Siren Craft Brew have updated details of their Time Hops II Festival, being staged at the Tap Yard on Saturday, 20th September.
Siren have teamed up with New Zealand-based Garage Project, Mountain Culture from Australia, 16th-century Czech brewery Jarosovský Pivovar, and Fort George in the USA to produce four new beers. These will all have their first pours at the festival.
On the day, expect more than 40 lines of beer from Siren and some incredible guest breweries. These will include The Kernel (London), Sierra Nevada (USA), Cloudwater (Manchester), and Two Flints (Windsor). There will also be street food, DJs, wines, cider, soft drinks, and live music.
The Time Hops II specials (brewers’ notes)
Nelson Sauvin DIPA (8%) ABV
Nelson Sauvin is a unique hop, named for its similarity in profile to Sauvignon Blanc grapes. It has also made a mark in the UK, having been a part of Punk IPA recipes for some time. It’s a fantastic hop, and we’ve paired it with a fantastic brewery — Garage Project. Pernicious Weed is a fondly remembered beer by Siren, as we brought a keg over for our Rainbow Project party in 2016, and it stole the show. It’s an iconic beer heavily linked with Nelson, it’s an honour to be brewing this slightly modernised version in the UK.
Galaxy Hazy IPA (6.5% ABV)
This enigmatic hop can be amazing, but how do brewers get the best out of it? Galaxy had a moment where it was everywhere, the darling hop of craft beer. But it’s been on a journey since then, which we’ll be digging into in our storytelling content. We’ve worked with Australian outfit Mountain Culture on this, taking advantage of the local knowledge! We’re making an IPA in their style, building the profile in the right way to show off Galaxy. Both Mountain Culture and Hop Products Australia have been fantastic in helping us bring this to life.
Time Hops: Saaz Bohemian Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
We started the previous Time Hops project with Cascade. This time we get to go back to the roots of hops entirely! Jarosovský Pivovar is an original Czech brewery dating back to the 16th Century, sold to Heineken, who shut the brand down a while ago, and restarted by some locals, really focusing on local malt, local hops, and traditional methods. Through this traditional Czech Pils we’ll be exploring the influence of Saaz (and Landrace) hops on beer as we know it. It’s defined a beer culture that has influenced the rest of the world.
Time Hops: Strata Hazy IPA (6% ABV)
Fort George is a brewpub and production brewery based in Astoria, Portland — well known and loved. They were among the first to use Strata in the world! They also use it in a collaborative cross-state release of 3-Way IPA. Strata is an example of innovation and breeding of hops to suit modern brewers. Strata is one that has established itself. Indie Hops have a great reputation for going after unique, interesting flavours from hops that will make a real impact in beers.
