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Dutch Wink

C'84 Brewery (inc Baytown, Great Yorkshire, Ryedale)
Cropton, North Yorkshire
Beer style: Blonde Ale / Golden Ale
Ref: ratebeer.com Apr2024

Common descriptors are
Cask; Special.
An outrageously aromatic and beautifully balanced blonde ale, Dutch Wink is brewed using a holy trio of hops; Bobek from Slovenia, the super-citrusy Riwaka from New Zealand and the great British hop that is Golding. A firm backbone of malted barley comes courtesy of Pale Malt & Vienna. There’s lemongrass, lychee and brown sugar-dusted grapefruit on the palate while the finish is clean, crisp and citrusy. In short, it’s the best beer in the world*. According to Ben and Tom, Dutch Wink is an ingenious English interpretation of the clean and crisp Kolsch beers they drank whilst visiting Cologne. “The Dutch connection comes from the fact that Holland is in-between England and Germany,” said Ben. “Do you see what we’ve done there?”