RISE APA Recipe?

[jcfontario]

I have just returned from a trip to Cape Cod and am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction to try to replicate the Rise APA from Whaler Brewery in Rhode Island.

The website says that it is 5.5 % ABV and 20 IBU (very low for an APA) and that it is dry hopped. Does anyone have any insight into their malt recipe and hop additions? DO they just use Cascade hops or is there also some citra or mosaic in there? What hops are they using for dry hopping? In the absence of any new info I was thinking of a malt with 92 % 2-row and 8 % Crystal 60.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

and description from their web site ...

... and based on page captures by internet archives, it appear that this beer may be based on mid-2010s "pale ale" style.

https://guruofbrew.com/whalers_rise_apa.htm (/1/) has a personal review (not me) and includes a picture of the beer in a glass. Given the color, a 90% base male with 10% something feels like a good starting point. Note that this taster reported hop flavors other than citrus.

A quick scan of some of the "tasting" web sites (e.g. Beer Advocate) can be helpful (or not). Reports of "floral" suggest Cascade and Cascade can also provide some spice and herbal (link to BeerMaverick hop profile).

DO they just use Cascade hops or is there also some citra or mosaic in there?

"Bright citrus" suggests Citra, subtle hop spice suggests Cascade. Both were available in the 2014-2015 timeframe. Mosaic (introduced in 2012) doesn't seem to match a "Bright citrus" description. On the other hand, the flavors described in /1/ (it was a 1 month old can) are very similar to Moasic.

I was thinking of a malt with 92 % 2-row and 8 % Crystal 60.

Seems like a reasonable starting point.

As for hops, what flavors do you remember? If it was citrus, Citra is likely a good starting point. If you remember flavors described at Beer Maverick (or /1/ above), then Moasic is likely a good starting point.

 

[hotbeer]

Can't help you with the recipe, but the ABV isn't low at all for a APA. By two of the style guides I looked at APA's should range between 4.5 - 6.2 ABV.