Northern Monk - 28.01 Rainbow Astro Belt Sour IPA 6.5%

This IPA is lovingly brewed by the fantastic Northern Monk.

This tasty brew comes in a 440ml can and is 6.5% ABV.

For this new patron series with Lei-Mai Lemaow, we are going to be taking a trip to the sweet side. Lei-Mei is a self-proclaimed candy nut and so we’ll be taking our inspiration from her own personal favourites to create tastes of childhood in liquid form. First up, a sour IPA inspired by the colours and flavours of rainbow astro belts. We started with a simple hazy IPA base of pale barley malt and plenty of oats backed up with lactose to round out the mouthfeel. We whirlpool hopped with Citra BBC and then fermented with our house IPA yeast strain. We selected fruits to represent the colours of the candy that we felt would work in combination. Leading with the ripe fruit flavours of mango puree and orange juice, we followed up with plenty of tangy raspberry puree and lastly a touch of zingy lime juice to give a sour accent to the finish