tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post3928150292875198781..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Falconer's Flight and Pellet BlendsJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-17685122105240092672010-12-19T14:52:55.073-08:002010-12-19T14:52:55.073-08:00@a non mouse: Aye, forgot about Torpedo. My point ...@a non mouse: Aye, forgot about Torpedo. My point wasn't that Sunburn was the first beer to feature the hop; I assume breweries have used all the "new" hops I listed. Widmer was just the first to use the Citra name as a selling point.<br /><br />Looking at the two breweries' websites, Widmer mentions Citra twice in the Sunburn description, while Sierra Nevada spends an entire Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493321326831765055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-41288745135011129042010-12-18T19:09:34.863-08:002010-12-18T19:09:34.863-08:00@Kevin: Sierra Nevada uses Citra in their Torpedo ...@Kevin: Sierra Nevada uses Citra in their Torpedo IPA, which was, if I'm not mistaken, the first bottled beer to include them. SN was one of three breweries involved in the research and development of the variety.a non mousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-87989052037600042842010-12-18T10:03:29.810-08:002010-12-18T10:03:29.810-08:00I'm not sure what advantage hop-blends pose fo...I'm not sure what advantage hop-blends pose for large-scale brewing operations but on the homebrewing front it's such a simple idea I'm surprised nobody's marketed it yet. I'm sure the guys at Northern Brewer will pick up on this soon and begin releasing chosen hop blends for recreating some of the nation's more famous IPAs. It may ruin the spirit of experimentation on theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-19515075640241263322010-12-17T14:46:48.291-08:002010-12-17T14:46:48.291-08:00Well, I guess I'm just not as down on Rogue as...Well, I guess I'm just not as down on Rogue as the majority of the beer blogging community.<br /><br />We have a couple "farms" here in Eugene that produce very little and get most of their stock from the same trucks that supply the area grocery stores. The onsite farm is more of an attraction than a source of profit. It is entirely possible that this is Rogue's business model Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493321326831765055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-44961979162953702552010-12-17T13:33:45.304-08:002010-12-17T13:33:45.304-08:00Seriously? I'm going to have to say the "...Seriously? I'm going to have to say the "Rogue thing" is not equal parts innovation and marketing. I would venture to guess it is 100% marketing. Is there really a question when it comes to re-branding and Rogue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-23618828644849976652010-12-17T10:37:13.955-08:002010-12-17T10:37:13.955-08:00I'll play devils advocate and give my argument...I'll play devils advocate and give my argument for why breweries will not fund boutique hop development.<br /><br />As you stated, it takes years to cultivate new strains, let alone grow them on a commercial scale. And there is always the chance that the traits you selected for are not present in the new varietal. Or it is just plain bad. Most breweries don't have overflowing coffers and Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493321326831765055noreply@blogger.com