Yes all good posts. Thanks. Ive just been explaining the concepts of beer to her. She does prefer beers that have more malt charachter. I think the question was mostly out of curiosity. I def want to try some herbal beers.
Hopless beer
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I didnt read this entire thread, so forgive me if its already posted...
But I did a small brew tour of Oregon (mostly Portland) over the holidays. There was a "no hops" brewery there called green dragon - buckman brewing. From what I understand they are technically owned by Rogue and brew 4-5 beers that do not contain any hops. I gave the saison w hemp (I think it was hemp) a try and it was a bit different for my taste... but then again I had just downed a ton of sours so maybe my palate was not ready for a lighter tasting beer.
Its worth checking out if your in the portland area.
(also laurelwood, but only because it was an amazing brewery)
But I did a small brew tour of Oregon (mostly Portland) over the holidays. There was a "no hops" brewery there called green dragon - buckman brewing. From what I understand they are technically owned by Rogue and brew 4-5 beers that do not contain any hops. I gave the saison w hemp (I think it was hemp) a try and it was a bit different for my taste... but then again I had just downed a ton of sours so maybe my palate was not ready for a lighter tasting beer.
Its worth checking out if your in the portland area.
(also laurelwood, but only because it was an amazing brewery)
I used to make a lot of kit beers. I got tired of hops, plus I'm interested in history, so I made a few batches of unhopped brew, in an effort to see what it might have been like before hops. It was a bit like home brewed cider: crisp, tangy, and refreshing. It lasted just as long as beer, and it had all of the characteristics of beer, save for the bitterness and smell of hops. I've read that hops was just one of many nasty herbs that people threw in their brew, in attempts to keep the flies down, which is the only (dubious) preservative effect. (I never kept any brew long enough to need to preserve it.)
And stability? Well, my brews didn't change in any bad way, so only the imbibers lost stability. So I think the pseudo-scientific claims of the benefits of hops suffer under scrutiny. They did under mine.
The reason we put hops in is because we put hops in, and we haven't done it any differently for hundreds of years. Of course we've developed a taste for them: there are no options. If you don't like hops, don't add them. It'll be fine. (But it won't be beer.)
And stability? Well, my brews didn't change in any bad way, so only the imbibers lost stability. So I think the pseudo-scientific claims of the benefits of hops suffer under scrutiny. They did under mine.
The reason we put hops in is because we put hops in, and we haven't done it any differently for hundreds of years. Of course we've developed a taste for them: there are no options. If you don't like hops, don't add them. It'll be fine. (But it won't be beer.)
