[THC] Fruit&Hops?

[Victor Kostyuchenko]

Well, hops (and malt) usually overcome subtle fruit character that is left 
after beer has fermented, that's why fruit beer is usually light and not too 
hoppy. However, there are exceptions, for example, cherry stout - cherry 
flavor is storng enough, and cherries are sour enough to stand out and blend 
with stout strength. 
But in IPA - what kind of fruit are you planning to add to the beer? Cherries 
will just color your beer red and make it taste sour, the flavor will be lost 
in hops. Blueberries will just disappear,maybe add some fruitiness, which wil 
be provided by hops anyway, and maybe some watery-like taste, I find in 
blueberry ales.

There is a way of trying things out. Buy a good IPA, something you would wish 
for in your recipe, and buy fruit/fruit juice/extract/essence. Add a few 
drops of the latter to the beer and see what do you taste, and go from there.

Just some general thoughts.

Good luck,
Victor


> We're planning to brew an IPA or Pale Ale in the next week or so.
> Has anyone had sucess adding fruit to hoppy beers.
> Usually we see raspberry and blueberry in a lighter wheat beer....
> and did a little searching on the ole www for hops and fruit without
> much success.  Is it really so taboo?
> Anyone have a recipe they'd be willing to share?
>
> I'm thinking crisp and hoppy with some fruit adding a nice background
> element.... (or something)
>
> Warmly,
> Melinda
>
>
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