Comments on: The Hop Shortage http://brewedforthought.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/the-hop-shortage/ Home and craft brewing across the nation Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Mario http://brewedforthought.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/the-hop-shortage/#comment-7 Mario Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:51:54 +0000 http://brewedforthought.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/the-hop-shortage/#comment-7 Gruit is the pre-hops mixture of herbs used as bittering and preserving agent. Some of the ingredients sound ok, others are known to be poisonous and even others are known to have narcotic effects. Basically, it's a try at your own risk kind of deal. Some beers are out there that use no hops, but they are rare, and from my guess, not very good. I guess there's a Finnish brew called Sahti that uses juniper berries. Sounds foul. Gruit is the pre-hops mixture of herbs used as bittering and preserving agent. Some of the ingredients sound ok, others are known to be poisonous and even others are known to have narcotic effects. Basically, it’s a try at your own risk kind of deal.

Some beers are out there that use no hops, but they are rare, and from my guess, not very good. I guess there’s a Finnish brew called Sahti that uses juniper berries. Sounds foul.

]]> By: Brian Q http://brewedforthought.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/the-hop-shortage/#comment-6 Brian Q Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:29:28 +0000 http://brewedforthought.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/the-hop-shortage/#comment-6 I got all caught up in the idea of a black IPA, and a Rye IPA, so I went and made a black Rye IPA... we'll see. and out of curiosity, what the #*$@ is a 'gruit' beer? Sounds bad. I got all caught up in the idea of a black IPA, and a Rye IPA, so I went and made a black Rye IPA… we’ll see.

and out of curiosity, what the #*$@ is a ‘gruit’ beer? Sounds bad.

]]> By: Mario http://brewedforthought.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/the-hop-shortage/#comment-5 Mario Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:11:26 +0000 http://brewedforthought.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/the-hop-shortage/#comment-5 So what "creative" brews are coming from Casa De Brian? I've considered trying a gruit beer, but then I considered the taste, and stopped considering. So what “creative” brews are coming from Casa De Brian? I’ve considered trying a gruit beer, but then I considered the taste, and stopped considering.

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