Newlands Spring / Elysian Brewing - 10.000 Miles Fresh Hop Ale

The beer is somewhat different. This is a big, juicy, fruity IPA style fresh hop beer. Hops: ZA Southern Passion are the featured fresh hop and also used in the brewhouse are the ZA African Queen whole hops. The dry hop additions include ZA Southern Passion and African Queen USA varieties are Mosaic, Simcoe, Ekuanot, Cashmere, Glacier, Centennial, Loral, Sabro, Amarillo, and Eureka!. Taste: Medium to medium low sweetness, balanced with a firm bitterness, light honey malt character which very pleasant and some light alcohol warmth but not hot. Aroma: A very intriguing aroma of ripe mango, passionfruit (dominant), some grassy notes, a little guava, some light lemon hints and red berries. Body: The body is quite smooth and medium rounded.