Burleigh Brewing Hassle Hop

Style
Strong Pale Ale
ABV
5.5%

In any healthy team, there will always be differences of opinion, a willingness to debate, an appreciation that sometimes compromise is necessary to reach the best possible outcome. But sometimes, even a healthy team can decide that compromise can take a running jump and everyone can have their own way at the same time. Certainly, that seems to be what's happened at the Gold Coast's Burleigh Brewing, where a debate over the best hops currently available on the market - with five brewers arguing the case for five different varieties - has resulted in Hassle Hop.

It's a strong pale ale that first appeared at GABS 2013 and that unifies the favoured hop of each of the brewery's five members - "Galaxy (punchy Benny), El Dorado (sweet Mike), Citra (smoooooth Sean), Mosaic (complex Kieron), Belma (tropical Hawaiian Brennan) - and does so by striking a balance between the five of them. According to the Burleigh crew: "Striking a balance that brought out the best characteristics of each hop, without compromising the others, was about the toughest thing we've ever done." But, they tell us: "Finally, everything lined up perfectly to create this beautifully balanced, highly hoppy, strong pale ale." And who doesn't love a happy ending? Or, in this case, a happy, hoppy ending?

Published October 29, 2013

Name
Burleigh Brewing Company
Address

2 Ern Harley Drive
Burleigh Heads
QLD 4220

Phone
(07) 5593 6000
Open Hours

Friday: 3pm to 9pm Saturday: midday to 9pm
Sunday: midday to 6pm

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