Bohem Brewery and Charles Faram launch Most™ single hop collaboration lager
Bohem Brewery x Charles Faram
In a celebration of the unique character of Czech beer, London’s Bohem Brewery is launching Most™, a single-hop lager brewed in collaboration with hop specialist and merchant Charles Faram. Charles Faram developed the Most™ hop (pronounced Moss-t), which Czech growers cultivate exclusively in the Czech Republic. Bohem Brewery joins a select handful of brewers in an international series of collaborations spotlighting Most™.
After six weeks in the refrigerated lagering tanks at Bohem Brewery’s north London site, the new 4.5% ABV dry-hopped, single-hopped limited edition Czech lager is now, therefore, available in kegs and cans, while stocks last. The brewing collaboration day saw Charles Faram MD Paul Corbett, and Jon Stringer, sales manager/brewer, join Bohem head brewer Matěj Krizek. The team used the brewery’s authentic Czech decoction brewing kit to create a beer that spotlights the flavour profile of the Most™ hop, which has been in development over the past five years.
The Flavour and Aroma Profile
Most™ lager has a grapefruit and melon aroma, with a complex taste profile for a single-hop lager. Initial ripe fruits contribute to a balance of sweet and savoury notes. A soft, full mouthfeel and subtle bitterness rounds out a drinkable beer that tastes bigger than its 4.5% ABV. Corbett said: “Most™ is a very new hop and still in trials. Brewing with Bohem gave us a chance to see how the hop performs ‘under fire’, using real-world Czech brewing kit and producing a commercial beer with genuine appeal to lager drinkers.”
Bohem Brewery and five Canadian breweries have joined in a technical collaboration with Charles Faram to unlock the exciting and creative potential of this burgeoning hop. For Krizek, and brewing assistant Honza Svatek, it was an opportunity to create a lager that highlights the light fruity characteristics of Most™, including tropical fruits and strawberry, while still retaining the essential character and spicy finish of a classic Czech lager.
“Most™ is a complex hop that has, therefore, delivered a complex beer, which is different from anything else we brew. We’re also really pleased that Charles Faram offered us the opportunity to work with the new hop, and, moreover, we really enjoyed collaborating with Paul and Jon on the project. Most™ is a dual-purpose hop that can, importantly, be used for aroma or bittering. Charles Faram & Co Ltd developed it, and Czech growers subsequently named it Most™, meaning “bridge,” as they saw it linking the UK and the Czech Republic. Additionally, it is a sister variety of Charles Faram UK hop varieties Jester® and Olicana®.
Most™ Dry-Hopped, Single Hopped Czech Lager is available on draught and a limited run of cans from Bohem Brewery while stocks last. For more details see www.bohembrewery.com
Most™ is a trademark of Charles Faram.
