Another brand new 6.5% IPA, welcome to the family A Million Ripples!
Dripping with lime zest, gooseberry and sticky tropical fruit. Super pale, fluffy and glowing gold. Motueka and NZH-101 ripple outward in waves of citrus sherbet and fresh-cut herbs, while El Dorado, Nectaron and Vic Secret pile on pineapple chunks, peach rings and passionfruit gummies.
Soft saturation up front, dissolving into a dry clean finish with flashes of further citrus notes and a gentle moreish bitterness.
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Naturally, they jumped at the chance. They spent hours chatting with our Head Brewer, James Heffron, working hard to design their perfect recipe. They knew exactly what they wanted: a bangin’ 6.5% Verdant-style NEIPA mixing American, New Zealand, and Australian hops, featuring a solid bitterness and a slightly crisper finish than our usual outputs.
Three weeks ago, they travelled from all corners of the UK for the brew day (and a few drinks after that). It was a sharp, tough, 6am start. They opened the brewery, met up with our brewer Kieran, fired up the kit, carried the malt, milled, made a mess, cleaned it up, added the hops, and even got to press some buttons. (They also shouted into a lauter tank, though that wasn't strictly part of the recipe). Most importantly, they learned a lot whilst spending the day with Kieran, who showed them how the Verdant magic happens behind the silver tanks.