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Flower Drum Song India Pale Ale
Flower Drum Song
An IPA refined through repeated adjustments to sweetness and bitterness.
Behind the glass
The historical introduction to Flower Drum describes six or seven rounds of recipe adjustment. Citrus and tropical hop aromas lead, with the recipe seeking a balance between aromatic impact, sweetness and bitterness.
StylePale ale & IPA
ABV5.0%
A cooking analogy
The original description compares the handling of heat in different cuisines to balancing a beer. Sweetness, bitterness and hop aroma are considered together rather than as isolated targets.
A recipe developed through revision
Hop-derived citrus and tropical aromas were refined through six or seven recipe versions. That history records a process of adapting an American IPA to the intended palate.
Edition & sources
Source record: 2019。 Historical edition.
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