【𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐬・𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐬】
There are talks of Henry VIII, the King of England, saying that hop is a wicked and pernicious weed, and it had to be banned! ❌
It’s still a myth whether this is true, yet it’s obvious that this “prohibition” was a complete failure. To this day, hop-focused beer is still one of the most popular beer styles in the world!
We are big fans of hops, so we’d love to share our thoughts on hops with you. For starters, let’s talk about the elegance of English hops! 🇬🇧
Just like wine grapes, “terroir” influences the flavors in hops, in other words, hops grown in different regions exhibit different flavor profiles. English hops usually exhibit elegant characters such as floral, herbal, resinous and earthy flavors. Common types include Golding (aka East Kent Golding or Kent Golding, depending on where the hops are grown), Fuggle, Challenger and Northern Brewer, etc.
Take a typical English ale - Young's Special London Ale as an example. It’s brewed with Fuggle and Golding, which exhibit herbal, earthy and cedary hop flavors. More Golding and Target hops are added after fermentation, which creates an exciting fresh and hoppy bouquet. An abundance of English malts like Maris Otter and Crystal create a rich malt backbone to balance the hop bitterness, resulting in a complex, elegant yet easy drinking beer.
For us, nothing is better than tasting beers with different hop profiles and chatting about it with friends. That's why we decided to share our love for hops through our July Tasting Workshop! Join us for an evening of great hoppy beers and great chats!
【𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩．𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐬】
Date: 30 July 2021 (Friday)
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm
Venue: HK Brewcraft, 4/F, 15 Cochrane Street, Central
Quota: 20 pax
Fee: Walk-in: $200@ Book Online: $150@
How To Apply:
⓵ Buy Ticket Online: https://hkbrewcraft.com/product/878/HK-Brewcraft-Monthly-Beer-Tasting-Workshop-%281-Pax%29 𝑜𝑟
⓶ Send us a DM 𝑜𝑟
⓷ Email us at info@hkbrewcraft.com
【歌頌邪惡之草．英式啤酒花篇】
傳說英國某個國王，認為啤酒花係「邪惡之草」，仲話想禁止釀酒時使用啤酒花。結果呢？由啤酒花主導嘅啤酒到今時今日始終都係最受歡迎嘅酒款之一，可以話係野火燒不盡，春風吹又生！🔥
店長們都好喜歡啤酒花，喜歡佢獨有嘅甘苦、花果香，但啤酒花又豈止一種味道？就好似釀紅白酒嘅提子會講究風土條件(Terroir)，啤酒花都係一樣——唔同地方種嘅啤酒花都有唔同風味！🌏
首先等我哋帶你去英國🇬🇧，了解吓英式啤酒花獨特嘅雅致幽香啦！
常見嘅英式啤酒花有Golding(又名East Kent Golding或Kent Golding，視其產地而定)、Fuggle、Challenger、Northern Brewer等，味道以淡花香(floral)、草本(herbal)、松脂(resinous)、泥土氣息(earthy)為主。
以相當典型嘅英式啤酒——Young's Special London Ale為例，佢主要用Fuggle同Golding啤酒花釀造，發酵後再加入Golding、Target啤酒花，令啤酒除咗有淡雅嘅草本、泥土、雪松木(cedary)啤酒花香，再加添一絲柑橘、鼠尾草(sage)嘅清新後勁。與此同時，啤酒以英式麥芽——Maris Otter同Crystal為基底，焦糖嘅麥芽甜味撐起啤酒花嘅微微甘苦味，完全彰顯咗英式啤酒花特有嘅優雅風格。
所以話，啤酒嘅美妙之處係佢實在有太多變化，就算係啤酒花都有咁多種類，同friend子邊試、邊飲、邊傾，實在係樂趣無窮🤩
我哋想將呢個樂趣分享比大家，所以嚟緊7月嘅微醺星期五品酒工作坊將會以啤酒花為焦點，邊試邊講解各地獨特嘅啤酒花風格。快啲Mark實日子，7月30號同我哋一齊歌頌邪惡之草啦！
【微醺星期五品酒工作坊．歌頌邪惡之草】
日期：2021年7月30日(星期五)
時間：6:30pm - 8pm
地點：中環閣麟街15號國麟大廈4樓 HK Brewcraft
名額：20位
費用：每位$200 優先訂票：每位$150
報名方法：
⓵ 網上買飛：https://hkbrewcraft.com/product/878/HK-Brewcraft-Monthly-Beer-Tasting-Workshop-%281-Pax%29 或
⓶ Facebook / IG inbox我哋 或
⓷ Email我地: info@hkbrewcraft.com
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