Originally posted in October 2010

We've moved the amber ale from its primary fermentation carboy to a secondary carboy where we are using another process called 'dry hopping'.  Dry hopping means adding whole leaf hops to the beer, letting them soak in the beer. This adds a brightness to the beer, adding hop aroma and flavor, without additional bitterness. 

This amber ale is using an american hop variety called Cascade, which typically have a bright, clean, and flowery flavor and aroma with citrus overtones.  These particular Cascade hops were grown on a new, small, family-operated organic hop farm in Colorado.  Read more about it athttp://www.breworganic.com/AmericanCascadehops.aspx