I'm taking some time off this week (in lieu of a proper holiday) Normally, we'd be away somewhere lunching, beaching, sight-seeing, drinking and dining out every day for at least a couple of weeks. So, I reckon having some lunch-time scran and fine-wine in town, plus an evening beer or two mid-week is excusable.
Luckily it's sunny today which makes everything much easier, and this evening I decided to crack open one of my stash of Verdant (Falmouth, Cornwall) beers called "Solid State". It's an ultra-modern craft beer (hazy IPA) made with a variety of exotic hops from the USA, a mix of Cryo and T90 varieties which, I'm sure, sounds like the stuff of Frankenstein for many. Cryo-hops just means hops that have undergone cryogenic separation, meaning that the various components of the hop flowers have been separated out under temperature controlled conditions that preserve flavour (or more accurately the oils that impart flavour) whereas T90 means hops that have been dried and powdered, then reconstituted into pellets. This particular beer (in the photo) contains Citra Cryo hops, Ekuanot Cryo hops and Chinook Cryo hops plus a mix of Citra and Mosaic T90 hops. Bottom line is that the beer is as fruity and tasty as f**k, and is delightful on a sunny mid-week evening as well as hiding it's 6.5% ABV admirably well.
The obvious downside to this mid-week exuberance is that Thursday might not be as sprightly as it normally is, although since a "lie-in" is permissible (I have the rest of the week off) that might just be enough to outweigh any reservations! After all, being a godless heathen, I firmly believe that we only live once so "carpe diem"! As the Romans would say...
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