Hallertau Maximus Humulus Lupulus

Brewed by Hallertau Brewbar & Restaurant
Style: American Strong Ale
Auckland, New Zealand

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Tap @ brewery and bottle from a local shop. Hazy orange pour with a short white head leaving moderate lace. Nose is a mix of pine and malt. Medium body and carbonation. Pine, tea, grapefruit, walnuts and light caramel sweetness - more hoppy on tap at the brewery than it is in an older bottle. Not my favorite from this up and coming NZ brewery, but a solid example of an IPA - not an ASA in my opinion. Like the Epic Mayhem, perhaps it’s more of an Imperial Pale Ale.

Bottle from Hallertau. Hazy orange colour with huge white head. Big floral hop aroma. Hop resin mouthfeel. Amazing hops,yahoo!!!

Tap at Malthouse. Pours hazy amber, thin white head.
Huge resiny peppery hops on the nose, this is definitely a hop bomb.
Massive hop flavour, resiny mouth coating hops, so strong it gets peppery. Piny citrus peel hops, hops and more hops. This might as well be hop juice. Some bready malt shows through, which will amplify in a couple of months. Amazing! I need this all the time.

On tap at the malthouse so limited opportunities for capping issues....Not quite as enjoyable as Armageddon, a little sweeter and probably better balanced….but that’s not the way I like them!

Draught at the brewpub, a dark amber wuth a thick white creamy head. A very nice floral hop aroma, with some citrus, and a touch of butteryness. A soft mouthfeel at first, with a creamy malt palate. The hops don’t make up their presence until the finish, bringing a good bitter bite with some peaches fruit, but still maintaining that creaminess. I liked the overall balance.