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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Interesting comparison of TN's beer, wine, and liquor tax rank compared to other states
Thanks to the Tax Foundation for the maps from www.taxfoundation.org. Beer taxes in Tennessee remain the highest in the country, over 20% higher than even the next highest state, Alaska. Compare that to how we rank for taxes on wine, and taxes on liquor.
Hop Project #83
OK, I really have to apologize for the lateness of this post. Hop Project #83 has been out for a while now, and I'm just now posting the information for this brew. No excuse, I'm sorry.
Hop Project #83 is a throwback to another era, when the only place you would find an India Pale Ale was the British Empire. They said the sun never set on the British Empire in its heyday, and while that is no longer true, you can still find examples of an English IPA. It's tough to find one fresh, though, unless you pick up a six-pack of our Hop Project #83.
It's brewed with the lighter grain bill we've been using for a while now - pale malts, some caramel, and some oats. To get that classic English-style IPA flavor, it's brewed with Magnum for bittering, and then ALL East Kent Goldings hops throughout the rest of the brew.
It's a big departure from your typical American IPA. The bitterness is more restrained, and the English hops have a more herbal, orange-marmalade flavor. The bitterness comes in at the end, giving it a cleansing, clean-teeth feeling on the mouthfeel.
We hope you are liking it! But as always, once it's gone, it's gone, and we will be on to a completely different version of Hop Project soon.
Hop Project #83 is a throwback to another era, when the only place you would find an India Pale Ale was the British Empire. They said the sun never set on the British Empire in its heyday, and while that is no longer true, you can still find examples of an English IPA. It's tough to find one fresh, though, unless you pick up a six-pack of our Hop Project #83.
It's brewed with the lighter grain bill we've been using for a while now - pale malts, some caramel, and some oats. To get that classic English-style IPA flavor, it's brewed with Magnum for bittering, and then ALL East Kent Goldings hops throughout the rest of the brew.
It's a big departure from your typical American IPA. The bitterness is more restrained, and the English hops have a more herbal, orange-marmalade flavor. The bitterness comes in at the end, giving it a cleansing, clean-teeth feeling on the mouthfeel.
We hope you are liking it! But as always, once it's gone, it's gone, and we will be on to a completely different version of Hop Project soon.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Hop Project #82 bottled today, 2/2/15
Danielle came up with this recipe, and helped brew and dry-hop it. So give her a high-five next time you see her in the taproom!
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Another bottling of Hop Project #81!
The second run of #81 was bottled on Monday, Dec 29th.
How are y'all liking this one? The Sorachi Ace hops, with all their lemony goodness, really shine through with the change in the grain bill we made back on Hop Project #80.
How are y'all liking this one? The Sorachi Ace hops, with all their lemony goodness, really shine through with the change in the grain bill we made back on Hop Project #80.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Hop Project #81 bottled today Dec 8th
This is good! Very lemony and minty, and extremely drinkable. If you like it, tell Brandon!
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Hop Project #80 is being bottled today! 10/22/14
Great news for all you hop lovers out there - the newest batch of Hop Project is being bottled today!
For this batch, which is #80 in the series, we decided to make a pretty big change. When we began the series years and years ago, my favorite IPAs all had a dark amber color and a nice sweetness to balance out the extreme hoppiness. Our Hop Project grain bill was heavy on the Crystal malts, the malts that give you that dark red color and the residual sweetness. However, tastes change over time, and after the success of our 10 Yr IPA lately, we decided to change up the grain bill on Hop Projects going forward. We think that a lighter base to the grain bill will help us highlight the hops even more.
So without further ado, here's the notes for Hop Project #80:
We changed the grain bill on this one to get a lighter malt body, cutting out a lot of the Crystal malts and using about 30% wheat malt, and some flaked oats and wheat. We used Bravo hops for bittering, and Citra and Falconer's Flight for flavor and aroma, and for dry-hopping as well.
My tasting notes: well, of course I like it! The aroma tells you that this is going to be really hoppy, but there is a pleasant creamy sweetness from the oats that delays the initial hop bitterness. Then the hops really shine, full of juicy tropical notes, and then on to a lingering clean bitterness.
We hope you enjoy this one, and as always, feel free to leave us some comments on how you think our latest twist to the Hop Project series is going!
Cheers,
Linus
For this batch, which is #80 in the series, we decided to make a pretty big change. When we began the series years and years ago, my favorite IPAs all had a dark amber color and a nice sweetness to balance out the extreme hoppiness. Our Hop Project grain bill was heavy on the Crystal malts, the malts that give you that dark red color and the residual sweetness. However, tastes change over time, and after the success of our 10 Yr IPA lately, we decided to change up the grain bill on Hop Projects going forward. We think that a lighter base to the grain bill will help us highlight the hops even more.
So without further ado, here's the notes for Hop Project #80:
We changed the grain bill on this one to get a lighter malt body, cutting out a lot of the Crystal malts and using about 30% wheat malt, and some flaked oats and wheat. We used Bravo hops for bittering, and Citra and Falconer's Flight for flavor and aroma, and for dry-hopping as well.
My tasting notes: well, of course I like it! The aroma tells you that this is going to be really hoppy, but there is a pleasant creamy sweetness from the oats that delays the initial hop bitterness. Then the hops really shine, full of juicy tropical notes, and then on to a lingering clean bitterness.
We hope you enjoy this one, and as always, feel free to leave us some comments on how you think our latest twist to the Hop Project series is going!
Cheers,
Linus
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Re: Hops Harvest Thursday 8/14/14
Hi all,
It looks like the annual picking of the hops will be this coming Thursday August 14th. I counted 275 vines this year, so the picking will probably take at least four hours. We will start picking around 4 pm and go until finished. Volunteers can count on a fun experience of picking the essential ingredient in the Bells Bend Preservation Ale, with plenty of Yazoo beer along with your hop picking companions. Volunteers will also get a case of this years' Bells Bend Preservation Ale and free admission and beers at the Hop Harvest Square Dance party later on in the fall when the beer is released.
If you would like to volunteer, please email linus@yazoobrew.com for directions to the farm.
Cheers,
Linus Hall
Yazoo Brewing
It looks like the annual picking of the hops will be this coming Thursday August 14th. I counted 275 vines this year, so the picking will probably take at least four hours. We will start picking around 4 pm and go until finished. Volunteers can count on a fun experience of picking the essential ingredient in the Bells Bend Preservation Ale, with plenty of Yazoo beer along with your hop picking companions. Volunteers will also get a case of this years' Bells Bend Preservation Ale and free admission and beers at the Hop Harvest Square Dance party later on in the fall when the beer is released.
If you would like to volunteer, please email linus@yazoobrew.com for directions to the farm.
Cheers,
Linus Hall
Yazoo Brewing
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