Salopian Brewery Black Ops (7.4%)
In secret (or not so secret), the chaps at Salopian are massive hop fiends. Black Ops is an Imperial Stout, and a very good one at that, but with its hit of Sorachi Ace hidden inside you might be...
View ArticleBuxton Brewery Ace Edge (6.8%)
Ace Edge is Buxton’s Axe Edge with Sorachi Ace replacing the usual hops and it’s a zingy tangy sensation. The aroma is all lemon bon-bons and lime zest and the malting just about holds its own under...
View ArticleMarks & Spencer Sorachi Saison (6%)
Brewed for Marks & Spencer by Adnams, this is rather good, though I can’t find a whole lot of Saison characteristics in it. That’s mainly because the Sorachi Ace is so stubbornly front and centre...
View ArticleHackney Brewery Gojira (6%)
Brewed with Sushi rice, Sorachi Ace hops and green tea, Gojira is really rather super. It pours a deep gold and smells of toffee apples and lemon rind. There’s a superbly gooey toffee brioche malt,...
View ArticleDuvel’s Tripel Hop Beer: You Be The Judge
Over the last six years Duvel have been brewing an annual version of their Golden Ale with a third hop, and each year just about every beer drinker I know has been looking forward to them. On the whole...
View ArticleBlack Flag Brewery Saison Sorachi (6.1%)
Sorachi Ace is a wonderful hop and when used well it really sings. And boy has it been used well by Black Flag. Let’s start at the beginning. The beer pours a pale gold and smells of sherbet lemons and...
View ArticleArt Brew Love Or Nothing Sorachi (6%)
There are currently two Love Or Nothings. A standard version – not that Art Brew ever do anything standard – and a Sorachi Ace version. And what a beer it is. It’s a beer so dry in its finish that …...
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