COLLECTIVE PROJECT WET HOP WHEAT ALE ~ COLLECTIVE ARTS

This wet hopped wheat beer is a new offering from Collective Arts for the fall of 2016, and their very first wet hopped beer. It is brewed with only Canadian wheats, malts and hops. Sampled on draught, the beer poured a golden straw with a thin white head that reduced quickly to a cap. The nose was quite hoppy with notes of tropical fruit, especially mango, grass and grains. The flavours have a nice complexity, including: floral, tropical fruit, citrus, pungent hops, pine and grainy malt sweetness. The body is medium, as is the carbonation. The finish is crisp with a little lingering bitterness.

The hops were grown in Collingwood at Clear Valley Farm, as freshness in this technique is important. Clear Valley is one of the first farms returning to growing and harvesting hops (they grow more than 70 varieties) in Ontario. The hops were used within hours of harvesting. All hops were added within the last five minutes of the boil.

Hops: Chinook, Pearle
Malts: 2-row, wheat, Briess, and cara malt
5% from Hamilton, Ontario 25 IBU