Fieldwork Chaos Emeralds

A lot of what we do here at Fieldwork is picking the best raw materials for the job, putting them together, and trying to make every beer we make the best version of what that beer can be. Then every once in a while we come across some hops that are so good there is no combining of raw materials. No sense in risking muddling the flavors these hop growers developed so masterfully. We’ll then often brew a simple beer just like this: moderate in body and low in malt character grain-bill to support one single hop. In this case, the hop is our Simcoe from the most recent harvest. The best Simcoe we have ever smelled. Notes of passion fruit, guava, grapefruit segments, white currants, and a hint of spruce tips. We love how the Simcoe hop has morphed over the years into what we have littered in the glass in front of you. We’re crossing our fingers we can get Simcoe with this same profile year after year so we never have a reason to pull Chaos Emeralds IPA from our constant IPA rotation.