Hopworks Urban Brewery’s latest release celebrates whole cone hops
The latest release from Portland’s Hopworks Urban Brewery is a throwback (if you want to call it that) to whole cone hops, with Chuckle Cones IPA, an India pale ale that features whole cone Chinook and Idaho 7 hops in the mix.
Details from the release:
Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), the first B Corp brewery in the Pacific Northwest, has set a new limited release loose in the wild: Chuckle Cones Whole Cone IPA.
This well-balanced and flavorful IPA has a rich golden hue and aromas of peach, pineapple and sweet orange. The beer features guava and apricot hop flavors with a balanced finish. The name is a nod to the whole Chinook and Idaho 7 hop cones added in the hop back during brewing, which puts the fruity terpenes front and center.
“This beer was fun to make, as a callback to earlier days of brewing before hop pellets,” said Ryan Pappe, head brewer at Hopworks. “Adding those whole cones in the hop back gives Chuckle Cones next-level fruity, citrusy flavors and aromas that just make you want to keep tasting!”
Chuckle Cones Whole Cone IPA clocks in at 66 IBU and 6.7% ABV. It’s brewed and fermented with Cascade, Centennial, El Dorado and Mosaic hops, with whole cone Chinook and Idaho 7 hops in the hop back.
Chuckle Cones is available as a limited release through May on tap and in 16 oz. 4-packs at grocers, bottle shops, and at Hopworks’ two locations on SE Powell Boulevard in Portland and SE Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, Washington.
When I first saw this I assumed all the hops in the recipe were whole cone (not pellets), but it looks like it’s just those two in the whirlpool. But HUB makes good IPAs so you’ll want to check this one out.