Comments for Hop Press: West http://west.hoppress.com The Hop Press with a West Coast vibe Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:07:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Gluten-Free Beer: Dogfish’s Tweason’ale by beergrains http://west.hoppress.com/2012/03/15/gluten-free-beer-dogfishs-tweasonale/#comment-3363 beergrains Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:07:16 +0000 http://west.hoppress.com/?p=4101#comment-3363 Gluten-free beer is not for me but I have great respect for anything that comes out of Dogfish Head. Gluten-free beer is not for me but I have great respect for anything that comes out of Dogfish Head.

]]> Comment on Winter Fancy Food Show 2012 by Hop Press: West » Sweet Treats for you Beer Loving Valentine http://west.hoppress.com/2012/01/19/winter-fancy-food-show-2012/#comment-3248 Hop Press: West » Sweet Treats for you Beer Loving Valentine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:02:03 +0000 http://west.hoppress.com/?p=4070#comment-3248 [...] meeting with Moonlight brewer Brian Hunt during the Fancy Food Show weekend, the Lieu sisters got to work on developing a chocolate that featured the regional favorite [...] [...] meeting with Moonlight brewer Brian Hunt during the Fancy Food Show weekend, the Lieu sisters got to work on developing a chocolate that featured the regional favorite [...]

]]> Comment on Dank You Very Much by Tom http://west.hoppress.com/2012/01/12/dank-you-very-much/#comment-3247 Tom Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:34:19 +0000 http://west.hoppress.com/?p=4067#comment-3247 A bit late on the comment here, but I thank you for your post. Dank is a great descriptor, and as I note in this blog post, some of the aroma compounds found in hops are identical to those found in marijuana: http://www.northernbrewer.com/connect/2011/07/flavor-through-a-prism/ A bit late on the comment here, but I thank you for your post. Dank is a great descriptor, and as I note in this blog post, some of the aroma compounds found in hops are identical to those found in marijuana: http://www.northernbrewer.com/connect/2011/07/flavor-through-a-prism/

]]> Comment on Announcing the RateBeer’s Best Awards Dinner by Douglas Getty http://west.hoppress.com/2012/01/04/announcing-the-ratebeers-best-awards-dinner/#comment-3246 Douglas Getty Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:51:42 +0000 http://west.hoppress.com/?p=4062#comment-3246 These beer dinners are for the rich beer snobs. $100 reminds me of wine snob dinners These beer dinners are for the rich beer snobs. $100 reminds me of wine snob dinners

]]> Comment on Beer and Cheese: Cypress Grove Chevre by Hop Press: West » Winter Fancy Food Show 2012 http://west.hoppress.com/2010/06/03/beer-and-cheese-cypress-grove-chevre/#comment-3245 Hop Press: West » Winter Fancy Food Show 2012 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:09:49 +0000 http://mariorubio.hoppress.com/?p=138#comment-3245 [...] a display case full of beer and their cheeses, supporting my opinion that Humboldt Fog is possibly the best beer-friendly cheese in the world. Tumalo Farm of Oregon also featured Pondhopper, a cheese made with hops and pale [...] [...] a display case full of beer and their cheeses, supporting my opinion that Humboldt Fog is possibly the best beer-friendly cheese in the world. Tumalo Farm of Oregon also featured Pondhopper, a cheese made with hops and pale [...]

]]> Comment on Autumn: ‘Tis Cider Season by Mario Rubio http://west.hoppress.com/2011/10/27/autumn-tis-cider-season/#comment-3244 Mario Rubio Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:58:14 +0000 http://west.hoppress.com/?p=4044#comment-3244 Microgrog, I took the pictures myself at a local apple orchard in Sebastopol, CA. The orchard is Hale's Orchard. I frequent it to pick up Pink Pearls for my daughter, a special, pink fleshed, very tart apple that I've only been able to find in a few places. Microgrog, I took the pictures myself at a local apple orchard in Sebastopol, CA. The orchard is Hale’s Orchard. I frequent it to pick up Pink Pearls for my daughter, a special, pink fleshed, very tart apple that I’ve only been able to find in a few places.

]]> Comment on Dank You Very Much by Mario Rubio http://west.hoppress.com/2012/01/12/dank-you-very-much/#comment-3243 Mario Rubio Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:56:39 +0000 http://west.hoppress.com/?p=4067#comment-3243 Stan, I also read Pete's article and this was the first of what began coming out regarding the term. Since then people have taken much stronger stances. Pete seemed to handle it in his usual style, which made for a pleasant read and equally pleasant discussion after the fact. Stan, I also read Pete’s article and this was the first of what began coming out regarding the term. Since then people have taken much stronger stances. Pete seemed to handle it in his usual style, which made for a pleasant read and equally pleasant discussion after the fact.

]]> Comment on Dank You Very Much by Stan Hieronymus http://west.hoppress.com/2012/01/12/dank-you-very-much/#comment-3242 Stan Hieronymus Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:20:43 +0000 http://west.hoppress.com/?p=4067#comment-3242 What it meant to British writer Pete Brown: http://petebrown.blogspot.com/2011/10/dank.html What it meant to British writer Pete Brown:

http://petebrown.blogspot.com/2011/10/dank.html

]]> Comment on Dank You Very Much by Beer Crafter http://west.hoppress.com/2012/01/12/dank-you-very-much/#comment-3241 Beer Crafter Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:17:07 +0000 http://west.hoppress.com/?p=4067#comment-3241 Maybe we should switch to Diggity-Dank? Maybe we should switch to Diggity-Dank?

]]> Comment on Dank You Very Much by momobono http://west.hoppress.com/2012/01/12/dank-you-very-much/#comment-3240 momobono Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:41:53 +0000 http://west.hoppress.com/?p=4067#comment-3240 The biggest problem is, like you said, the ambiguity with which drinkers use "dank." It's difficult at least, for me in Massachusetts, to digest "dank" as a positive description. So I agree with you, keep your audience in mind. I certainly wouldn't go throwing "dank" on a description of one of my own beers though... although that may just be a personal vendetta against the mold in my early homebrew days. The biggest problem is, like you said, the ambiguity with which drinkers use “dank.” It’s difficult at least, for me in Massachusetts, to digest “dank” as a positive description. So I agree with you, keep your audience in mind. I certainly wouldn’t go throwing “dank” on a description of one of my own beers though… although that may just be a personal vendetta against the mold in my early homebrew days.

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