If you are interested in looking at hops a little more in depth, here is a link to the hop chart that we discussed. It will offer Alpha acid levels, hop characteristics, usages and substitutes.
http://www.maltmunchingmashmonsters.com/files/20100511Talk15_Hops.pdf
Below are notes from the Wed Aug 29 beer class.
Keep drinking and enjoying beer
Below are notes from the Wed Aug 29 beer class.
Keep drinking and enjoying beer
8/29 Beer Class Notes
GABF is literally 37 days away. Almost all of the beer plans are completely finished and I will be getting details and beer info out shortly. If you are interested in helping pull together a few last minute beer descriptions, reach out.
Today's class was focused on new menu items and changes coming to the menu and looked at hops specifically. Darin from Avery was a guest to share his knowledge of hops.
We tasted:
Boulevard Double Wide IPA
http://www.boulevard.com/BoulevardBeers/double-wide-i-p-a/ http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/423/39639
BLVD Double Wide IPA is replacing BLVD 6th glass on the LIBRARY LIST.
It is more of a balanced DIPA with toffee and caramel malts to match the hop bitterness.
AveryHog Heaven Barleywine - Columbus Hops ~ dank
Hog Heaven is more of an imperial red than a barleywine and has a great rich caramelly malt backbone to malt back bone to pair with the dank and bitter Columbus hop bill.
You can find Avery Hog Heaven is located on our CELLAR LIST in the Colorado Collection.
Avery DuganA Chinook Hops ~ pine
http://averybrewing.com/our-ales/dugana/ DuganA brings intense hop aroma, flavor, and bitterrness in this piney, resinous DIPA
This beer is NOT currently available but will be released soon and we will likely see this beer served on draft.
St. Louis Framboise ~ fresh fruit juice added to beer rather than fruit concentrate or sugar.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/212/5796
Framboise = Lambic with Raspberries
Lambic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambic
This beer will appear on our BOTTLE LIST in place of Linndeman's Apple Lambic
Leipzeger Gose
Gose is a light german beer brewed with 50% + wheat content with additions of corriander and salt and a low ABV%. It is a relative of Berlinerweiss, and a very unique beer style that is rather tough to come by, and a great addition to the CELLAR LIST.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4909/10683
Gose
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/16
Mikkeller 1000 IBU
We discussed that this beer is a beautiful example of a severely hopped experimental beer that is not currently available for sale but will appear with some other gems on our CELLAR LIST very soon. Thank you for your patience. You will see when our cellar list drops for GABF it is going to be intense.
http://beerpulse.com/2010/01/mikkeller-1000-ibu-causing-a-stir/
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/56842
See the blog for details on hops characteristics for specific hop varieties.
http://beersinthehall.blogspot.com/
Be prepared for tests to open each beer class that will address topics covered in the previous beer classes. Thank you for your time and energy attending beer class, I understand that your time is very valuable so please let me know what you would like to cover in coming beer classes.
You can expect us to cover:
This beer is NOT currently available but will be released soon and we will likely see this beer served on draft.
St. Louis Framboise ~ fresh fruit juice added to beer rather than fruit concentrate or sugar.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/212/5796
Framboise = Lambic with Raspberries
Lambic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambic
This beer will appear on our BOTTLE LIST in place of Linndeman's Apple Lambic
Leipzeger Gose
Gose is a light german beer brewed with 50% + wheat content with additions of corriander and salt and a low ABV%. It is a relative of Berlinerweiss, and a very unique beer style that is rather tough to come by, and a great addition to the CELLAR LIST.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4909/10683
Gose
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/16
Mikkeller 1000 IBU
We discussed that this beer is a beautiful example of a severely hopped experimental beer that is not currently available for sale but will appear with some other gems on our CELLAR LIST very soon. Thank you for your patience. You will see when our cellar list drops for GABF it is going to be intense.
http://beerpulse.com/2010/01/mikkeller-1000-ibu-causing-a-stir/
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/56842
See the blog for details on hops characteristics for specific hop varieties.
http://beersinthehall.blogspot.com/
Be prepared for tests to open each beer class that will address topics covered in the previous beer classes. Thank you for your time and energy attending beer class, I understand that your time is very valuable so please let me know what you would like to cover in coming beer classes.
You can expect us to cover:
- pairings
- tastings
- Brewery information
- palate training
- menu changes
- GABF
