Hermitage Brewing Company H-Series single hop IPA

This beer was made using Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealand.  Here is a link to more information on that particular hops: http://www.nzhops.co.nz/varieties/pdf/nelson_sauvin.pdf.

Hermitage Brewing Company is based in San Jose California.  This is the first beer I have tried from this brewery, and overall I would say it was a very well made beer.  It wasn't a typical IPA, possibly due to the single hop choice, and had a lot more sweetness to it than I expected.  After a little research it seems that this is typical for this variety of hops.  The beer has a 7% alcohol content, so it isn't too strong so drinking 22oz (the size of the bottle) isn't a big issue.

I think it was a good beer, but not a great IPA.  Once again this goes to my taste for very hoppy, less sweet beer.

I would recommend that you give this beer a try as it was tasty and very drinkable.

I give it 3.5 out of 5 hops.