The bitterness of hops is an acquired taste according to a Port Moody brewmaster.
Hundreds gathered for the fourth annual Great Okanagan Beer Festival at Waterfront Park which started Friday and ends Sunday. The festival features more than 70 breweries including Moody Ales from Port Moody.
Brewmaster Roxanne Cartwright said hops are especially important to beer as it provides the drink with flavour and aroma, not just bitterness that香蕉视频直播檚 typically associated with it.
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But for the beer newbie, who is wary of bitterness, she recommends sampling different things and using the rating on the International Bitterness Unit scale to determine your level of hop.
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She recommends a dry hop sour, for beginners who enjoy the citrus flavour. An ISA is another good starting point.
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Festival goers Lewis Morris and Ryan Scorgie started with ciders Saturday and worked their way to an IPA.
Scorgie said he enjoys the Four Winds IPA, and they both enjoy the taste of hops.
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