of Sabro hops used. I will say 4oz in a 5g batch is definitely the threshold of using in a dry hop addition. I used 4 oz Sabro / 3oz Motueka dry hop in the beer above with Simcoe/Amarillo WP/hotside. My neighbor brewed a variation of this same beer and when dry hopped at 4oz each of Sabro/Moteka we both agreed this was the most shelf stable and best IPA he ever brewed! At first it's cedar closet and woody but after a few weeks this mellows and the beer really comes around.

 

[mashpaddled]

Sabro took off this year but I've seen it used too heavy-handed which makes beers taste too sweet and too much like suntan lotion for me.

 

[robertkerr79]

I made a Sabro addition at the end of a simple witbier brew. The end result had a very strong, clean bitterness to it that was by no means unpleasant. I was hoping to get some of the tropical fruits and coconut though. I probably won't brew with it again until I can figure out how to harness it properly.