What to brew for summer with Sorachi Ace hops?

[ShepFL]

Thinking an APA or lemony hefe. Reading recipes now. What is your experience?

 

[WI_Wino]

I did Jamil's saison and dry hopped with sorachi ace at 1/2 oz per gallon. I thought it was great.

 

[crash568]

Sorachi is an awesome hop, I like it so much I went and bought a rhizome last year. It lives up to the reputation of being lemony but I find that most when uses late and in dry hop. It can also have some herbal dill notes as well and some say almost "greasy" feel if used to much. I would not bitter with it as its just being wasted at that point. But Saison and hefe would be great styles for it

 

[PGEduardo]

I guess they don't make it anymore, but New Belgium had a fantastic "Dig" ale. It was a perfect spring ale in my opinion. There should be an old clone thread on here. I've also had Sorachi Ace from Brooklyn Brewery. It was great.

 

[m00ps]

There is one answer to this question
summer beer + sorachi ace hops = sorachi saison

 

[DarkStarNJ]

I've got this waiting to brew the next nice day i can break free from the family

http://www.love2brew.com/Sorachi-Saison-All-Grain-Kit-p/sbk010c.htm

love Brooklyn's Sorachi Ace. Hope this comes anywhere near as good.

 

[dmtaylor]

I loved Sorachi Ace in an IPA I brewed last summer. It's definitely a love/hate hop so don't expect all your friends or BJCP judges to love it even if you think it's awesome. Tastes like dill.

 

[Auger]

I used it in a citrus pale ale I brew with lemon balm, it definitely helped to highlight the lemony flavors, but yes at the very finish it had a faint herbal/dill note. I didn't find it unpleasant, and my wife couldn't pick it up (and she loves the scent and flavor of dill in food), but something to bear in mind.

 

[m00ps]

it definitely has some herbal flavors on the back end. Works with most saison yeasts though to round out the earthy character a bit

 

[shellsbells]

+1 using it in a saison. I haven't tried it in any other style, but the lemony flavour works really well with saison yeast's spicy/peppery characteristics. I made a version of the Bucket 7 clone but subbed the amarillo & simcoe with sorachi ace, and it turned out amazing

 

[beergolf]

Another vote for a saison. Saison with Sorachi Ace is a great combo.