HOPS! They're required to make beer and tastes mighty nice in cider as well! Because I didn’t know most of this myself, I want to take you on a brief tour of hops - what the hell are they? Why and how they are used in beer, the history of growing them in the US, and why we liked them so much, we made a flagship cider with them for South City Ciderworks.
Cited References:
Hop Growers of America - Growing Hops is Thirsty Work
The Guardian - A Brief History of IPA
Great Lakes Hops - How Did Hops Ever Get In Beer in the First Place?
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse - Hops: Anatomy and Chemistry 101
KegWorks - What are Hops: A Beginner’s Guide to Hops and Beer
Craft Beer and Brewing - American Hops, History
Kegerator.com - Hops and Homebrew: How to use them when brewing
Cider Mentions:
Wandering Aengus Cider
Yakima Chief Hops - Falconer's Flight 7Cs
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