A hop that we feel gets a little lost in the modern brewing circles is definitely Amarillo. One of the flagbearers of the IBU races of the mid 00s, we absolutely dig the way it leads with sticky marmalade notes as its prominent flavour profile, before
subtle notes of melon, apricot and peach join the party to boot. Wanting to give this hop a little more credence as one that definitely belongs amongst the sexier new school juice hops, we’ve paired it up with modern day darling Strata in Lost Arts – a pale ale absolutely jammed to the max with those fruit-forward flavours that make a Polly’s pale, a Polly’s pale. Those aforementioned marmalade notes are working in abundance on this beer, backed up with those uniquely Strata flavours of intense passionfruit sweetness and dank, thick marijuana smoke. Less