Here is the moment you probably haven’t been waiting for. One never knows, though. We are happy to bring this new feature to you, since is have been a true labor of love, brewed slowly over the years. I’m talking about our new SMaSH Beer Table, which is now live on the site. If you’ve ever tried to remember what we said about a particular hop back in, say, 2015, now there’s a single place where all our SMaSH beer tasting notes live.

With some help of available computing power, dozens of hop variety reviews, SMaSH beer tasting impressions, style suggestions, and direct links to the original videos can be sorted and searched.

The resource for our hops reviews

From Competitions to Custom Hop Wisdom

You might notice that we quietly removed the old “Competitions” link from our site navigation. Honestly, I gave up trying to outdo the AHA or BJCP when it came to listing every homebrew contest out there years ago. Instead, we put our energy into something uniquely ours: hop analysis from real brews we made ourselves. For each hop, we brewed a small batch of SMaSH beer;  typically, 1 US gallon, using 2 pounds of pale malt and 1 ounce of the featured hop. We’d toss the hops in at different stages of the boil, ferment, package, taste, and talk. That’s what the new table captures. You’ll find what we thought (good or “meh”), what beer styles might benefit from each hop, and you’ll be able to sort by flavor notes, video link, or hop name.

A Decade of Hops Reviews – Organized

This has been a long time coming. Over the years, many of you wrote in asking for a summary, hoping for some way to make sense of the all the hop videos we’ve shared. Thanks to some clever AI help, we were able to compile all the key takeaways into one tidy, searchable resource. If you’re looking for a hop with big lime notes for your next hazy pale ale, or you want to avoid overly earthy flavors in your pilsner, this table will save you a lot of trial and error. Plus, if you just want to see what my hair looked like 10 years ago… well, the links are right there. Cheers to progress, to passion projects, and to pellet hops that still smell green.