Verdant Brewing Co

40 Watt Moon (8% ABV, draught)
The first beer I tried in Verdant’s wonderful new taproom, in Penryn, on the week that it was released. This hazy brew offers good balance, but like most of the brewery’s output it’s all about the hops, in this case Strata and Citra. The aroma is dank and piney, with notes of tropical fruit. On the palate, grapefruit, pine, and a hint of coconut, all backed up by lovely malt notes. A superb example of Verdant’s craft.
(6th January, 2022)

Albino Pheasant(7.7% ABV, can)
Black black, with a rich tan head that stays well. There’s an aroma of molasses and a hint of bitter coffee. Very full body, lovely and smooth. On the palate, roasted mburnt malt, molasses, treacle, coffee, chocolate, and a little oakiness. Complex yet easy drinking, this is beautifully made. Absolutely love it!
(6th February, 2021)

Alternative Currency (5.8% ABV, can)
Ooh, look a Verdant dark beer. Few and far between, always enjoyable, and this is no exception. It’s very dark with a ric, thick tan head. There are big roast malts on the aroma, vague notes of coffee, and a hint of rich berry. Very faint smokiness, too. On the palate, it’s rich and full, but not too overwhelming. Roast malt, berry fruit, coffee, vailla, hint of almond, with a satifying dryish finish. Yes, really enjoyable!
(30th October, 2020)

Combined Whimsy (4.7% ABV, can)
Hazy straw, with a white head that stays well, there’s a quite a bit of pineapple on the aroma, and a little coconut. The palate is very light and crisp. Pineapple, mango, lychee, some gooseberry. Nothing big and bold. There’s a hint of dry dankness on the finish. It’s gentle, refreshing, and rather lovely. If it was an actor, it would be John le Mesurier.
(29th January, 2021)

Doubling Down: Azacca (8% ABV, can)
Custard yellow with a white head, there’s a quite dank, piney, aroma. The beer has a very thick body. Pineapple comes through on the palate, with a decent malt background. A small batch limited edition made in collaboration with Padstow Brewing Co.
(21st February, 2022)

Doubling Down: Idaho 7 (8% ABV, can)
Pale yellow with white head, this is in lovely condition. Its herbal on the nose with pine and an edge of clementine. On the palate, so smooth and flavoursome. I get a hint of mint from the herbal side, but plenty of pine, tropical fruit and stone fruit. Really nicely done! A small batch limited edition.
(15th February, 2022)

Doubling Down: Nelson Sauvin (7.7% ABV, can)
Hazy pale yellow with a white head that dies down quite quickly. There’s decent — but not too much — pine on the nose. On the palate, that lovely Nelson Sauvin white wine subtlety, nice pine notes, and some stone fruit. A well balanced double IPA. A small batch limited edition in collaboration with Pipeline Brewing Co.
(15th February, 2022)

Doubling Down: Simcoe (8% ABV, can)
Hazy sandy yellow with a white head, there’s a stone fruit note on the nose. There’s grapefruit on the palate, and the beer’s quite piney. No shortage of hop punch here. Some dryness on the finish that gets really piney. A small batch limited edition in collaboration with Black Flag Brewery.
(28th February, 2022)

Intimately Spaced Pylons (6.5% ABV, can)
Sandy/golden and very hazy, with a white head that stays well, the flavours in this brew meld together beautifully. The aroma is all about punchy pineapple, and that’s on the palate, too, along with grapefruit, lychees, and white grapes, with some biscuit malt balance. A lovely body, as ever with Verdant, and gentle bitterness on the finish.
(16th January, 2021)
Buy it: I bought mine from Johns off-licence, St Ives. You may find it on the Verdant website, depending on stocks.

Welcome U-Turn (8% ABV, can)
A barnstormer of double IPA, this. Hazy gold with a thick, foaming white head, there’s a huge amount going on aroma-wise. Pine, resin, and a whole heap of juicy citrus and stone fruits. On the palate, hops, hops, and more hops — not unreasonable as it’s a collaboration with Simply Hops. There are herbal notes and heaps of raw hop flavour.
(2oth February, 2021)