A new container arriving last week means some more fresh hoppy beers from our newest brewer Het Uiltje (The Owl). And we are starting to really look forward to these pallets arriving.
First one to try in our beer packs is the Psycho Pekko Parrot, and as usual the label art is arresting. ‘Pekko’ is the Finnish God of fields and crops. I’m not even sure if this is relevant, or the name ‘Pekko’ just supports the alliteration. Either way, he’s pretty cool.
The beer is a double dry hopped hazy pale ale. It does indeed pour a hazy straw colour. The aroma is of grapefruit, lemon, cut grass and pine. Its all in there, though in a lower level than I was expecting.
In the mouth there is a citrus and grassy character, quite light and a little tart maybe more like grapefruit and lime. A fairly crisp malt body is accentuated by the citrus tartness to create a light and prickly mouthfeel, and a dry finish.
The bitterness is not as obvious as you’d expect from an APA, and the beer feels a little bit restrained. Though it makes for a very easy drinking beer, that makes light of the complicated acronyms used to categorise this beer. (That would be DDH NEIPA-APA!)
An American-style Pale Ale-ish, featuring Columbus & Amarillo dry-hop
Essentially an American Pale Ale, with a decent caramel malt body
A (restrained for the style) American Pale Ale from the good Dochter
An American style Pale Ale made using English malts and American hops
This Rice Brut IPA is a collaboration between Uiltje (NED) and Magic Rock (UK)
Imperial pastry stout with vanilla, coconut and lactose
This three-way collab. between Uiltje, Siren Craft Brew (UK) and Vento Forte from Italy is a double dry hopped Brut IPA
Nothing to see here, just an apple strudel dopplebock from Uiltje
A traditional Finish sahti with juniper berries
Uiltje's flagship IPA is a superbly balanced combination of a solid malt base and loads of American hops
A variation of the original Bird of Prey with the addition of grapefruit
Uiltje's hoppiest beer ever, with a big caramel malt body supporting more hops than you can throw a stick at
A collaboration between Uiltje and Bireol (Austria), this double IPA features seven types of hops, pilsner malt and wheat
A Brut IPA with Hallertau Blanc, Ekuanot and Cascade hops
An oatmeal imperial stout with the addition of Jamaican coffee beans and orange peel
An old-school IPA featuring Willamette, EKG, Columbus and Centennial hops
Imperial Pastry Stout with vanilla, coconut and lactose
An imperial milk stout with vanilla, cinnamon and lactose
Uiltje's interesting imperial baked dunkelweizen
A bit if a different beer from the Uiltje team - an Imperial Weizenbock with pineapple
A massive imperial stout with the addition of vanilla, marshmallows and lactose
A fruited NEIPA with Mosaic, Simcoe and Ekuanot hops plus the addition of passionfruit and mango
A Scottish Gruit Ale with a rich, smooth malt backbone and a mix of hand-foraged herbs and spices
A soft and juicy NEIPA using Mosaic, Citra and Loral hops
A new version of Uiltje NEIPA series 'My Life Span', featuring experimental hops
A West Coast US style double IPA featuring Simcoe, Chinook, Citra, Amarillo and Columus hops
A gentle 3-grain pale ale with Mosaic, Amarillo and Centennial hops
A witbier with barley, wheat and oats, with added real watermelon
A classic Belgian witbier from our anything-but-classic Dutch brewery
