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[MolBasser]

Got a pale brewed with sorachi ace from a friend of the brewery. Been drawing pints from it all night. The lemon note is strong. Very citrusy hops. I have had problems with SA beers being catty, but this one is very clean. Super drinkable. I will try to find more out about the grain bill and such, but I highly recommend this hop. MolBasser

[Genesee Ted]

I did a patersbier saison with sorachi ace recently.... 5 gal keg kicked damn quick!!!

[Kellermeister]

Do you like lemonade?

[Genesee Ted]

Funny you say that Keller. I poured some for a buddy and he said it tasted like lemonade but not sweet.

[EWW]

I've never used it due to CJ's expressed hate for this hop on the greenboard

[Genesee Ted]

It does taste heavily of lemon, but it is not a bad hop per se. You just have to know what to expect out of it and have a use which calls for it.

[ncbeerbrewer]

A guy in my homebrew club shared a beer he brewed back in spring with Sorachi Ace. I had never tasted a beer with that hop before, I believe it was an APA too. Interesting flavor and lemon was surely standing out to me as well. I actually have about 2oz of this hop this same guy came over and used my vacuum sealer since he bought a lb from HopsDirect and gave me a few ounces to try out. I think it could work well in say a nice American Wheat or perhaps German Hefeweizen. I better look into trying this hop and see.