I haven't tasted Olicana (though I'd love to). Following are my impressions of Boadicea:TheSumOfAllBeers wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:07 pmI have posted elsewhere on ideas for using Boadicea and Olicana (have some First Gold too). I am wanting to go down the way of an all english pale ale / bitter style, but I dont have a flavour reference for the hops in question...
Good all-purpose bittering choice for malt-forward beer. Growers love 'em because of aphid resistance. Grassy, flowery, citrusy. It's great in Adnams and Crouch Vale brews, for instance, which proves it holds up to spicy English yeast twang. Ticks most of the boxes, and supports dark, roasty grainbills well. Often blended with Challenger.