Today is a day off for many workers in the United States, but not those where hops are grown. Harvest has begun, and Monday is just like Sunday or Tuesday.
The image at the top was created by Christie Tirado, whose artwork is being featured at Dry Dock Brewing in Aurora, Colorado, as part of National Hispanic Culture Month. She’ll be at the brewery to talk about her art and her mission on Friday. Details were in my August Hop Queries.
Since it is Monday, here are a few links:
– Cold IPA is not a style.
Huh?
Although it is not defined in the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines, guidelines principal author Gordon Strong recently summarized a way to tell a drinker unfamiliar with “cold IPA” what flavors to expect. That’s the goal of having “styles,” right? It is a cross between an IPA and an American light lager.
– Protected Geographic Indication (PGI) style guidelines.
– Of course it took “took several months of planning and tests to find the perfect mix of biscuits, strawberry puree, grain, hops, yeast and water.”