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PUB QUIZ Hops have many uses beyond brewing. Which of these is not a medicinal use for hops? Who is generally credited with being the first to use hops in beer? The highest IBU commercial beer brewed to date was If the Easter bunny brewed an IPA, what would he call it? What is the Latin name for hops? What was the mixture of herbs called that predated the use of hops in beer? True or false: hops have been known to spontaneously combust. True or false: female hops are used for bittering while male hops are used for flavour. Which of these is not a noble hop: Hallertau, Saaz, Mandarina Bavaria, Tettnang Name five American ‘C’ hops. 1. 2. 7. 10. 3. 4. 5. 8. 9. 6. DO YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF? Email your answers to us at lucy@ontapmag.co.za . One lucky winner will get a year’s subscription to On Tap on us! This issue, the quiz is inspired by Easter. Easter means bunnies and bunnies hop, so the quiz is all about hops! (Yes, it is a fairly tenuous link, we acknowledge…) WIN a) b) c) a) b) c) a) b) c) Curing insomnia Helping with male virility Easing anxiety 1000 IBUs 2600 IBUs 6666 IBUs Hildegard of Bingen, 11th-century nun Pliny the Elder, Roman author and naturalist Arnold of Soissons, patron saint of hop - pickers and Belgian brewers HINTS 52 / On Tap / Autumn 2018