This recipe uses my house IPA grain bill and was hopped exclusively with HBC-586 in the boil, whirlpool and dry hop additions.

Appearance

Pours a mostly clear, pale straw color. The beer itself is really light with a touch of haze that will likely clear up more in the keg. I get about 1/2” of white head that leaves decent lacing.

Aroma

The aroma is very aromatic. It has notes of melon, citrus and subtle pineapple or some other sweeter fruit.

Taste/Mouthfeel

The beer is light in body with medium carbonation. The taste is quite interesting and has a lot various fruit characteristics I picked up in the aroma. In addition to the melon, citrus and sweet fruit I get a touch of herbal notes. No real pine or dank flavors from this hop.

Impressions

This is a really nice hop variety. I’d love to pair it with something like Simcoe or Chinook to get some pine and possibly some dank notes. I think that would play well with the medley of fruit flavors. I’m looking forward to future IPAs with this hop variety.