The Hopus Primeur is a seasonal beer brewed in the European spring. It uses Hopus as the base beer, which is then dry-hopped with Citra.
It pours a slightly cloudy golden colour, with a white frothy head. The grassy, floral hop aroma is jumps out of the glass as the beer is being poured.
The flavour is a lively mouthful of fresh grassy, floral hops. There is a little malt sweetness if you look hard, especially as the beer warms a little. But it really is a beer for the hop lover.
And the chalice glass and shot are still awesome!
Interesting Fact: the name Hopus is a combination of ‘hops’ and ‘opus’ which is Latin for ‘work’. Not too certain of the reasoning behind this, as it certainly isn’t hard work drinking this beer!
A second version of this beer, with a dominant display from the Morpheus yeast supported by Cascade and Chinook hops
A Belgian IPA with Challenger, Smaragd and Citra hops, finished with a Belgian saison yeast
Hop bitterness, with dry spicing and just a hint of wild earthy funk
A bigger, hoppier version of the Noblesse Belgian Pale Ale
A Belgian classic - Duvel - with a current hop-driven twist
The classical Belgian Strong Blond Ale, jazzed up with an extra hop that changes each year
The 2015 special edition Duvel Tripel Hop features the Equinox hop
The 2016 version of Duvel's Tripel Hop, featuring an experimental hop from the Yakima Valley
This is now the permanent feature in the Duvel range, with the Citra version being voted the favourite of all the Duvel Tripel Hop varieties
The 'other' Duvel Tripel Hop in the range shows of Cashmere hops
The favourite of the Duvel Tripel Hop series is the Citra hop version
Five old-world hops are used in this fresh grassy Belgian IPA
The original Belgian IPA, from one of the three breweries in the 'Brewers Town' of Watou.
by Brasserie d'Achouffe (Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat)
Best described as an extremely hoppy Belgian tripel style
A Belgian IPA with a strong citrus character and nice earthy bitterness
A Belgian IPA using Mapuche hops grown exclusively for Leffe on the plains of Patagonia
Another riff of the Troubadour Magma, this one is a more sessionable, last of the summer sun type of beer
The 2016 variation of Troubadour's flagship beer Magma features Maris Otter premium malt
The 2017 variant of Magma sees a change in malt and hop quantities, resulting in a fruity, earthy and dry IPA
The 2019 variant of Troubadour's Magma is a beer that has been made more sessional, with the addition of El Dorado and Nelson Sauvin hops
A perfectly balanced Belgian IPA, deceptively drinkable for the 9.5% ABV.
Not really fitting in to a style category - inviting sweet malt backbone with a good dose of hop bitterness.
Ella hops from Australia provide a tropical fruit character to this crisp and refreshing Belgian IPA
A Belgian style IPA, taking a step back to an older style IPA recipe
The second incarnation of this beer, featuring Columbus, Simcoe, Amarillo and Centennial hops
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An Anglo-Belgian style IPA, with a big malt body and balanced hop character
A strong blond ale infused with honey, hinting at the old style mead with a Belgian touch.
A winter style bok beer, with a subtle infusion of honey from Mexico.
The 'Witteke' is a typical beer from the past; a cloudy unfiltered, aromatic witbier.
A Belgian strong dark ale brewed with star anise and orange peel
A Belgian tripel that is tasty, well balanced and easy drinking
A strong blond ale, leaning toward a Belgian IPA with a good dose of European noble hops
