Comments on: Tastes Gruit, Less Bitter: Beer Without the Hops

By: Yarrow,as hops alternative ? - Home Brew Forums

Yarrow,as hops alternative ? - Home Brew Forums — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:22:19 +0000

[...] Haven't searched the forums yet, but had looked at http://www.gruitale.com/intro_en.htm by way of a smithsonian link I've been mostly wondering that due to better preservation and sanitation techniques, if it's [...]

By: warwick

warwick — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 06:44:05 +0000

I am not a fan of the bitter beers myself at all either. I am always looking for a less hoppy beer. Maybe that’s why I go for the chocolate beers or the scottish ales and brown ales. something to hide the crappy bitter taste.

By: Lauri

Lauri — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:42:29 +0000

I equate this excess hopiness with scoville units – some people think more is better. Like you, I like flavor, not heat and bitter. I’m going to look for Gruit here (Texas), it sounds tasty.