Further to my recent Musical Hops blog, when I suggested there may be a second bonus Belgian ale review coming, and yes, I did purchase a few bottles of the beer above, another quality beer brewed by Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat (website), their 9.5% Duvel Tripel Hop Cashmere Belgian IPA. Since 2007, the brewers at Duvel have been creating a unique Tripel Hop each Spring, with a different third hop added to the regular Saaz-Saaz and Styrian Golding hops, this time it's one of my recent discoveries, the Cashmere hop. In addition, the beer is dry-hopped, and this year, of course, with the eponymous Cashmere hop!
The Cashmere hop was developed by Washington State University and released in 2013, being a 'marriage' of Cascade and Northern Brewer hops. Cashmere has flavours of lemon, lime and melon, exhibiting a smooth bitterness, mildly aromatic with a subtle herbal bouquet*
So, what's it like? Well, unsurprisingly, this bottle-conditioned ale is a bit similar to the Tripel Hop Citra. Indeed, another refreshing golden ale with a citrus fruity aroma again, and again a hint of sweetness at first taste, but not so much grapefruit to the taste this time, and ending with a very dry bitter finish. I shall take another bottle out of my fridge later today, cheers! 😉
* Thanks again to the excellent hopslist website.
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