tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post4090520479360238014..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Something Completely Novel in the Beer WorldJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-54281878484121010272012-10-06T09:49:08.537-07:002012-10-06T09:49:08.537-07:00I would point out that in the 1835 New York State ...I would point out that in the <a href="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2010/august/albanyalewhat" rel="nofollow">1835</a> New York State Senate report on adulteration of beer in the heartland of US brewing of the time, the Albany region, one brewer gave testimony that they sought out hops which were as pale as possible because they were ramming so much in the beer sometimes had a green hue.Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-36384144607239174822012-10-05T12:01:33.072-07:002012-10-05T12:01:33.072-07:00Wouldn't the first use of hops in history be t...Wouldn't the first use of hops in history be the use of fresh hops?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-47182351818147781042012-10-05T10:28:55.695-07:002012-10-05T10:28:55.695-07:00Back when I grew hops on the side of the house, I ...Back when I grew hops on the side of the house, I made fresh hop beers in the fall...with erratic results. This was 10-15 years back. I should add that using homegrown hops tended to create odd results across the board...I never knew exactly what I had in terms of acids, and even hops that had been dried may not have been as dry as they would have been if commercially processed.<br /><br />It'Pete Dunlophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456380762400522665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-9415844756403642262012-10-05T09:39:05.911-07:002012-10-05T09:39:05.911-07:00Do fresh hops represent an actualy style or simply...Do fresh hops represent an actualy style or simply the use of a new ingedient? It's kind of like pumpkin ales. Is that a style or simply using an ingredient? While most pumpkin ales will be amber ales of varying intensity, I've also seen pumpkin wits, porters, stouts, even Belgian styles and lagers.<br /><br />The same can be said for fresh hops. Fresh hopped beers usually sit in the Mario (Brewed for Thought)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18343189501021601988noreply@blogger.com