Tried some nice new beers this week in Somerset, a county that's home to several great purveyors of craft ales two of which were local to where we were staying, namely, The Wild Beer Co. and Yonder. In the photo we have the exact same beer "Wild IPA" presented in three different formats, can, bottle and draft, it's a wonderful beer in any setting but I thought I'd try them all and do a little taste comparison. The beer is a take on a classic session IPA (India Pale Ale) made in a modern style with American hops but using a wild yeast to ferment rather than the usual mass produced "clean" yeasts that you get these days. The result is a stunning, flavorful mix of old world and new, all the up front aromas of American hops but with the subtle flavor layering of the yeast, which gave it an almost Belgian twist to it. Excellent, and my favourite format, surprisingly it was the bottle, even better than the draft version, an unexpected result!
*Note had to pick up some merch while visiting the Wild Beer Co. note the "wild" glassware!
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