Lychee and tropical fruit
Topaz is a rare gem. Down to earth or bright and breezy, depending on how you apply her.
Dry hopping with Topaz results in resinous, grassy flavours; however, with later additions and in higher gravity brews, her true flavour qualities really begin to shine, as her pleasant, light tropical fruit (some say lychee) flavours become more pronounced. When ranked among other single hop beers by tasters at Brau 2012, Topaz was the most preferred. Her hop ancestry heralds from an existing Australian high alpha acid variety crossed with pollen from a Wye college male – which provided an interesting mix of English, continental European and north American heritage.
Alpha Acid 20%