Our third review in San Jose, California-based Hermitage Brewing Company’s Single Hop Series of IPAs brings us to the Calypso hop, “a dual purpose hop that was originally bred from the Nugget hop varietal.”

The nose is extremely fruity — big apples and some light citrus notes. On the body, waves of warm caramel sauce and a big, malty back-end take hold. Here you’ll find a more burly, campfire-style brew, not nearly as bitter as its 70 IBUs would indicate, mouth-filling, warming, and surprisingly creamy. Ultimately a crisper and more bitter brew is more to my personal taste, but as experiments go, this is one of the more interesting ones out there.

7% abv.

B / $6 per 22 oz. bottle

Hermitage Brewing Company India Pale Ale Single Hop Series - Calypso

$6

8

Rating

8.0/10

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