Epic's Copper Cone has been one the breweries brightest stars since it first came out a few years back, it's bright pine and citrus profile was an immediate hit with beer lovers, now with the help of an experimental hop, the brewers are hoping lightening can strike twice.
Experimental hop 01210 (yes that's it name) is the the latest addition to the brew. Nicknamed "Lemon Drop" by the brewery it imparts a lemon/lime quality to Copper Cone, along with the grapefruit profile of Simcoe and Summit hops. the result is a fresh tasting, summery pale ale that's deep malt profile complements the rind-like bitterness well.
Look for Copper Cone release 41 & 42 on the label, which should be on sale today. The Epic guys are also telling me they're thinking of using "Lemon Drop" in a coming batch of Hop Syndrome as well. That sounds like a perfect pairing!
Cheers!
4 comments:
Let me say, the Mosaic Hopulent was awesome! I hope it is made regularly alongside the regular version.
To my knowledge they only have enough Mosaic hops to brew one more batch, at the moment.
Douglas I agree, that beer was fantastic.
Release#40 also has the new hop (per Dave). The coolers have older releases mixed with the new ones, so be careful to get the right one.
Cooper Cone is a good beer, I like this hop in it. Lots of grapefruit and lemon peel.
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