Buttoday I amheretoansweryourquestionsontwitterbecausethisisbeersupportatdogsandbaseball.
でも、今日は犬と野球でビール応援なので、twitterで質問に答えています。
Lovethat.
大好きです。
Askwhatarehopsandno, I'm notgooglingit.
ホップとは何かと聞いて、いやいやググっているわけではありません。
I justwantsomeonetojusttellme, it's likeokay, I'm theguytojusttellyou.
ただ、誰かに言ってほしいだけなんです。いいんです、私が言ってあげればいいんですという感じです。
Sothesearehops.
これがホップなんですね。
Thehopis a greenpineconeshapedflower.
ホップは緑色の松ぼっくりのような形の花です。
Itgrowson a vineinthiscountry, largelyinthepacificnorthwestandwhenthathopconethatlittleflowergrowsout, thatiswhereyou'regoingtodevelopallyourflavorsandaromas.
Thereusedtobe a lotofspicesusedinbeer, butthehotbecameoftentheonlyspiceandbeerbecauseitalsoactstoretardthegrowthofbacteriaandbacteriacanspoilyourbeerandsopeoplestartedtonoticethemorehopsyouadd, thelongerthebeerwasgoingtolast.
Youcan't storeitforever, butyoucaneasilystoreitfor a weekormoreandyougottokeepthemhealthybecausebasicallywhenyou're a brewerthatyeastisyourpartner, weliketojokethatwe'rejustbasicallyhereworkingfortheyeastistheyeastthatareactuallydoingalltheworktheymakethebeer, wemakethework.
Theanswertothatisthatwearenotallowedtotellyouwhatisinthebeerto a certainextent, itisstrangelynotlegalintheUnitedStatesforustopublishforexample, nutritionalinformation.