Beer Bloggers Conference Day 1: Opening Ceremonies

My second day in California, land of the low growing plants and palm trees. Seriously, out of all the things that stand out to me as an east-coaster, it’s the plant life that sticks out the most. Cactus and thick leaved plants grow as weeds, and they strike me as beautiful if for no other reason than they are unfamiliar to me.

However, the more important plant I should speak about now is humulus lupulus. Or more specifically, hops and barley. I checked into the Beer Bloggers Conference, and quickly navigated an array of different beers in front of me. Green Flash has fairly prominent distribution in Connecticut, and were offering the Road Warrior rye IPA as well as the Hop Odyssey white IPA. I went for the latter as my first beer of the conference. Nice and citrusy with a strong aroma of Amarillo and Simcoe hops, the white IPA went really great with the lunch offering of roasted pepper and steak tacos. I should mention now that tacos seem to be coming into play a lot on this trip. I

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