![]() ![]() Bread and biscuit malt is there, keeping some sweetness in the center of the brew. Heavy hop bitterness upfront as expected. Aroma is pine and melon rind with resin, grapefruit, citrus, grass, and tropical notes. The wolf’s face on the label is also a hop flower! Cool artwork. Cheers, Bill, Ron, The Brewmasters of Victory. Revel in the best US varieties of hops, in their natural, whole flower form, as they bring a vital, pungent reality to the soul of a wild element in our dangerously satisfying DirtWolf. DirtWolf is a tribute to these untamed vines which rise from the earth with the voracity of a ’wolf among sheep.’ Hops have made an assertive comeback in American craft brewing. Making the decision to put Hop Wallop aside for a few years allows us to bring this delicious new double IPA, DirtWolf, to the market in bottles.ĭarkly heroic, Humulus Lupulus (hops) have empowered brews with bite and character since the 11th century. But as brewers who enjoy experimenting with beer styles and ingredient varieties, we looked for the opportunity to do other interesting recipes as time passed. We developed that brand 10 years ago as our flavorful response to the hop-bomb vogue of the time. ![]() “No, in all seriousness, Hop Wallop will be missed, but isn’t necessarily gone forever. “So a wolf and a prospector walked into a bar…,” joked President and Brewmaster, Bill Covaleski. ![]() Replacing Victory’s Hop Wallop® Ale, which will take a hiatus from the market for the time being, DirtWolf Double IPA will launch the brewery’s entry into four-packs when it begins to hit markets in October". With two-row German malts and a well-balanced combination of whole flower Citra, Chinook, Simcoe and Mosaic hops, this 8.7% abv brew blends the powerful citrus aroma and fruity flavors, with the piney, earthy and mildly floral characteristics found in these intriguing hop varieties. Wildly assertive, intentionally untamed and dangerously satisfying, DirtWolf Double IPA is the culmination of Victory’s double IPA series experiment with whole flower American-grown hops. ![]()
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