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Midnight is a magical time: the evening has long since passed, a gloomy darkness envelops the world and casts the city in shadow. It’s getting quiet outside and the clocks seem to be ticking more slowly. A bat sails through the clear silence, here and there you can see lonely figures going their way. The promise of the coming day hangs in the air like a new chapter, but before that: rest.
The appropriate beer to enjoy the glorious tranquility of the night is the appropriately titled Midnight Hour from the Unverhopft brewery. The subtly composed Single Hop Black IPA is brewed from a single hop variety, which gives its character a nice order and calmness. Cryo Cascade is the hop that it’s all about, making the beer exciting with rich bitterness and surprising citrus notes. The 5.8% alcohol content is just enough to put you in a comfortable and relaxed mood.
Midnight Hour flows into the glass in the appropriate night black and is crowned with an impressive amount of fine-pored, creamy and dense foam in caramel brown. After the scent turns your head with strong roasted aromas, the initial taste hits the spot: A complex body of malt is built up from roasted grain, freshly brewed coffee, delicately melting chocolate and toffee, which is punctuated by a playful fruitiness and the crisp bitterness of the hops will.