(Chico, CA) – “The ultimate whole-cone hop experience.”



Just got a sell sheet for Sierra Nevada Hoptimum tipped my way. The beer will be released on a very limited basis beginning New Year’s Day.

A group of hop-heads and publicans challenegd our Beer Camp brewers to push the extremes of whole-cone hop brewing. The result is this: a 100 IBU, whole-cone hurrican of flavor. Simply put- Hoptimum: the biggest whole-cone IPA we have ever produced. Aggressively hopped, dry-hopped and torpedoed with our exclusive new hop varieties for ultra-intense flavors and aromas.

Hops, hops and more hops are the stars of this big, whole-cone Imperial IPA. Resinous ‘new-school’ and exclusive hop varieties carry the bold and aromatic nose. The flavor follows the aroma with layers of aggressive hoppiness, featuring notes of grapefruit rind, rose, lilac, cedar and tropical fruit – all culminating in a dry and lasting finish.

Beer specs:

ABV: 10.4%

Original Gravity: 22.8 Plato

Final Gravity: 4.5 Plato

Bitterness Units: 100 IBU

Color: Orange Amber

Bittering Hops: German Magnum

Aroma Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety

Dry Hops: Simcoe & New Proprietary Variety

Topedo Hops: Citra & Chinook

Malts: Two-row Pale, Golden Promise, Munich & Wheat

Yeast: Ale