Our new container has finally arrived and that means we have our second instalment from our new Polish brewery, Maltgarden. Every beer from that first shipment was excellent and we are expecting the same this time.
First Maltgarden beer to share is this double dry-hopped (DDH) Hazy IPA that features Enigma hops along with experimental hop HBC 630.
If you aren’t familiar with the concept of experimental hops, it is a long term process whereby hop producers cultivate new varieties by splicing together existing hop varieties. These new hops are then made available to breweries to trial and see if they have a viable future. Many of our favourite hops started in this very way, like Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe and more.
Our beer is a deliciously light and smooth tropical hazy IPA. HBC is said to give raspberry and cherry notes as well as peach and banana. I get more of the yellow fruits plus citrus, rather than the berries.
With a moderately bitter finish, this is more of a hazy IPA than a NEIPA. Either way it is a very moreish beer that is way too easy to drink.