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For the amount of information readily available online regarding American hop varieties, characteristics, history, flavor profiles, etc., the vast majority of these resources are intended for homebrewers, not the curious drinker. Want to know what defines American hop culture? Hint: it isn’t found in the annual hop harvest numbers. Trying to find out what an American “C Hop” is? Say goodbye to an hour of your life. [...]
In a recent post fellow Hoppress writer Mario Rubio noted that “collaboration is the new barrel-aging.” Indeed, collaborative brewing seems to be the next big thing in the craft beer industry. Breweries large and small, foreign and domestic, are combining their collective know-how to create brews ranging in style from barleywines to Belgians to browns, [...]
A few weeks ago I talked about judging beer by it’s cover. I thought it would be fun to look at some labels that people suggested were really good or really bad. Or just plain ugly. Remember, this is a commentary on the label, not the beer.
Personally, I enjoy simplicity, most of the time. A [...]
Think of it as a personalized shopping list, or maybe a Ken-centric curiosity towards the previous year of new releases. Here are the Top 10 New Beers of 2009, as reviewed by my thirsty, fortunate brethren on Ratebeer. [...]
Reminiscent of gooseberries, lychee, and New Zealand sauvignon blanc, this up-and-coming hop variety could very well be considered 2009’s Boutique Hop of the Year. Here’s what you need to know. [...]
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