AAB 050: Oh, So Many Ways to Hop a Beer

In the early days of craft beer, hopping was limited to bittering hops, flavor hops and aroma hops, added early, late and later in the boil.  Then dry hopping became very popular, particularly with IPAs.  As hops came to dominate the craft beer discussion, brewers began experimenting with all manner of hopping techniques in an effort to extract new, interesting and stable hop flavors and boost the overall hoppiness in their beers.  What are all these hopping techniques and what do they do?

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Estrella Galicia is an independent, family-owned brewery  in northwest Spain, founded in 1906.

Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial is a world class lager, brewed using the finest Spanish malts, locally  cultivated Galician hops and the best brewing practices, in a state-of-the-art facility in La Coruña . Recognized around the world for quality and exceptional character. Estrella Galicia is “A beer like no other.”

• Hosts: Em Sauter and Don Tse
• Guests: Van Havig, Mark Bjornstad
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• Tags: Hops, Hops, Hops, Hops
• Photo: courtesy of Don Tse

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