LIMITED RELEASE
10/20/23
Zappa On The Can, Zappa Hops In The Can
WHY DOES IT HURT WHEN IPA?
Zappa Hopped & Grapefruity IPA | 7.0%
- Exclusive collaboration with the Zappa family
- Brewed with Zappa hops
- Simcoe hops add a grapefruit nose, Frank Zappa’s favorite fruit!
- Citra hops boost a sweet citrusy flavor
TASTING NOTES
👀 HOW’S IT LOOK?
Pours a slightly hazy gold with a rocky head that fades to a layer of tight bubbles.
👃 WHAT AM I SMELLING?
Hops! Citrus – ruby red grapefruit, lemon zest, grassy notes, with a hint of berry hiding in the back. As it warms the grapefruit really pushes to the forefront, but it brings a friend along for the ride in the form of Earl Grey tea notes riding shotgun.
👅 HMMM, THAT TASTES LIKE…
Grapefruit juiciness and pine trees at the first sip. Fresh, pithy bitterness as if from lemons and limes. Just a hint of malt sweetness holding up the wall of hops your taste buds have stacked against them. Bright tropical fruit notes slide through on the backend featuring notes of papaya and pineapple from the Zappa hops.
😋 THERE’S A PARTY IN MY MOUTH!
Creamy medium-light body with moderately high carbonation combine to lead into a dry finish. The aftertaste of citrus pith leaves me wanting to dive into the next sip.
🍻 TL;DR
Grapefruit, lemon zest, and tropical fruit notes in a highly drinkable IPA package.
-Matt Akin, Head Brewer
LABEL TEXT
Two years ago we got to check off a bucket list item, brewing a Frank Zappa tribute beer in collaboration with his son Ahmet. With never-before-seen photos from the Zappa Trust archives on the can, Zappa Hops used in the recipe and hints of grapefruit aroma – it was an instant hit. Well, it’s time to bring it back! Zappa hops are a wild improvisational jam of a hop from New Mexico named after The Grand Wazoo himself! This hop, like the man, has a hugely eclectic style with published flavor notes ranging from passion fruit, mint, spicy, savory, fruity cereal, and uh… purple. (Try the beer, you’ll get it). Just like Frank, this hop is one of a kind and awesome. We also know Frank loved grapefruit, so we added Simcoe hops with a smidge of Cascade to boost that sweet citrus flavor with a zany bitterness – appropriate flavors for pairing with St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast in your buddy Joe’s Garage.
LABEL DESIGN
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