Beer & Wine Making Blog
By Darren Link
Brewster’s Cup January Competition Results February 7, 2012 in by Darren Link
I want to thank everyone who entered this first leg of the 2012 Brewster’s Cup. Everyone who entered may pick-up their judges sheets at BrewTensils or the DRAFT meeting on Fri. We received an overwhelming 102 entries, which almost tripled last years January competition. We even had to spread the judging out over 2 days!
Best in Show Winners
1. Jeffrey Mcelfresh- Berliner Weisse
2. Randy Simmons & Jake Browning- Classic Rauchbier
3. Neil Chabut – Belgian Golden Strong
4. Marcus Fredrick- Schwarzbier
5. Ben Mockabee- American Amber
This is a YEAR ROUND competition, it’s only the beginning. Get your beers ready for the next leg!
March 1st-Registration Opens
March 17th- Drop-off Begins
March 31st- Registration & drop-off closes
Cheers! Darren
Ever thought about growing your own hops. It’s easy and with a little amount of work you will end up with more hops than you can use. All rhizomes are $4.00 per start, here are the varieties available.
Brewers Gold It also imparts a fruity yet spicy aroma as well as having a black currant characteristic. 8-10%
| Cascade |
Flowers, citrus and spice with grapefruit imparts a noticeable fragrance quite often. Very popular hop among craft brewers. |
4-7% | |||
| Centennial |
Flowers & citrus most evident. A medium aroma with mid to high bittering value makes it a dual purpose choice. |
8-11% | |||
| Chinook |
A pine forest washed with exotic spice and infused with grapefruit. This alluring aroma and a high bittering value has gained this hop full respect from craft & major brewers. |
11-13% | |||
| Fuggle |
Classic English aroma hop with moderate bittering value. Pleasant wood and fruit tones will have you heading off to the hunt. |
4.0-5.5% | |||
| Galena
Kent Golding |
Clean, crisp bitterness. Possible grape & peach aromas as well as grassy, woody notes.
The refined older English gentleman with his flowery tones that have produced some of England’s best bitters. |
11-14
4-5% |
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| Mt. Hood |
Hybrid of Hallertau with similar mild flower/spice aroma characteristics with a hint more of the forest. “Clean” commonly describes it. |
5-7% | |||
| Northern Brewer |
A plucky American filly found herself an affable English suitor and the happy union was this well-adapted hop with its neutral, clean aroma. Used in California Common style. Dual purpose. |
7-9% | |||
| Nugget |
Strong herbal/slight spice aroma and high bittering value (along with desirable growing traits) has brought this hop variety to the forefront of the industry. |
11-14 | |||
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Sterling
Willamette |
Fine, Rustic, Earthy, Spicy. Similar to Saaz.
The king of aroma hops in the U.S. with its modest bittering value and the joyous harmony of flowers, fruit, earth and spice. |
6-9%
4-6% |
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| Zeus | Pungent aromatic high-alpha hop. Similar, if not identical, to Columbus/Tomahawk. | 14-16 |
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