Hyotto "Experimental" Series
Hyotto No2
ひょっと その２
Bursting with hop aroma, this hazy IPA offers a smooth mouthfeel to balance out its intensely vibrant fragrance.
Style
Hazy IPA
ABV
6.5
IBU
31
Character:
Sweet fruit and resinous hop character meet yeast esters of Passionfruit and pear, with a little spice to boot in this East Coast-style IPA. A high percentage of wheat and oats add a creamy texture and hazy appearance with a slightly sweeter finish from the malt. Despite the large amount of hops, this beer is low in bitterness, keeping it flavourful, but also very drinkable.
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..."
