Terpene Series: Linalool

Terpene Series: Linalool

Linalool is an alcohol terpene, meaning it is an oxidised product of myrcene, the major terpene found in hops. It is much more soluble than primary terpenes and interestingly, its levels do not inc...
Terpene Series: Caryophyllene

Terpene Series: Caryophyllene

Caryophyllene provides a spicy, black pepper and woody character, being found in hops, pepper, cloves, basil, rosemary and cannabis. Although less volatile than its monoterpene cousins, caryophylle...
Terpene Series: Limonene

Terpene Series: Limonene

Limonene is the oxidative product of a monoterpene. It is found in a wide range of citrus plants and promotes positive health outcomes like reducing anxiety and acting as an antioxidant.
Terpene Series: Pinene

Terpene Series: Pinene

Pinene is a woody, herbal and, astoundingly, pine-y flavour found in lots of herbs, like basil and rosemary, and of course our favourite hops. Even when present, however, pinene only accounts for a...
Terpene Series: Introduction

Terpene Series: Introduction

Terpenes are a group of organic molecules found in plants that are highly aromatic. Plants use them to attract pollinators, repel predatory insects, communicate and seed clouds (seriously). There’s...
Sensory Session

Sensory Session

One of the challenges in identifying the flavours of any of the 150 odd commercially available hop varietals, is consuming them in a controlled, specific and comparable format. Most commercial beer...
Cold IPA

Cold IPA

The craft world has had a tetchy relationship with lager since it’s inception. Craft beer, in its truest sense, was a rebellion against the blerg macro lagers of old. And that Post Lager Stress Dis...
Dip Hopping

Dip Hopping

With consumers perennial quest for hops, brewers all over the world have devised new and intriguing ways of using hops. Some solutions are inane, while others creep, insidiously through brewing net...
Cashmere Hops

Cashmere Hops

A hybridisation of Cascade and Northern Brewer at the Washington State University breeding programs, it’s unsurprising that Cashmere has this array of amazing flavour. Hybridisation programs are mo...