Almost done with the sampler we embark upon Ahtanum. When I say it, I think Native American horse riding tribe. Head, color as expected, which means for someone who wishes to truly test their hop palate this is a great experiment. Not a lot of nose picked up on this one grown in the "Yakimaw" Valley (see Dirty Jobs Vellum Maker episode), but the bitter is intensely up front. Not too much lingers on the backside and it smacks of citrus grapefruit pine! Much more intense than the 2 prior hop varieties we've tried and aggressive on it's bitter character. (And oh yes, we taste in the rain)
Mar 23, 2012
Our Tastes-- Latitude 48 Deconstructed
Almost done with the sampler we embark upon Ahtanum. When I say it, I think Native American horse riding tribe. Head, color as expected, which means for someone who wishes to truly test their hop palate this is a great experiment. Not a lot of nose picked up on this one grown in the "Yakimaw" Valley (see Dirty Jobs Vellum Maker episode), but the bitter is intensely up front. Not too much lingers on the backside and it smacks of citrus grapefruit pine! Much more intense than the 2 prior hop varieties we've tried and aggressive on it's bitter character. (And oh yes, we taste in the rain)
