Or, more simply: Bitterness beats watery flaccidity any old day.<\/p>\n
Contrary to persistent rumors – probably spread by the same people who still insist that Bock beer is the result of brewing vats being cleaned once a year in springtime – beer is not \u201cmade\u201d from hops. Beer is \u201cmade\u201d from barley, and sometimes wheat and oats and rye. In short, beer is brewed from grain. The body and color of beer derives from these grains, and the alcohol is but a calling card left by yeast happily snacking on sugars in the malt.<\/p>\n
Hops act as the spice of beer. Hops balance the inherent, malty sweetness. Hops provide the seasoning. Hops cleanse the palate and leave you begging for more. Hops make it interesting, and perhaps healthy as well: According to researchers for Japan\u2019s Kirin Brewery, isohumulones, agents of bittering in hops, may help curb the development of fat in the human body.<\/p>\n
Misconceptions about hops are annoying, persistent and entirely understandable. If one is to judge by the non-flavor profile of America\u2019s best-selling mainstream lagers, it is certain that the majority of beer drinkers in our purportedly great nation are suffering from severe lupulin deprivation. It\u2019s way past time to reverse that trend \u2026 just as bitterness, aroma and flavor.<\/p>\n
Trellis succulence: Now more than ever, there is no exit strategy.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s always difficult to predict which of the beers described herein will pour and when, as typically the juggling of late arrivals and handling of always temperamental firkins require last-minute improvisation. However, here\u2019s the list of what we believe will be featured during Lupulin Land 2008. Look on the blackboards to see what\u2019s pouring on a particular day.<\/p>\n
The Clipper City Hop 3 firkin will lead off on Friday, to be followed when depleted by BBC’s Dank IPA at some point next week.<\/p>\n
Randall the Enamel Animal will be crawling out from his lair to modify a beer, but to be truthful, we haven’t decided when this appearance can be expected.<\/p>\n
On Monday night, October 20, Scott Shreffler, Nick Vickery, and Kent Householder from Schlafly in St. Louis, MO, will be hosting a Schlafly Promo Night in Prost from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. There will be a drawing every 30 minutes for a bucket of Schlafly merchandise (t-shirt, hat, glassware, keychain, etc.) Schlafly Hop Harvest and India Brown will be on tap. The drawings begin just after 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Alpha King, Arrogant Bastard, Bell’s Two Hearted and Sierra Nevada Pale will be pouring as always, alongside whichever NABC ales (Elector, Hoptimus, et al) that are ready when the clock strikes 11 on Friday morning).<\/p>\n
LUPULIN LAND 2008 GUEST MICROBREWS
* signifies a first-ever draft appearance<\/p>\n
*Allagash Hugh Malone
English two-row malt and pale crystal, with Simcoe hops added during \u201cfirst wort hopping\u201d as it is pumped into the kettle. Warrior hops go in when the boil begins. More Simcoe hops for aroma go in the whirlpool, and are used for dry hopping. 8.5 % abv.<\/p>\n
Bluegrass Brewing Company (Main & Clay)
Dank India Pale Ale
Firkin. Brewer David Pierce sezs: Dankology! American-Style India pale ale characterized by intense hop bitterness and high alcohol content. Anamount of Simcoe and Amarillo hops are added, resulting in a crisp beer. Dank is deep gold with a full, flowery hop aroma and a strong hop flavor (in addition to hop bitterness). India pale ale has a medium malt backbone and a full body.Malts: Cargill Special Pale, Dingemann’s Aromatic and Caramunich. Lupulin Land Twist: Additional dry-hopping with Amarillo. 80 IBU; 8% abv.<\/p>\n
Boulder Mojo IPA
Founded in 1979, Boulder Beer Company is Colorado\u2019s oldest microbrewery, although Mojo IPA did not become part of the product line until (circa) 2003. Amarillo and Centennial hops; 6.8 abv.<\/p>\n
Breckenridge 471 Double IPA
From the Colorado micro\u2019s small batch \u201c471\u201d series, with Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe, and Fuggles. 70 IBUs, 9.2% abv.<\/p>\n
*Browning\u2019s Harvest Ale
As the program went to press, we learned that the Browning\u2019s brewpub and Park Place restaurant has closed. Initial word from the Browning\u2019s camp is that brewing will continue. Brewer Brian Reymiller says that his Harvest Ale has 7 malts and 7 hops, and was finished with maple syrup. 55 IBUs.<\/p>\n
Browning\u2019s She-Devil IPA
Reymiller\u2019s training at Victory Brewing in Pennsylvania undoubtedly contributed to Louisville\u2019s most talked about IPA in recent years \u2026 and the main reason why hopheads hope for the brewery\u2019s continued existence.<\/p>\n
Clipper City Loose Cannon Hop 3 Ale
Firkin. Taking a cue from Rogue\u2019s I2PA, Hop 3 means \u201chop cubed.\u201d English Pale, Carapils, and Munich malts provide underpinning, while Magnum, Centennial, Chinook, Amarillo and Palisade hops add zest. 7.25% abv.<\/p>\n
Crooked Tree Double Crooked Tree IPA
The Michigan microbrewery does it the right way. Everything that goes into its \u201cregular\u201d IPA is doubled, except the water. The result is massive. 13.6% abv.<\/p>\n
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
At 9% abv and 90 IBUs, it should come as little surprise that a 12-oz serving boasts 294 calories. If that isn\u2019t liquid bread, nothing is.<\/p>\n
Founders Centennial IPA
As the name sensibly implies, expect abundant Centennial hops. There is a lower IBU count (48) than you might imagine in what amounts to a veritable \u201ccalibration\u201d beer for American-style IPA.<\/p>\n
*Founders Harvest Ale
Rave on-line reviews, but as yet, no chance to preview the draft version. I\u2019ll be rectifying that first thing on Friday morning, October 17.<\/p>\n
Founders Reds Rye
Ruby-red in color, thanks to four varieties of Belgian caramel malts. Malted rye adds bite. 100% Amarillo hops calculate to 68 IBUs, with 6.4% abv.<\/p>\n
Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale
American-style Pale Ale brewed with \u201cwet hops,\u201d scheduled to be kegged in early October and boarding a truck soon after. With luck, we\u2019ll have it ready for pouring by the end of October. Circa 5% abv.<\/p>\n
*Left Hand Chainsaw \u201cDouble Sawtooth\u201d
At 9% abv, Left Hand\u2019s Chainsaw is the logical enhancement of its everyday Sawtooth. Northern Brewer and East Kent Goldings hops are featured.<\/p>\n
NABC Fifth Anniversary
5 MALTS: Maris Otter, 2-row, Caramalt, Aromatic, Special B
5 HOPS: Simcoe, Saaz, Nugget, Galena, Centennial (80 IBUs)
YEAST: House London
Brewed in honor of NABc past, present and future. 5,555 second boil (92:35) and 5 hop additions. 10% abv<\/p>\n
NABC Oaked Croupier
Dedicated to the workers at the Caesars Indiana riverboat casino in nearby Harrison County, and aged with oak chips. Circa 7.5% abv.<\/p>\n
NABC Oaktimus
Oaktimus begins with Hoptimus, which is brewed with Simpson’s Golden Promise malt; Northern Brewer, Fuggles and Cascades hops; and the house London yeast. Dry hopping with Fuggles and Cascades lends a West Coast feel to a powerful 9% double IPA, which we prefer consuming young and fiery, unless it is oak-aged, in which case Hoptimus becomes Oaktimus. It\u2019s a different animal entirely, and as usual, one keg of it won\u2019t last very long.<\/p>\n
*New Holland Existential\u2014Ale
The brewery promises \u201c200 pounds per barrel ofAmerican-grown malted barley \u2026 10 hop-strikes, totaling 37 ounces per barrel of American-grown hops.\u201d That\u2019s a start, isn\u2019t it? 25.5 Plato, 10.5% abv.<\/p>\n
Oaken Barrel Superfly IPA
Oaken Barrel is located in Greenwood, Indiana, which for us makes it the ideal stop before or after any journey to the state capital. It\u2019s been a while since Superfly came to the Public House, but memories of Cascade goodness linger.<\/p>\n
Rogue (John\u2019s Locker Stock) Glen 2008
John Maier\u2019s 4th edition of Glen again boasts Simpson Golden Promise as the base malt. Glen \u2019008 measures in at an original gravity of 18.1 Plato and 64 IBUs. Hops are Horizon, Simcoe and Amarillo for bittering, and Centennial for aroma.<\/p>\n
Rogue (John\u2019s Locker Stock) Double Dead Guy \u2026 \u201cD2\u201d
Rogue\u2019s legendary John Maier explains: \u201cD2 is the new reincarnation of our classic Dead Guy Ale. It is mahogany in color. It\u2019s full bodied and has an amazing mid-palate richness of toffee and caramel. The hops are evident also, with just enough to keep the maltiness in check. Malts are 2 row, Munich and C15. Hops (boiling) Cascade, because I was out of Perle; aroma, Crystal (because I was out of sterling). 19.8 Plato; 4.9 Plato T.G.; 50-60 IBUs; circa 10% abv.\u201d<\/p>\n
*Schlafly Hop Harvest Ale
Our favorite St. Louis brewing company that isn\u2019t owned by a multi-national Belgo-Brazilian conglomerate dry hops this ale with freshly harvested Cascade hops flown overnight from Hop Union, the famous hop merchant in Yakima, Washington.<\/p>\n
*Schlafly India Brown Ale
Very little of this special edition ale made it out of St. Louis, and we saved our keg for Lupulin Land. Schlafly\u2019s Tap Room brewer Brennan crafted India Brown to celebrate his marriage to Natasha. It\u2019s brown in color, but hopped more like an IPA, especially in aroma, as it was dry hopped with Cascade and Willamette. 40 IBUs, 5.2% abv.<\/p>\n
Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale
Last year at the ripe age of 27, Sierra Nevada released its Anniversary Ale nationally for the first time. Now it\u2019s back. Two-row Pale, Caramel & Munich malts; Chinook (bittering) and Cascade (finishing and dry-hopping) hops; 46 IBUs and 5.9% abv.<\/p>\n
*Sierra Nevada Chico Estate Harvest Wet Hop Ale
As an experiment, Sierra planted its own hop field on the brewery site. The local climate proved ideal, prompting another unique \u201cwet hop\u201d ale brewed with Chinook, Centennial and Cascade.<\/p>\n
*Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale
Originally released in May, 2008, and using freshly harvested Pacific Hallertau, Motueka and Southern Cross hops from New Zealand. Consequently, SNSHHA is the first \u201cfresh hop\u201d ale to be available in the USA in spring. 66 IBUs and 6.7% abv.<\/p>\n
Sierra Nevada Wet Hop Harvest Ale
Sierra\u2019s pioneering \u201cwet hop\u201d ale, brewed with Centennial and Cascade, first passed the Publican\u2019s lips twelve years ago at a brewers\u2019 reception at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver \u2026 and I still look forward to it yearly. 60-65 IBUs and 6.7% abv.<\/p>\n
Stone Ruination IPA
It\u2019s time for a reality check when a 7.7% IPA with 100 IBU\u2019s begins to seem meek by comparison to some recent entrants in the ever escalating \u201cIPA multiples\u201d competition \u2026 but it\u2019s not passive at all, and not to be confused with fizzy yellow lawnmower beer.<\/p>\n
*Three Floyds Alpha Naught
On-line reviews indicate that a previous batch of AN from 2004 leaned more in the direction of Barley Wine. This one, from earlier in 2008, is being described as a hop lover\u2019s Double IPA panacea. We\u2019ll know soon enough. Specs unavailable.<\/p>\n
Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA
Different \u201cwet hops\u201d are used in different batches, but as this program went to press, we hadn\u2019t yet determined which variety was used in our allotment. It will be posted when gleaned.<\/p>\n
*Victory Hop Wallop
Described by the great PA brewery as its annual homage to hops, with American whole hops and imported German malts suggesting a stepped-up Hop Devil. 8.5% abv.<\/p>\n
IMPORTED BEERS<\/p>\n
Our seventh assemblage of hop-laden draft beers once again is dominated by American microbrews, although many more hoppy \u201cOld World\u201d beer styles than ever before. Here are four from Belgium …<\/p>\n
*Alvinne Extra
From the 5-barrel brew house at the Picobrouwerij Alvinne near Ingelmunster comes this \u201crestyled\u201d Belgian-style IPA with Chinook and Amarillo hops. 8% abv.<\/p>\n
De Ranke XX Bitter
XX\u2019s outspoken importer, Dan Shelton, has the last word: \u201cYou might say this beer is Orval with everything turned up to 11, which is exactly what the brewers were seeking.\u201d<\/p>\n
*Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor
“Hopsinjoor” is a pun for the four different hops used (Golding, Spalt, Hallertau and Saaz) and local Mechelen folklore in the form of the “opsinjoor” character. 8% abv.<\/p>\n
Houblon Chouffe
Belgian beers aren\u2019t hoppy? A new generation of Belgians are brewing well outside the stylistic box, and who better to lead the charge than the humble Ardennes gnome?<\/p>\n
LINKS AND QUANTITIES<\/p>\n
*Allagash Hugh Malone Ale<\/a> 1\/6 barrel *Alvinne Extra<\/a> 1\/6 barrel \tWe\u2019ll again be exceeding OSHA\u2019s legal limits on IBU\u2019s per square foot of floor space when Lupulin Land Harvest Hopcoming 2008 begins on Friday, October 17. It is our seventh harvest hop celebration, and the occasion for Kentuckiana\u2019s hopheads …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
BBC (Main & Clay) Dank IPA<\/a> (firkin)
Boulder Mojo IPA<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
Breckenridge 471 Double IPA<\/a> 2 x 1\/6 barrel
*Browning\u2019s Brewery Harvest Ale<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
Browning\u2019s Brewery She-Devil<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
Clipper City Heavy Seas Hop 3<\/a> (firkin)
Crooked Tree Double Crooked Tree IPA<\/a> 1\/6 barrel
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA <\/a>1\/2 barrel
Founders Centennial IPA<\/a> 2 x 1\/2 barrel
*Founders Harvest Ale<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
Founders Red\u2019s Rye<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale<\/a>
*Left Hand Chainsaw<\/a> 1\/6 barrel
NABC Fifth Anniversary (V) <\/a>\u00bd barrel
NABC Oaked Croupier<\/a> \u00bc barrel
NABC Oaktimus<\/a> 2 x \u00bd barrel
*New Holland Existential – Ale<\/a> 1\/6 barrel
Oaken Barrel Superfly IPA<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
Rogue \u201cJohn\u2019s Locker Stock\u201d Double Dead Guy<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
Rogue \u201cJohn\u2019s Locker Stock\u201d Glen<\/a> 2 x \u00bd barrels
*Schlafly Hop Harvest Ale<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
*Schlafly India Brown Ale<\/a> \u00bd barrel
Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale<\/a> 2 x \u00bd barrels
*Sierra Nevada Chico Estate Harvest Wet Hop Ale<\/a> 1\/2 barrels
Sierra Nevada Harvest Wet Hop Ale<\/a> 2 x \u00bd barrels
*Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
Stone Ruination IPA<\/a> 1\/2 barrel
*Three Floyds Alpha Naught<\/a> \u00bd barrel
Two Brothers Heavy Handed<\/a> 1\/6 barrel
*Victory Hop Wallop<\/a> 1\/2 barrel<\/p>\n
De Ranke XX Bitter<\/a> 30 L
*Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor <\/a>2 x 1\/6 barrels
Houblon Chouffe<\/a> 2 x 20 L![\"Technorati](\"http:\/\/static.technorati.com\/images\/bubble.gif\")
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