Brewery: SALT | Find them: SALT
We do love a good Yorkshire brewery and have tried a couple of SALT beers in the past. Since more of their beers have started appearing on supermarket shelves, we decided to feature a few in a SALT battle.
We’ve tried Jute before so we started there and then worked our way through them in order of ABV (low to high).
They were all very nice beers with Jute and Chinook having a slightly more bitter finish than the Huck A Back which was really juicy and sweet. The Alpaca and Tram had a thicker mouthfeel (probably due to the higher ABV).
The beers
Jute: Session IPA (4.2%)
Brewer’s note: “Sharing its name with a highly versatile natural fabric, that’s spun out into everything from bags to rugs, ropes to shoes. And here’s the parallel–parking tradition, we followed our brewing instinct to create an accessible IPA that would go down a treat whatever the occasion. Putting a spin on this hazy classic, we added a fine double act of Australian & American hops to create an unusually crisp, light, session IPA that still packs a flavour punch – delivering juicy, citrus notes and a low bitterness, melon-rind finish.”
Chinook: Single Hop (5%)
Brewer’s note: “This series of single-hop beers aims to showcase the unique character of some of our favourite hop varieties. The seventh instalment of this series showcases Chinook. Chinook hops are incredibly popular in modern day brewing, they produce resinous pine aromas, combined with bright grapefruit flavours and a clean bitterness for finish.”
Huck A Back: NEIPA (5.5%)
Brewer’s note: “The name’s quite a mouthful, much like our beer. Sharing the name of a loosely spun, absorbant fabric, our golden, juicy New England IPA is packed full of flavour. With a winning combination of Mosaic, Citra and Amarillo hops, expect a lemon sherbet aroma with strong notes of lemon verbena. Generously hopped, this hazy New England IPA is smooth and intensely fruity with a soft, pithy bitterness on the end. Sit back and soak it in.”
Alpaca: DDH IPA (6.6%)
Brewer’s note: “You know the one, like a llama, only smaller. The fleece of the Alpaca is highly prized; with fibres so soft and silky they make the sheep’s offering feel more like wire wool. Our Alpaca double dry-hopped IPA is every bit as luxurious as its namesake. From its intense tropical hop aroma to its guava, melon and following honey notes; crisp and punchy. The tropical fruits beautifully balance with a dry, bitter finish.”
Beer of the night
Tram: Double NEIPA (8%)
Brewer’s note: “Not named, as you might expect, after our old tram shed spiritual home, but after a weaving term; a name for double twisted silk thread; and now in our world, a silky smooth, Double New England IPA. Influenced by a mix of hops from the far-flung hop fields of the USA and New Zealand. Dry hopped and full bodied. Hazy in appearance and memorable in taste with notes of gooseberry, grape and tropical fruit with a low bitterness finish.”
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