The Kompaan Handlanger is a relentless, award-winning Double IPA with 8.2% ABV from the Kompaan Brewery in The Hague, which – as its name "Handlanger" or accomplice already suggests – is a beer that brings good times but occasionally also gets you into trouble, and whose true strength you only notice when it’s already too late. Brewed with a powerful combination of Simcoe, Cascade, El Dorado, and Mosaic hops, as well as three different malt varieties and a dry-hopping treatment, it presents itself in a slightly hazy, golden amber tone with a stable white foam crown, where an explosion of fruity aromas of mango, grapefruit, lemon, and lychee transitions into a full, full-bodied sip with pleasantly sweet notes of honey, caramel, and tropical fruits, before a powerful, long-lasting hop bitterness with pine needle and citrus notes initiates the bittersweet finish and underscores the complexity of this masterfully balanced The Hague Double IPA, which was awarded Best in Style at the 2019 World Beer Award. The Kompaan Handlanger is the perfect choice for all dedicated hop enthusiasts and DIPA lovers seeking a powerful, aromatically multi-layered, and dangerously drinkable Dutch Double IPA that starts the evening like a reliable accomplice and ends it as a true handlanger should.
