Hyotto "Experimental" Series
Hyotto No4
ひょっと その4
A Hazy IPA that explores the synergy between grains, such as oats and rye, and the latest hop varieties.
Style
Hazy IPA
ABV
6.5%
IBU
38
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ひょっと その4 (Hyotto No4)
ひょっと その4 (Hyotto No4)
Character:
This hazy IPA blends a soft oat heavy mouthfeel with a touch of rye spice, all tied together with a bouquet of tropical flavours. Using some of the most modern hop oil technology, this blend of NZ and American hops combines Southern Hemsiphere tropics with Northern Hemisphere citrus.
Naming:

"Hyotto" is a Japanese word that means "maybe" or "perhaps". It can be used when predicting an outcome.

This felt fitting for the more experimental elements of craft beer brewing, where one can use one's many years of experience to judge what a combination of hops may come through as, or how a yeast strain's esters might interact with them. The new understanding of thiolization, where compounds are released, has added a new layer of this, and frankly there is an element of trial involved in this. This mini series summarises this. We know it'll be tasty. We know it'll be juicy. But exactly how it will taste? All we can say is "Hyotto..."