“How do you come up with beer ideas”? This is by far the most common question we get asked, and to be honest we haven’t done the best job at answering it. Until now.
How We Brew The Classic Styles At Black Hops
As part of an ongoing series of posts on the Black Hops Blog, we’ve gone into the nitty-gritty of how we brew particular styles of beer. So far we’ve talked about how we brew: Hazy IPA’s Low Gluten Beers Sour Beers Now it’s time to get back to basics and talk about brewing so-called ‘classic’ beer styles, in particular Lagers. …
Enlist In The Black Hops Brewing Reserves & Enter The Hornet Brewing Comp (ends May 29)
Latest info up on the Black Hops Reserves Page Here. With COVID-19 keeping us bunkered down at home, we’re putting the call out for willing conscripts to join the ranks of the Black Hops Brewing Reserves. Those that enlist will form part of an elite home brewing battalion, where you’ll be equipped with all the ingredients to make your own, …
Recon Series: small batch creative brewing
Black Hops has always prided itself on pushing the boundaries when it comes to creative beers. In this article we’ll go through how we are approaching brewing some of our more interesting beers.
What’s the deal with beer colour?
Beer comes in various shades of amber, brown and black. In this post we look at the what gives each beer its own unique colour, and apply this to four of our favourite Black Hops beers.
Xmas beer comp: Brew Eggnog Stout or Assault Trifle better than us and win cool shit (recipes included)
With Xmas only 5 weeks away we got thinking, let’s share our 2 most Christmassy recipes and put out a bit of a challenge.
Have a crack at brewing these 2 beers, send us a bottle and win some sweet prizes.