Hop of the Month Blog

20 Questions: Paul from Blind Bat Brewry Talks Hops and Smoke

by Jonathan R April 09, 2019

Image by Public Domain Pictures at Pixabay I stumbled across an online mention of the Blind Bat Brewery soon after it started up. It’s been abou...

Posted in 20 Questions, Blind Bat Brewery, Nanobrewery, New York, NY Hops, Paul Dlugokencky, Piwo Grodziskie, Vlad the Inhaler

by Jonathan R April 04, 2019

Stats: Grown by The Bineyard in LaFayette, New York 3.09% alpha acids 4.73% beta acids 0.73ml/100g total oil Notes: A good American hop to repla...

Posted in 2018 Harvest, Bière de Garde, February 2019 Selection, Hops, New York, NY Hops

by Jonathan R April 03, 2019

Stats: Grown by The Bineyard in Cazenovia, New York 6.5% alpha acids 7.6% beta acids 1.00ml/100g total oil Notes: Distinct from Cascade grown i...

Posted in 2018 Harvest, Bière de Garde, Cascade, February 2019 Selection, New York, NY Hops

by Jonathan R February 25, 2019

Once the source of most of the nation’s hops, New York went decades without much commercial activity until several factors created a resurgence...

Posted in 20 Questions, Chad Meigs, February 2019 Selection, Hops, New York, NY Hops