Hop Nation Fool

The raspberry sour Fool first popped up in 2019 as part of Hop Nation’s three-part Sweet and Sour but it's returned ever since. Drinking it, it’s not hard to see where that popularity might have come from, since a sour, sweet, raspberry and vanilla-laden beer could very easily contain flavours that really stick out and compete against each other.

Instead, Fool’s fruit flavour and the sweetness from the vanilla combine into what's quite a delicate touch and, while the sourness is a little abrasive at first, on the second sip it more acts as a nice counterpoint to the adjuncts. Though the brewery considers it a bit of a homage to dessert, my mind went most to a classic strawberry and cream lolly. If you subbed that strawberry out for raspberry...

Will Ziebell

Published November 18, 2020 2020-11-18 00:00:00