Author: Tobias Coughlin-Bogue
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Fresh Hop Season: The Most Wonderful Time of the Beer
“What exactly is a fresh hop beer?” you might be wondering. Don’t all beers have hops? What makes it fresh? If you aren’t sure what fresh hop is, we envy you, because you get to experience the joy of discovering it anew. Fresh hop season comes but once a year, but what a glorious season…
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Sativa, Indica…Ruderalis?
Cannabis ruderalis is not exactly the star of the show when it comes to pot. There are three species of cannabis—sativa, indica, and ruderalis. Usually, the first two are the only ones grown for consumption. Cannabis ruderalis grows wild in cold climates, like parts of Russia and Northern Europe. It has a much shorter flowering…
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Meet Anandamide, The “Bliss Molecule”
Thanks to increasing interest in cannabis, we know a lot more about how cannabinoids interact with our own body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS). While we’re a long ways off from understanding exactly how cannabis works, we now have a much better idea. But one thing we also learned about, while studying the endocannabinoid system, is that…
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What’s the Deal With Cannabinoids?
If you have even a passing familiarity with pot, you know what THC is. It’s the chemical that gets you high, right? Not exactly. While THC does give cannabis most of its psychotropic effects, there is a whole lot more going on in cannabis than just THC. THC is just one of many active cannabinoids…
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When it Comes to Craft Beer, Adjuncts Have a Lot to Add
We know the basic ingredients of beer—water, malt, and hops—but what about all the other stuff that shows up in craft beer? Beyond the basics, brewers add a lot of stuff to their beers. Milk, honey, citrus, oats, rye, and so on ad infinitum. Using “adjuncts,” as they are called, brewers can experiment with a…