BillyPilgrim9
Member
Hi guys
This is my first post, but I've been perusing this site consistently for the last 6 months. Love it.
This past weekend, I was lucky enough to get my hands on two bottles of Epic's Hop Zombie DIPA, from Auckland NZ. This beer blew me away. It wasn't just hoppy - that was surely to be expected, right? - but the subtle and truly unique flavours that emerged left me (and my drinking buddy) dumbstruck. Tangerines/mandarin and red grapefruit dominated, with hints of apricot and passion fruit in the finish. I would absolutely love to have a crack at brewing something approaching this myself, but there aren't any recipes that I've been able to find, after extensive searching. Epic's website is great in that for each of their beers, they detail the malts, hops and IBUs, making it possible to piece together a clone pretty easily. Except for the Hop Zombie, where they keep the hops classified, stating simply the use of:
2 X US varieties
2X NZ varieties
So, I need the help of your palates and brains to try and guess what these mystery hops could be. Has this beer made it out to the US? Has anyone tried it? What are your thoughts?
Cheers in advance!
This is my first post, but I've been perusing this site consistently for the last 6 months. Love it.
This past weekend, I was lucky enough to get my hands on two bottles of Epic's Hop Zombie DIPA, from Auckland NZ. This beer blew me away. It wasn't just hoppy - that was surely to be expected, right? - but the subtle and truly unique flavours that emerged left me (and my drinking buddy) dumbstruck. Tangerines/mandarin and red grapefruit dominated, with hints of apricot and passion fruit in the finish. I would absolutely love to have a crack at brewing something approaching this myself, but there aren't any recipes that I've been able to find, after extensive searching. Epic's website is great in that for each of their beers, they detail the malts, hops and IBUs, making it possible to piece together a clone pretty easily. Except for the Hop Zombie, where they keep the hops classified, stating simply the use of:
2 X US varieties
2X NZ varieties
So, I need the help of your palates and brains to try and guess what these mystery hops could be. Has this beer made it out to the US? Has anyone tried it? What are your thoughts?
Cheers in advance!