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Trip the Hop Fantastic … Tripel Hop 2017
So, we’re launching full throttle into this Blog with the eagerly awaited for … drum roll AND cymbal clash, please …
Duvel Tripel Hop 2017!
If you’re reading this, you presumably will already know of Duvel’s exciting, annual tradition of releasing a Duvel with an additional, third Hop. This is such an exciting wait and Duvel Lovers (which, we all know, make better Lovers, of course!) worldwide look forward to the Tripel Hop launch in the Belgian Spring of each new year.
Since 2007, the Duvel Brewers have been working with great artistry to bring us this yearly practise. The identity of the Third Hop is kept as a closely guarded secret until the Beer’s official unveiling, which adds a fantastic element of fun, eagerness and anticipation to this innovative occasion.
In an inventive twist, the third Hop chosen for the year of 2017 was not chosen by the Duvel Brewers, but by over 5000 Duvel fans. In 2016, Duvel set out to create the ultimate Duvel Tripel Hop by having said fans taste and vote for their favourite, unique Tripel Hop. And the clear favourite … Citra!
The Citra Hop chosen for the 2017 Duvel Tripel Hop hails from the Yakima Valley of Washington State, USA. This third Hop gives some extra punch and a little more bitterness, but only ever complements the rest of the Duvel range.
Ever-attentive, Duvel have taken into account the trend towards more hoppy beers, and are therefore continuing to present us with just such a Beer. This year’s Duvel Tripel Hop is especially pleasing to Beer Connoisseurs, with the Citra enhancing the flavour palate with fresh hints of grapefruit and tropical fruit.
The intrinsic character of Duvel is never compromised with the third Hop. Rather, it is made more complex and intriguing, and the Citra Hop purely intensifies and refines an already impeccable Beer.
To ensure optimum pleasure of this exceptional Beer, always attempt to drink it in the perfect conditions for a Duvel Tripel Hop. Chill the Tripel Hop Citra to a temperature of about 5 degrees C and then slowly … very slowly … pour into a clean, dry Duvel glass of room temperature.
Allow your senses to awaken with the aroma of fresh, enticing citrus, which lead to a final hint of fruity notes. Delight in the welcoming light-straw haziness that meets your eyes before unhurriedly placing glass to lips and savouring the symphony of flavours that plays out on your palate and in your mouth.
Give yourself a little time to truly appreciate the first few sips of your Duvel Tripel Hop Citra. This effervescent, refreshingly fruity Beer will not disappoint.
