Hoto: Willamette da Craft Hops

Rayuwar da ta wanzu a gabanmu ba ta ɗauki nau'in hops kawai ba, amma bayyananniyar hoto na bambancin shukar, da dabararta na canzawa cikin launi da sifar da ke ba da labarin noma, girma, da kuma dalili na ƙarshe a cikin fasahar noma. An baje ko'ina a saman katako mai haske mai dumi, an shirya mazugi na hop tare da kulawa da gangan, kowane gungu yana a tsaye don bayyana halayensa na musamman, ana bayyana halayensa ta hanyar bambance-bambancen launi, rubutu, da siffa. Hasken walƙiya, mai laushi amma mai maƙasudi, yana faɗuwa a hankali daga gefe, yana nannade cones a cikin ɗumi na zinari tare da jaddada bambanci tsakanin ƙwanƙolin ganye na hops mai sabo da tans na ƙasa na waɗanda suka balaga ko bushe. Inuwa ta shimfiɗa a cikin itace, samar da zurfi da girma yayin da ke nuna tsattsauran ra'ayi, asalin halitta na waɗannan mahimman kayan aikin noma.

gaban gaba, Willamette hops nan da nan ya zana ido tare da cikkaken mazugi, masu dunkulewa da tsararru, ƙwanƙolin takarda suna juyewa kamar ƙirar saƙa a hankali. Launinsu sabo ne kuma mai haske, kore mai raye-raye wanda ke nuna duka kuzari da alkawuran kamshi. Waɗannan cones suna ba da ma'anar gyare-gyare na yau da kullun, wanda ke tattare da laushin furanni da bayanan ganye waɗanda ake bikin Willamette. Kusa da su, suna zaune kusa da su amma daban-daban siffa, zaune Cascade hops, doguwar cones ɗinsu suna ɗaukar haske daban, suna jefa inuwa a cikin folds. Kasancewar Cascade a cikin wannan jeri yana nuna alamun citrus masu kaifi da sautunan innabi, ginshiƙan ginshiƙan sana'ar Amurka da iri-iri waɗanda suka siffata ƙofofin masu sha'awar ƙima.

Ci gaba da zurfafa cikin abun da ke ciki, Centennial hops suna gabatar da kansu tare da ma'auni wanda kusan tsarin gine-gine ne, ba siririya ba kuma ba madaidaici ba, launinsu yana hutawa a tsakiyar ƙasa tsakanin fitattun ganyen samari da kuma sautunan shekaru masu ƙasƙanci. Matsayin su na "super Cascade" yana cikin nutsuwa cikin yanayin su, mai ƙarfi da tsayin daka, yana ba da alƙawarin duka rawar kamshi da ɗaci. Kusa, ƙaƙƙarfan hali na Chinook hops yana tabbatar da kansa. Cones ɗin su sun ɗan ƙara ƙarami, an bayyana gefunansu da tsabta, suna fitar da duhu, makamashin piney wanda ya bambanta da hasken citrus na takwarorinsu. Tare, waɗannan nau'ikan suna haifar da ɗimbin kaset na dangin hop, kowannensu yana ɗauke da ainihin kansa amma yana daidaitawa cikin abun da ke ciki.

Bayanin hoton yana yin laushi cikin laushi mai laushi, yana tabbatar da mazugi na gaba suna ci gaba da yin fice yayin da suke ba da shawarar kasancewar wasu fiye da mayar da hankali kan kai tsaye. Wasu daga cikin waɗannan hops suna nuna canji mai ban mamaki a cikin launi, suna juyawa zuwa launin ruwan zinari-launin ruwan kasa wanda ke nuna ci gaban yanayin rayuwarsu. Rubutun su na takarda ya fi fitowa fili, siffofin su sun fi sauƙi kuma ba su da yawa, duk da haka wannan ba ya rage kasancewar su. Maimakon haka, yana jaddada gaskiyar hops a matsayin wani abu mai rai, dangane da wucewar lokaci da kuma kulawa da hankali na mai shayarwa wanda ya yanke shawarar yadda za a yi amfani da kowane mataki na halinsu.

Ƙarƙashin katako a ƙarƙashin hops yana ƙara wani ma'ana. Rubutun sa, yanayin yanayi da kwayoyin halitta, ya cika mazugi a sama, yana maido da abun da ke ciki a cikin yanayi na dabi'a, kayan ado na rustic. Yana haifar da gonaki, rumbun bushewa, da kuma masana'anta, wuraren da hops ke bi ta hannun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun matakai kafin su zama wani ɓangare na wani abu mafi girma. Haɗin kai tsakanin hasken halitta da hatsin itace yana haɓaka ma'anar sana'a, yana tunatar da mai kallo cewa hops ba sinadarai ba ne amma na zahiri, da aka noma taska.

Gabaɗaya, abin da ya faru ya zama fiye da rayuwa mai rai kawai - nazari ne a cikin bambancin, al'ada, da fasaha. Kowane iri-iri na hop yana kawo nasa labarin, gudunmawarsa ga sarƙaƙƙiyar ƙira, daga laushin fure na Willamette zuwa fashewar citrus na Cascade, zurfin zurfin Centennial, da naushin Piney na Chinook. Hasken walƙiya, abun da ke ciki, da laushi suna haɗuwa don bikin rikitacciyar rawar da hops ke takawa, ba kawai a matsayin sinadari ba amma a matsayin alamar sana'ar masu sana'a. Ta hanyar wannan tsari na hankali, hoton yana ɗaukar zuciyar abin da hops ke wakilta: haɗuwa da falalar yanayi tare da ƙirƙira ɗan adam, samar da dandano da ƙamshi waɗanda ke bayyana duniyar giya mai tasowa.

Hoton yana da alaƙa da: Hops a Biya Brewing: Willamette