(Napa Valley; $32) Crisp and steely but complex at the same time, with honeyed stone fruit, Meyer lemon, and tropical notes balanced by
resiny herbs and limestone on the finish.
"And these are great aromatic hops, piney,
resiny, citrusy and lovely."
A few branches from our thuya provide the requisite
resiny aroma, and we'll raid our huge bay tree started years ago from a cutting but now 20ft tall - it's a far cry from those neat topiary jobs you see flanking the doors of posh houses.
A few branches from our thuya will provide the requisite
resiny aroma, and we'll raid our huge bay tree started years ago from a cutting but now 20ft tall - it's a far cry from those neat topiary jobs you see flanking the doors of posh houses.
Hops come forward with this beer, hitting the palate with that
resiny pine bitterness and hints of grapefruit.
For many visitors, the rich,
resiny smell inside this dense forest inevitably evoked memories of Christmases past.
Everywhere, limber palms, broad-armed shrubs, firs that dropped
resiny cones, blue wildflowers that looked like they'd come from the mountains.
All fodder for a zealous psychologist, I'd imagine, because I realised that the absence of that
resiny smell was nothing less than a metaphor for the end of my childhood.
In contrast, genitive singular forms of adjectives in -use may correspond to nominative singulars in -ne, as illustrated by tolmuse ~ tolmune 'dusty' or vaiguse ~ vaigune '
resiny'.
The
resiny native shrubs are just as thick here as they were on the burn site, and a century of grazing has spurred the growth of a good amount of brome.
(Winter strong beers are labors of love and time for the artists that make them.) This English-style strong ale (8.1 percent alcohol by volume) sports a honey-colored head, a silky texture, robust flavors of cocoa and mocha, and undertones of
resiny hops.
Taste profile is smoky,
resiny, semisweet, and utterly delicious.