The Hop Renaissance

Hop farming and estate-hopped beers return to NY.

Thanks to the Butcher and the Baker for sending this my way.

Wine Country Goes Hop Wild

beeriety:

 Brooklyn-based Sixpoint Brewery announced the “Spice of Life” monthly series of single-hop small-batch beers to highlight the flavors of different hop strains. Above is a custom hop diagram for the Spice of Life Series indicating the hop strain profiled in each month with details on the hop.

via chrisbrook

Hoppiness is a warm pun.

Not a great pun, however. ANYWAYS guys, this is a soon to be hop garden! I wanted to update you on the exciting news. I can’t really take THAT much credit, because actually my dad has done all the work. But, the little guys are in the earth and I hope to post regular photos of their progress. So, keep your eyes and ears out for my Berkshire-Grown Hopsicles. Then I’m gonna boil them up and drink them, circa Evil Witch style.

Speaking of growing things for beer, did you hear that the beer to be served at Birreria is going to be flavored with thyme grown on the hillsides of Rome? So, now I think I need to grow some kind of additional, local goody, to go in one of my brews. BUT ALL I CAN THINK OF THAT GROWS IN THE BERKSHIRES ARE RAMPS AND FIDDLEHEADS. Something tells me that won’t be good in a beer. QUICK, what do you think I should grow/forage to put in my summer brewskies?

foodbrewedbbqd:

If anyone’s interested in growing their own hops, today’s Denver Post has a couple very informative articles.

 

Spreading plants are easy to grow

 

Growers hopping on hops