Beer Geek Wednesday

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

That’s right, Shake Down our ridiculous 8.5% Lime Milkshake DIPA has started to seperate. Flavourless protein chunks are precipitating and settling to the bottom of cans. It doesn’t affect the tast...

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...

We are in the middle of making our first Milkshake IPA, choosing Lime for balance and nostalgia. And yes, we have been smashing our local grocers for their contingent of Lime Breakas on the weekly....

Been a while, you’re looking well. This week we put our first long term sour in barrels, so I figured it’s time to talk Dextrins and Brettanomyces.We wanted to produce a complex golden sour with lo...