“The disrespect for that hop was intense because the growers didn't grow it for the aroma. They grew it for the goop.”
Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Podcast · Food & Beverage · November 2026
Context
On the Columbus hop, once dismissed: growers valued it only for its high-alpha resin, not its aroma. It has since become a popular hop.
Transcript
Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Podcast
Around 22:24 into the episode
Rodger Davis
Columbus. Let's get the CTZ out of this and call it Columbus. It's dank. It's dank. This is back in 2004.
Jamie Bogner
Yeah.
Rodger Davis
The disrespect for that hop was intense because the growers didn't grow it for the aroma. They growed it for the goop.
Jamie Bogner
So when you're
Rodger Davis
growing for goop, it's just like, I don't give a fuck. I don't give a fuck. You know, it's like... It's
Jamie Bogner
all about the alpha.
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