Posts tagged with bitterness

May 1, 2013 | Sidebars

Why a Beer Can Smell Bitter

By Stan Hieronymus

Most discussions about hops naturally include bitterness. As well as hop oils, lupulin glands within the cone contain hard and soft resins and polyphenols. The soft resins include alpha acids and beta acids, both of which contribute to bitterness, with ...

September 1, 2005 | Beer Enthusiast

The Hophead’s Guide to Hops

By Fred Eckhardt

The bar at Widmer’s Gasthaus brewery-pub here in Portland, OR, was fairly crowded as I settled in to relax a bit before going home. The fellow next to me asked what I was drinking, I told him, and he said ...