Tag Archives: Hops

I headed out to Winter Hop Fest at Gene McCarthy’s and the Old First Ward Brewing Company not just for the beer, but for the chance to shoot some video of the participating breweries. Below are four videos from the event. In each short video, I asked brewery representatives to …

I headed out to Winter Hop Fest at Gene McCarthy’s and the Old First Ward Brewing Company not just for the beer, but for the chance to shoot some video of the participating breweries. Below are four videos from the event. In each short video, I asked brewery representatives to …

I headed out to Winter Hop Fest at Gene McCarthy’s and the Old First Ward Brewing Company not just for the beer, but for the chance to shoot some video of the participating breweries. Below are four videos from the event. In each short video, I asked brewery representatives to …

Building a Buffalo Beer for the World How does one go about building a Buffalo beer? By that, I’m referring to the creation of a beer with all Western New York ingredients. I’m referring to a beer that other regions of the world will recognize as an exclusive and unique …

As the last of a three-part write-up on important compounds found in hops, this installment deals with essential oils.  The last two science write-ups were regarding alpha acids and beta acids, and can be found by clicking the links.  But the focus of this article is essential oils.  The flavors …

If you have not read the article on Beer Science: Alpha Acids, you can do so by clicking the link.  In summary, alpha acids are present in lupulin glands present in the cones (strobiles) of mature female hop plants.  But there are other acids and oils that can affect both …

Alpha acids are an essential chemical component to any good beer (note: beta acids is another discussion).  In fact, yours truly has mentioned alpha acids in previous posts including The Chemistry of the Skunk.  This science installment sought to answer the following two questions about alpha acids: (1) Where do …