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Tag: hops

What Are Mosaic Hops? Mosaic In Beer

July 16, 2025 Thomas Short Leave a comment
What Are Mosaic Hops how are they used in brewing beer

If you’re like most craft beer drinkers (myself included), then you like IPAs. How could you not? They’re the epitome…

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Posted in: Beer, Let's Learn Filed under: hops, IPA, Mosaic

What Are Citra Hops?

June 6, 2025 Thomas Short Leave a comment
Hops of some type, probably not Citra

As I continue to dive further and further into my favorite parts of beer, I couldn’t put off writing about…

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Posted in: Let's Learn Filed under: Citra, hops, IPA

What Are IBUs in Beer? Beer Bitterness Explained

May 17, 2025 Thomas Short Leave a comment
What Exactly Are IBUs? How are IBUS measured

West Coast IPAs are notorious for being bitter, bitter beers. While some choose to embrace the hops, others bring out…

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Posted in: Beer, Let's Learn Filed under: Bitter, Hoppy, hops

What Makes Hazy IPAs Hazy?

June 3, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
Hazy IPA, and what makes them so hazy

If you’ve come looking for a cut and dry definition of what makes a hazy beer hazy, then you’re out…

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Posted in: Beer Filed under: haze, hops, IPA

What Are Beer Hops?

April 3, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
What are hops?

After recently learning that Cyberhops are apparently a real thing, I realized that I’ve overlooked something. I’ve never written about…

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Posted in: Let's Learn Filed under: Beer, hops, IPA

What Are Simcoe Hops?

February 13, 2019 Thomas Short Leave a comment
Everything you might care to know about Simcoe hops

Over a year ago I thought, “you know what people want to learn about? Hops.” I really have no idea…

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Posted in: Let's Learn Filed under: Beer, hops, Simcoe

What’s a Lager?

September 11, 2017 Thomas Short Leave a comment
What’s a Lager? How are lagers made

In the past, I went over the basics of an ale. Because there really are only two main types of…

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Posted in: Beer Filed under: ale, hops, lager, yeast

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