History of Admiral Hops: This hop is the only "super-alpha" — a hop with an alpha-acid content of 15% or more — hop developed in the UK. Thus, the name "Admiral" is fitting. It is the Admiral of alpha acid bitterness in the UK hop arsenal. The Admiral hop breeding program was … [Read more...]
Quick Characteristics Brewery New Belgium Brewing Location Fort Collins, CO Style American Pale Ale ABV 5.5% IBU 35 … [Read more...]
History of Galaxy Hops: Hop farming in Australia came on the heels of the continents colonization. It all started with the rather colorful father of Australian hop cultivation, also thought to be the founder of Australia's first commercial brewery. James Squire came to Australia in 1788 after … [Read more...]
The Brewer's Library: 8 Books For Enjoying, Evaluating, and Pairing Beer You've traded that pale bland macro beer for that first craft lager or pale ale. You've made the jump to that secret (not so secret anymore) other world, a world Big Beer works hard to keep its customers from discovering. … [Read more...]
History of Simcoe Hops: Simcoe is one of the most popular hops among U.S. craft and home brewers. This variety is known for its diversity and unique complexity along with a smooth bitterness due to its high alpha acid content and extremely low co-humulane content. This hop variety is often … [Read more...]
What's in the BOX?! Torpedo Extra IPA Peach IPA Black IPA German Style IPA This is the fourth year Sierra Nevada is releasing its mixed pack of IPAs. The brewing company is well known for their love of all things hop-ladened, so the 4-way mix pack was a … [Read more...]
History of Galena Hops Galena is well known across the brewing world as a reliable, clean-bittering, high alpha hop. In his book How To Brew, John Palmer calls it "the most widely used commercial bittering hop in the United States." An impressive resume statement and one that's backed by Galena's … [Read more...]
Quick Characteristics Brewery Breckenridge Brewery Location Littleton, CO Style Dry Irish Stout ABV 4.8% IBU 38 … [Read more...]
History of Tropical Stouts Tropical stout is a style born, and still largely nurtured, in the West Indies — most notably the Caribbean — and Africa. It is another recent addition to the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines. Before the 2015 revisions, it was considered a subcategory … [Read more...]
History of Mosaic Hops: The Mosaic hop variety is barely four years old, but those four years have been a whirlwind of growing popularity. Acreage dedicated to Mosaic has seen a 67 percent increase (PDF) between 2014 and 2016 in Washington State and a 45 percent increase between 2015 and 2016 in … [Read more...]
Quick Characteristics Brewery Great Divide Brewing Co. Location Denver, CO Style Imperial Stout ABV 9.5% IBU 75 … [Read more...]
Quick Characteristics Brewery Founders Brewing Company Location Grand Rapids, MI Style Barrel Aged / Fruit beer (aged in barrels which held both maple syrup and bourbon) … [Read more...]
