Altered Amber

 

 

Our Altered Amber is a smooth and dry red ale, we toned down the carbonation to make this one go down easy but then mixed things up again by adding chocolate malt and cascade just to remind you that you are drinking a craft beer made with love!

 

Cascade Hops:

 

This particular hops variety took life in 1972 and has certainly won some hearts in the brewing industry. Bread by the U.S.D.A in Oregon, Cascade Hops can be found overwhelmingly in a number of craft U.S. beers.

 

 

Cascade hops contains moderate alpha acid content ranging from 4.5% to 7%. Its real strength in brewing is in the aroma, as it was the premier aroma hop developed in the U.S. This mettlesome grower bears a verdant, botanic bouquet. It carries some spicyness to it as well. The aroma of Cascade also comes with citrus, sometimes compared to grapefruit. This no doubt comes from the higher levels of myrcene. Farnesene also registers fairly high in Cascade, which is used in the perfume and food industry.

 

 

Cascade is fairly resistant to disease and fungus, but its inability to store well, makes it lose some hops points. Its parents include Fuggle and Serebrianker, which is a Russian Variety. Cascade is one of the most accessible and ritual hops (in the U.S.) for making homebrews and commercial beers, and rhizomes are readily available as well.

 

Available from all good off licences and online at www.thebeerclub.ie