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  1. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    You won a ticket to the Bahamas. No questions asked. You get on the plane and the next thing you know you wake up on a deserted island. The plane must have went down. You find yourself miraculously unhurt. The island is quaint, but you quickly find that you have everything that you need. Palm trees for shade? CHECK. Food and water sources? YES. Outdoor plumbing? Strange, but YEAH! You stumble to the center of the island where you find mysteriously large refrigerators, running on solar power, as well as numerous crates. The crates have the name of your local homebrew store on them. You open the crates to find that they are full of grains to your heart's desire. Moreover, the crates are full of all the equipment you need for brewing. You go to open the fridges. You find all of the yeast that you'd ever want. Dry, liquid, bugs, and even your favorite seasonals. You name it, it's there. The freezers? You know what's in the freezers. You swing the doors open to find mylar bag after mylar bag of hops. Upon careful inspection you find that all of the hops are only one variety. Fortunately, this is the perfect variety for this situation.

    You only get one variety of hop to brew with for the rest of your beach bum life. What is it?
     
    #1 inchrisin, Feb 15, 2016
  2. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
    Society Pooh-Bah

    That's easy: Czech Saaz.

    Everybody knows that a Bohemian Pilsner is the perfect desert island beer!!:wink:

    Cheers!

    @OldBrewer
     
    #2 JackHorzempa, Feb 15, 2016
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  3. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    EKG

    "When a man is tired of Goldings, he is tired of beer" - Samuel Johnson, 1791.
     
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  4. OldBrewer

    OldBrewer Maven (1,385) Jan 13, 2016 Canada (ON)

    JackH got it right - Saaz for sure! Single hop pilsners all the way!
     
    #4 OldBrewer, Feb 15, 2016
  5. psnydez86

    psnydez86 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Tropical Island huh???

    Give me about 5 metric tons of Citra to get started.

    Citra dry hopped sours, tropical Citra pales and IPA's. Damn this Citra life is fantastic.
     
    #5 psnydez86, Feb 15, 2016
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  6. dmtaylor

    dmtaylor Savant (1,149) Dec 30, 2003 Wisconsin

    I'll take good ole Cascade. I always figured Hallertau is my real favorite, but I think I'd miss the lovely grapefruitiness too much. Hmm.... so I guess I wonder if maybe Cascade truly is my favorite hop?! I dunno...... yeah... Cascade.
     
    #6 dmtaylor, Feb 15, 2016
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  7. PortLargo

    PortLargo Pooh-Bah (1,831) Oct 19, 2012 Florida
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    I live and brew in the tropics. The only hops I want for the rest of my life are amarillo, citra, EKG, styrian goldings, centennial, mosiac, cascade, saaz, hallertau, triskell, simcoe, columbus, fuggles, tettnanger, willamette, & el dorado* (and some hop extract for when I get serious)**.

    Yeah I know, you're talking fantasy . . . but I'm talking homebrew :slight_smile:.

    *with the reservation to amend as mo' better hops are invented . . .

    **and some decent stemware . . . I ain't drinking a Trappist Quad out of a fuckin' coconut :angry: .
     
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  8. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I'll take that Hallertau, thank you very much! German pils, Kolsch, and all things Belgian. For grapefruitiness, well, I'll use grapefruits!
     
    #8 pweis909, Feb 15, 2016
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  9. GormBrewhouse

    GormBrewhouse Pooh-Bah (2,111) Jun 24, 2015 Vermont
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    Centennial, it'll be hot so I'm a figuring low demand for stouts, which sucks, but I'll work on a centennial stout in the shade eating ribs, in the shade ,,,,yahoooooo
     
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  10. sjverla

    sjverla Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2008 Massachusetts

    My wife and I are watching Lost (again, for her. First time for me) on Netflix, so this is an easy jump for me, mentally.

    I'd have to go with Chinook. It's versatile, has a diverse flavor profile, and it's the one I use more than anything else.

    Fun thread!
     
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  11. CADETS3

    CADETS3 Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 Texas

    Amarillo---for the win!!!!
     
    #11 CADETS3, Feb 16, 2016
  12. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,958) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
    Pooh-Bah

    I could make a lot of different beers with just Centennial.
     
    #12 wspscott, Feb 16, 2016
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  13. suavo

    suavo Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2014

    Simcoe
     
    #13 suavo, Feb 16, 2016
  14. RogelioRodriguez

    RogelioRodriguez Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2015 California

    Riwaka or whatever they call it these days.
     
    #14 RogelioRodriguez, Feb 16, 2016
  15. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Previously, I would have answered Columbus...but I'm going to go with Galaxy.
     
    #15 JohnSnowNW, Feb 16, 2016
  16. premierpro

    premierpro Savant (1,060) Mar 21, 2009 Michigan

    What did you take an hour before you wrote this thread?

    My tastes have changed over the years but I think I could get by with Spalt.
     
    #16 premierpro, Feb 16, 2016
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  17. Seatazzz

    Seatazzz Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2016 Washington

    Columbus, all the way. If nothing else just stick my nose in the bag and inhale.....
     
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  18. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    I would kill myself. I need my hallertau, and my citra...
     
    #18 SFACRKnight, Feb 16, 2016
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  19. psnydez86

    psnydez86 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Pennsylvania


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  20. JuliusPepperwood

    JuliusPepperwood Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2013 North Carolina

    This^
     
    #20 JuliusPepperwood, Feb 16, 2016
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