Ross NZ WAI-ITI IPA

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Permalink Reply by Paul Fraser on March 21, 2014 at 10:45pm

I was keen to try this one Ross so I cracked it tonight. Poured a nice golden colour. Head faded(as did Oli's so I suspect the glass) Slight haze but good considering the amount of dry hop.

I must say the aroma coming from this is WAY better then the sample I had earlier in the musty glass. A distinctly kiwi aroma. Nice and fruity, light orange, maybe stone fruit.

Carbonation is perfect. The taste is crisp, clean and the hops come through as citrus again. Mouthfeel is medium. Bitterness is clean and to a good level(what were the IBU's)

A great beer Ross, this should be a re-brew for sure. I'll have to seek out Wai-iti at some point. Well done.

Permalink Reply by Paul Fraser on March 21, 2014 at 10:55pm

This seems to be getting better as I drink it. Use the spiegelau glasses if you have them guys.

Permalink Reply by Crusader-Rob on March 22, 2014 at 12:55pm

Impressive beer.

Appearance: Clear golden yellow colour, good clarity and head, dissipates quickly, and a ring stays.

Aroma: New Zealand Hops, Nothing that really punches you in the face, but a nice "Bouquet"

Flavour: Light malt, delicate hop character, I'd consider this a Pale ale ratherthan an IPa, cleanly fermented, no faults I can pick up, Pils malt comes through on the back end. Wai-iti seems like a slightly toned down version of Riwaka, a hop I may need to use at some stage.

Mouthfeel: Light an easy drinking I like it, but for a competition It would probably be considere d a bit thin. some sharpness as expected from the riwaka type flavour.

Overall: Lovely beer. Clean ferments no faults to speak of from my point of view, NZ Hops are great. just good all around. 

Permalink Reply by Paul Finney on March 31, 2014 at 9:59am

Appearance: Looks good in the glass. Thin head which lasted. Golden/straw colour.

Aroma: Lemony hops coming to the fore

Taste: Perfect bitterness level, nicely balanced. 

Overall: I thought it was a really nice beer and would go back for more. nice one!

Permalink Reply by Stewy on April 2, 2014 at 4:43pm

Pours golden with slight haze in the glass. Good carbonation. Slight fruity aroma on the nose. The taste is slightly grassy with taste evidence of stonefruit. Slight bitterness and a good session beer you could drink a lot more of. Well done Ross.

Permalink Reply by Julie Fitzjohn on April 11, 2014 at 8:26pm

Hi Ross, Much too slow getting to this beer as missed case swap then sick then away for work.

appearance - nice golden colour, not much head

aroma - bit of nice hops but I suspect a shadow of former self

taste - I really enjoyed this. it clearly isn't what it was the hop mix seemed lovely and I imagine when there was more of it, it was super

mouthfeel - carbonation has obviously dropped

overall - Ross even past its best I can see this was a tasty beer. I haven't managed to get to Riwaka or Wai-iti yet but the hint of what this beer was like makes me feel a bit like plagiarising it. Couple of questions - which yeast did you use and why the pilsner as a base malt? I saw pilsner suggested as base malt for sierra Nevada clone and wondered what benefits of that are over pale malt? cheers  Julie

 

Permalink Reply by oliver on April 23, 2014 at 11:18pm

Aroma: Fruit, little musty basement

Appearance: Light golden, great head, fairly clear with a touch of haze.

Flavour: nice hop hit up front, slightly strange almost peppery finish. Low-med bitterness, could use a few more IBUs to be in the american IPA type category. 

Body: light-medium body, nice carbonation

Overall: solid base recipe for IPA, depending on what you're going for it could use a few more IBUs and some more hop aroma/flavour, very nice beer though.