This is hop terroir

By on August 26, 2011 in Hops

Hops growing in Tettnang

The Tettnang hop growing in the southwest of Germany. (And the photo that has replaced one taken along the Beartooth Highway leading into Yellowstone as my desktop background.)

More next week, but if you’re of a mood to consider terroir Zac Early has a “new, looser interpretation” (music included).

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7 Responses to This is hop terroir

  1. Zac August 26, 2011 at 8:35 am #

    Thanks for the link. I promise not to be so defensive when someone inevitably shoots me down. ;)

    Reply
  2. Ryan August 26, 2011 at 10:40 am #

    So where’s the hi res version so we can make it our backgrounds too?!

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    • Stan Hieronymus August 26, 2011 at 10:58 am #

      Thanks for asking, Ryan. Here you go.

      Reply
  3. Steve August 26, 2011 at 12:09 pm #

    Thanks Ryan — and thanks Stan!

    Reply
  4. Mutineer Magazine August 26, 2011 at 12:17 pm #

    Great picture. I’m so used to seeing rolling hills of grape vines, it’s nice seeing beautiful hills of hops for a change.

    Reply
  5. Brett August 26, 2011 at 8:18 pm #

    And now my desktop also! Thanks Stan and Ryan.

    Reply

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