Our Hemperor beer review in a nut (hemp?) shell: Delicious!
New Belgium Brewing recently invited our Editor in Chief to a special Austin, Texas tasting of their new hemp beer, The Hemperor HPA.
The Hemperor is a unique new offering. This is the first hemp beer from a brewery as ubiquitous as New Belgium. While this “HPA” or Hemp Pale Ale has the strong flavor of hops, the hemp flavor balances out the bitterness. The smell of The Hemperor has to be experienced to be believed. The private downtown bar where the tasting took place smelled like a hemp field at harvest, just from the open bottles and glasses of beer.
New Belgium are also believers in hemp legalization. One dollar from every bottle sold goes to groups like Hemp 4 Victory.
“It’s a crop that has a lot of stigma in this country and I think this beer could be a catalyst for change,” declared Steve Navas, brand activation manager at New Belgium.
New Belgium is also encouraging beer fans to contact their elected representatives and demand total hemp legalization.
Hemp and hops come together in New Belgium’s hemp beer
Hemp and hops have a long history of human cultivation but they’ve rarely been combined in a modern beer. Since New Belgium is from Colorado, the heart of modern hemp growing in the U.S. it might be inevitable that they’d decide to mix the two.
“Our brewers met some farmers, got to brewing, and figured out it tastes great in a beer,” Navas said.
Read more on Ministry of Hemp.
The Hemperor Beer Review: New Belgium Adds Hemp Flavor & Aroma To Hops
Our Hemperor beer review in a nut (hemp?) shell: Delicious! New Belgium Brewing recently invited our Editor in Chief to a special Austin, Texas tasting of their new hemp beer, The Hemperor HPA. The Hemperor is a unique new offering. This is the first hemp beer from a brewery as ubiquitous as New Belgium.
