Hop ‘n’ Beer Blog
My top 5 Northeast/New England/Hazy style beers in BC right now
Superflux Double Infinity
Superflux Colour and Shape
Backcountry Secret Handshake NE IPA
Backcountry Widowmaker IPA
Steamworks Flagship IPA
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New and Unique: Red Collar's No Fun Frank
We have been huge fans of Kamloops' Red Collar Brewing ever since our first sip of brewmaster David Beardsell's Belgian Quad. But even if you didn't know of David's amazing reputation, history, and pedigree in the brewing industry, his beers easily speak for themselves.
The 5 Most Requested Hops of 2017
We sat down and figured out the most requested hops for 2017 and found some interesting trends.
New and Unique: Hathi Brewing's Mango Bango Hefeweizen
Hathi Brewing is a start-up BC brewery with a great story and, as they put it, an Indian twist. Drawing on their two founders' heritage, Hathi they have named their brewery after Hathi, the Punjabi/Hindu word for wise elephant. Their branding is based on this imagery, and their creations draw on the tastes and smells of Indian culinary traditions.
Our Recent Article In sommbeer.com About Hop Usage...
NE IPAs don't always have to be made exclusively with NE hops...
New and Unique: Dead Frog's Mexican Chocolate Porter
We love Dead Frog - one of our first tastes of craft brewing was Dead Frog's Brown Ale, and we have been hooked on the industry ever since. So when Cole and Cam at Dead Frog introduced their Reina de Fuego Mexican Chocolate Porter, we knew we had to try it!
New and Unique: Salt Spring Island Ales’ Creme Brûlée Vanilla Stout
We love our good friends at Salt Spring Island Ales and are especially crazy about their Creme Brûlée Vanilla Stout.
New and Unique: Old Abbey's Beets By Steve
Our current contender for the New and Unique title definitely goes to our friend Steve Black from Old Abbey Ales who developed this incredible fruit ale using Beets.
My top 3 beers of the week
1. Backcountry Juice Box Hero - 4.5👊🏻
So absolutely delicious! A dream beer for me. A NE ISA! 👏🏻
2. Love Shack Libations Juicy Juice - 4👊🏻
Deliciou...
My top 3 beers of the week
1. Steamworks Flagship IPA 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
This is my go to, easily available NE Hazy IPA. It is really good and one of the best NE’s in BC!
2. Bridge Si...
Northwest Hop Farms In The News
Brian Minter - The surprising popularity of growing your own hops - Vancouver Sun and in What’s Brewing
Top 5 NE IPA’s in BC (IMHO)
1. Anything from Boombox like the magical Wizard Mode
2. Twin Sails Bachelor Pad
3. Backcountry Widowmaker IPA
4. Steamworks Flagship IPA
5. Bridge...