Christmas came early this year, and the stinky box of joy was full of gold foil surprises. For loose-leaf brewers cuts I have a brick of Cascades (8.7% alpha this year!) and a brick of Simcoes (11.8%). We all know about Cascades, but I’ve not used Simcoes for a few years and really like them. Great for a single-hopped IPA.
For pellets, I scored the following.
- Newport (9.8% alpha)
- Sterling (7.0% alpha)
- Millennium (17.4%)
- Horizon (12%)
- Santiam (6.1%)
- Crystal (4.3%)
- Amarillo (8.2%) drool
- Palisades (8.0%)
Thanks to my connection (father-in-law) and his at Hop Union.