tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6160792844668612707..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Barclay Perkins in the late 18th centuryRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-26568383992452260192013-11-19T08:20:49.897-08:002013-11-19T08:20:49.897-08:00"Hops aren't an opiate. They're not e..."Hops aren't an opiate. They're not even an opioid. "<br /><br />I wonder is it anything to do with the hop alpha acid gather on the petals of the hop flowers. Is not to dissimilar to how the alkaloid latex, "poppy tears" oozes from the plant head for harvesting. Something that might be visual similar <br /><br />Oblivioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184794716327407609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-66231870644008818652013-11-19T06:55:35.273-08:002013-11-19T06:55:35.273-08:00Perhaps it was not the chemical formulation of opi...Perhaps it was not the chemical formulation of opium but the doping effect. See this 1830's discussion of opium: http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJM183705100161403 I forget when that visit to Barclays occured.<br /><br />Hops do have a dippy effect as a herb. Deep dreams, that sort of thing. Hence "hop head".Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-712102546993415842013-11-19T03:43:10.924-08:002013-11-19T03:43:10.924-08:00Oh, I dunno - you can find multiple Porters in pre...Oh, I dunno - you can find multiple Porters in pretty much every country in Europe now, and the number is waxing, not waning. Yes, I'd say Europe grows fond of Porter. Bryan the BeerVikinghttp://beerviking.netnoreply@blogger.com